Music in the Classroom

Music in the classroom is an important part of learning in many aspects. All students learn differently according to Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence's. There are many advantages to providing music inside the classroom, such as movement and letting students release built up energy. In 2015, at the University of Helsinki, there was a study that stated the simple act of playing music during class time can help improve students learning capabilities and memory. It’s a great idea to have music already playing when students enter the classroom, something calm for the morning and then toward the afternoon play something with a rhythm and beat for when students are doing work. Another advantage of playing music in the classroom is that it helps with your class management skills. It gives the students a volume to be at and when they are talking louder than the music. That is when they know that it is time to quiet their voice down and bring it back to level one. Also, you can connect music to several parts of curriculum. You can integrate it into social studies, science, poetry, and even math! An activity I would like to incorporate for students in 5th and 6th grade, would be a social studies project where groups of three and four create a song or rap about a president of their choice!