The selection can be as varied and as vast as is music itself. This should start from the youngest possible age. Singing communicates affection and creates a feel of emotional well being. In fact, it is every individual's spontaneous expression of a state of mind and soul. Playing of percussion instruments is great fun for children in a Montessori mixed age group.
Children are able to feel intensely about music which they have created, individually or in a group.
Emotional experience is gained from involvement in this practical way. This experience needs to be nurtured and encouraged to grow. Free body expression inspired by music, is another equally valuable stimulus for the child's emotional development. This is a means of uninhibited exteriorisation of feelings and thought. The child, free from self consciousness, is experiencing a sense of fulfillment using body movement to express personal feelings.