Why Use Motions With Music?

  • Why Use Motions With Music?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.Why Use Motions With 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…