Music & Mindset Matters
Passionate about Early Childhood Education? Are you a teacher, parent or simply curious about the relationship between Music, Mindfulness, and the Human brain? Join Kristy Russell each week as she discusses all things to do with Music & Mindfulness and why these topics matter so much, especially in early childhood. Be inspired with guest experts, research findings and a whole heap of practical tips so that you can boost your confidence and skills to embed Music & Mindset practices into your daily routines and your early learning programs. Because when we Love Music, we Love Learning... We Love Life! Let’s tune in!
Music & Mindset Matters
Episode 9: Why ALL pre-schoolers need Musical Learning!
EPISODE 9: “Why ALL pre-schoolers need Musical Learning” with Dr Anita Collins
I am thrilled to have a special guest joining us this week! Dr Anita Collins is an award-winning educator, researcher and writer in the field of brain development and music learning. One of Anita’s talents is translating the Neuroscience research to the everyday parent, teacher and student - a skill she is internationally recognised for. Anita helps people understand WHY and HOW Musically trained children have
- better language and communication skills
- can focus for longer
- better able to control their own emotional responses
- better working and long-term memory systems.
These enhancements then support higher levels of overall academic achievement, motivation, stress management, self-regulation and awareness.
And what I find particularly exciting as an Early Childhood professional, is all the current research coming out about how music learning has been found to improve neural communication issues associated with autism, ADHD, dyslexia and reading and language learning delays.
In this episode we delve into
- Singing for connection and bonding
- Pop culture and social media influences on our beliefs of what a ‘musical person’ is
- Beat-keeping as a diagnostic tool for ‘early reading skills’
As Anita says there’s alot of “emotional scars.. particularly around music and music education and how people see themselves as musical beings.. Which then come out in the next generation…so I think there's a lot of different things that feed into those beliefs and my approach is to just nudge those and question those, and help people start to shift their understanding and beliefs around music education”.
You can connect with Dr Anita Collins via these links:
Great reads:
The Musical Advantage
The Lullaby Effect
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