Using music content as pedagogy across the school curriculum
Author(s)
David O. Akombo
Abstract
All human cultures have music-hence, music is a universal feature of the human experience. This universality is manifest especially in young children since they have a natural inclination to express themselves through singing, playing instruments, and dancing. Children are surrounded by music throughout their daily lives, including experiences in cultural, social, and technological interaction. Recent research supports an interactive and experiential process of learning spoken and written language skills that begins in early infancy with music and rhymes. As educators, it is important for us to know that music can be a powerful tool in the learning experience (Salcedo, 2010). Language and communication are also universal, and they share a connection with music (Salcedo, 2010). Studies have shown that [early childhood] literacy is naturally developed through music (McIntire, 2007). Teachers of young children need to consider using singing, playing of musical instruments and dancing, in their efforts in knowledge dissemination. Music is universal in humans and especially in children since children from all cultures have a natural inclination to express themselves through music (Salcedo, 2010). Language and communication are also universal, and they share a connection with music (Salcedo, 2010). Studies have shown that literacy is naturally developed through music (McIntire, 2007). Music as being central to the constitution of individual and cultural identities, and to develop cohesion and creativity (Pérez-Aldeguer, 2013).
Keywords
Music, pedagogy, school curriculum.
DOI: 10.58909/ad19403983
Pages
154-163
HOW TO CITE
Akombo, D. (2019). Using music content as pedagogy across the school curriculum. In Pérez-Aldeguer, S., & Akombo, D. (Eds.), Research, technology and best practices in Education. (pp. 154-163). Eindhoven, NL: Adaya Press. https://doi.org/10.58909/ad19403983