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Integrating Music In the Classroom: -Knowledge has to be presented in a stimulating/engaging manor -Music effects mood, community, self expression, motivation, active learning, offers academic advantages

Why Teach Music?: -Music can help with science, math, foreign languages, history, physical education, and it is an art. -Music helps to recognize beauty, makes you more sensitive, closer to an infinite beyond the world we live in, it gives you something to cling to, it will help you to have more love, compassion, more gentleness and just a better life

Keeping a Musical Beat Is Linked to Academic Skills: -Having a motor skills class helps kids concentrate and hold their attention span longer -Goal is to create their own music and help children learn to keep a steady one-two beat with the music -Having a sense of inner timing will help children to speak or read in whole sentences instead of just one word at a time - This is helping children to become more confident about their abilities to move to music

Music and Learning: Integrating Music In the Classroom: Music helps kids learn because it will: establish as positive learning state, create a desired atmosphere, build sense of anticipation, energize learning activities, change brain wave states, focus concentration, increase attention, improve memory, facilitate a multi-sensory learning experience, release tension, enhance imagination, align groups, develop rapport, provide inspiration and motivation, add an element of fun, accentuate theme-oriented units.