Monday, 19 August 2019


EDUCATIONAL MUSIC

Educational music, is a genre of music in which songs, lyrics, or other musical elements are used as a method of teaching and/or learning. It has been shown in research to promote learning. Additionally, music study in general has been shown to improve academic performance of students. 

Music used for learning can be in many formats, including video recordings, audio recordings, sheet music, and improved music. Most of the time, music is added to an existing lesson plan or story. Songs are usually easy to sing and catchy, so that they can be repeated for later learning. 

Some children’s music is considered Educational, and, historically, most educational music is geared towards children. Prominent examples include songs from Lazytown, Sesame street , Schoolhouse rock , Smart song' educational rap videos on YouTube, and Tom leher  songs for the PBS show the electric  Company..

Recent developments have extended music's use to secondary and collegiate education, with cornal West  breaking new ground in this regard.

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