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. 7 Music forms a natural bridge to literacy.
Songs become related pieces of literature.
Teachers or students may point to the words and track them as the songs are sung aloud. Each child is given a line of lyrics to illustrate. Pages are combined in sequence to form a class book. Class books become part of the room library. Individual books can also be made and used to teach reading.