Good day everyone.

My name is Chandré McPherson, and I am 28 years old. 

I am from Potchefstroom and currently work as an assistant at a private school, and my passion most definitely lies by working with children.

I’ve been very clueless about these blogs thing, not always easy working a full time job and still studying. But this is my understanding about music in foundation phase.

I’m currently assisting in a grade 2 learning centre. So what the teacher will do is, while kids work quietly, she play some music softly in class. And that also helps and stimulates the brain to gain more energy and it helps certain children to concentrate. I’ve seen the benefits music can have on young children. They develop social skills and brainpower. It inspires creativity and teaches them patience and helps them build confidence.

When the young child’s development is considered, music and movement can be seen as undividable entities. This plays a role from being a fetus up to being born and growing up. The importance of music and movement with relation to physical development allows Children improve their co-ordination, which assists in muscular development. They begin to understand what they can do with their bodies as they run, balance, stretch, crawl and skip. Children respond positively to music. Instrumental exercise in early childhood enhances fine motor skills, or the ability to use small muscle movements, and also results in structural brain changes.