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Research
Musical Beginnings methodology is supported by scientific research
which reveals that exposure to music enhances the learning process in
young minds. It continually develops and enhances its music and
movement curricula by incorporating the latest early childhood
development research. Read the perspectives of several nationally
acclaimed specialists about the developmental benefits of early music
learning.
Did you know?
- Six percent of American children want
to be president. Thirteen percent want to be musicians, according to a
study by Busch Entertainment Corporation.
- Music has the power to relax, energize
and motivate. A study by Dr. Frances Rauscher of the University of
Wisconsin at Oshkosh and Dr. Gordon Shaw of the University of
California at Irvine says that it can improve your intelligence.
- Four and five year-olds who had eight
months of musical instruction scored 43 percent higher on IQ tests than
those who received no music lessons.
- In a follow-up study, Shaw and Rauscher
found that musical instruction enhanced preschoolers' reasoning more
than computer instruction.
- Fetuses in womb show measurable
response to musical stimulation.
- Toddlers learn 67 new words a year by
singing only one song a day.
- When Child Care in Rochester, New York
asked children attending preschool what they enjoyed most about their
preschool experience, over 60 percent said singing and music.
- Quality interaction with mom and dad
builds brainpower. Research by the University of Maryland researchers
found that the part of the brain that regulates emotion also influences
a child's ability to learn.
- Between the ages of three and four, a
child's vocabulary quadruples from 1,000 to over 4,000 words. That's
about nine new words a day.
- The average person will spend 1,527
hours watching television and only 257 hours listening to music.
- Your child can take weekly music
classes for the price of one or several fast-food meals.
 
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