Move to Learn! More Strategies Based on Recent Brain Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Originally Published In
Perspectives
Volume Number
8
Issue Number
4
Page Numbers
14-18
Abstract
What can early childhood music educators learn from recent investigations of brain-based learning to guide us when teaching movement in our music classes? In the recent past, cognitive scientists substantiated advantages of active, hands-on learning: The human brain learns from the body and remembers more when actively engaged in the learning process. Increased learning ensues because the entire body is interconnected with the brain, which responds to and is stimulated by active engagement. This article is the second in a series exploring the importance of movement and music in the cognitive development of young children (see Flohr & Persellin, 2013).
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