Music in the Classroom
Studies show that music education improves:
Social/Emotional Skills:
Emotional Development
Confidence
Perseverance
Physical Skills:
Coordination
Spatial intelligence
Fine motor skills
Cognitive Skills:
Working memory
Problem solving
Imagination
Music instruction and ensembles improve student engagement, provide opportunities to learn teamwork, collaboration, and communication skills, and much more. Ensembles such as Orff (various pitched and non-pitched percussion instruments), recorder and ukulele are perfect for elementary aged students.
Recorder
Ukulele