MUSIC AND WRITTEN LITERACY

We keep reading about how music can effectively enhance the learning process, particularly with written literacy.  Music itself is a language that enhances academic achievement for children.  Here’s an exerpt from Educational Cyber Playground, by Kit Eakle:

When considering “literacy,” we often assume that we are considering knowledge of communication through the written word. However, the reading and writing of music are also communication skills that fall within the notion of “literacy.” Music is a kind of language (some even term it the “Universal Language”) with its own logic and syntax. A pedagogy has evolved to teach the skills of reading and writing music with its own methodology and developmental scope and sequence.
While music reading and writing skills are quite different from language reading and writing skills, the early development of musical literacy can also be a powerful tool in developing language literacy. Studies have shown that the study of music increases academic achievement on a number of different fronts, including language and writing skills. This seems to support the idea that the development of music and language literacy in our students may mutually reinforce each other. Perhaps the differences between the skills of reading and writing music and language are not as great as they appear at first glance.

Here are RRR, we use educational music to teach about writing, including how to write and to provide examples of activities and professions that require writing. Songs like “Sit Down & Write” from our English Language Arts album are useful for teaching writing skills and reading comprehension, and includes writing strategies and an overview of the writing process.

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