John Hopkin’s School for Education: Integrating Music in the Classroom

“Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents.” –Ludwig van Beethoven We all know how greatly music affects our feelings and energy levels! Without even thinking about it, we use music to create desired moods– to make us happy, to enjoy movement and dance, to energize, to bring back powerful memories, to help us relax and focus. Music is a powerful tool for our personal.

Addressing Child Behavior with the Mathematical Frequency of Music

  Everyone who has learned their ABCs knows that it is easier to memorize a list if it is set to music. Scientific research supports common experience that pairing music with rhythm and pitch enhances learning and recall. Music helps children and adolescents with attention problems in several ways. First, it can be used as a reward for desired behavior. For example, for paying attention to homework for 10 minutes,.