Also, the researcher will conduct an experiment on subjects ranging from 18 months to 4 years of age, after going through the proper channels, to support the relationship between child development and music. The experiment will show how music helps children retain what they have learned. The first experimental group will be given a phrase or phrases to memorize in the form of a melody. The second experimental group will be given a phrase or phrases to memorize in the form of a chant. The control group will simply be given a phrase or phrases in sentence form with little or no intonation.
All phrases contain the same words.
The time it takes for all the groups to learn the phrase will be recorded and the results compared. Analytical Review of the Literature Books, articles, computer databases, and journals of the past and present has been reviewed. This literature will include information regarding the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development of infants and child. The ages of the children must range from the prenatal stage to 3 years old. The literature will provide information on the researchers topic and examples of experiments all ready performed.