Music automatically touches three of the four modalities by which the brain processes information. When the lyrics are made available in the printed form, music also taps the visual modality. Rhyming and rhythmic input taps into other areas of the brain. Songs, poems, rhymes, and raps thus become effective vehicles for long term and cumulative learning. Because of its well known impact on one's sense of well-being and other feelings, it is a strong medium for spiritual formation and expression.
Music makes learning easier and is therefore a viable strategy for today's classroom.
It can create an exciting environment full of emotion and rich language. It allows the listener to acquire and transfer information kinesthetically and concretely. It also provides valuable opportunities to synthesize and combine learning in other subject areas and disciplines. The evidence is clear that we can achieve more success in learning through the strategic use of music. Music forms a natural bridge to literacy.