Motions enable children to learn more complex songs.
Motions help make sense of the message of the songs through association.
Motions help memory development.
Motions give children the ability and opportunity to “vent”, through positive and organized physical activity. They learn right ways to use their arms and legs.
Motions increase children’s attention span. Children doing motions are able to participate in longer music sessions.
Motions involve those children who may not have a keen interest in music.
Some children don’t like to sing.
Some children have had no encouragement to sing.
Some children have been told they can’t sing.
Some children need time to open up.
Motions are less threatening than the act of singing.
Motions encourage children to develop their non-verbal communication skills.
The Bible instructs us to praise God with our WHOLE BEING – singing, clapping, playing instruments, dancing, and so on…
Motions enable children to learn more complex songs.