Children who have trouble finding a personal space or who line up too closely to the person in front or back of them usually write their letters in a similar pattern. Children who do not cross mid-line tend to stop reading at the middle of the page. Omission of gross motor instruction as part of the child's education may be especially devastating to children who are predominately kinesthetic learners. Besides the fact that musical intelligence is one of the seven identified by Gardner, it is believed that children exposed to music have a greater motivation to communicate with the world. Perhaps that's because music provides their first exposure to the existence and richness of their own culture, as well as the heritage and cultures of other people and regions.
Music is also vital to the development of the language and listening skills.
Further, music activities can help improve attention span and memory and expand vocabulary. Perhaps the most important role of music in the child's early education is what it offers aesthetically. Unfortunately, it is still too often true that a child's musical ability is judged by her or his ability to sing or play an instrument. Even if a child possesses such talent, if her exposure to music is limited to one of these two avenues, she is not experiencing music to the fullest. If all children are to fully experience music, they should have many and varied experiences that include listening, singing, playing, creating, and moving.