Why Music is Essential to Learning

Music & Learning by BAM Radio Network

Mar 10, 20108:23Education

Music education is considered fluff and superfluous in many education circles. But noted researcher Eric Jensen explains the connection between music and cognitive development and shows why music is essential to learning...

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from Music & Learning.

Bridging the Gap Between IT and Tech Integrators

May 23, 2013 - 11:47

In this premier episode of EdTechChat Radio the teachers and edtech integrators explore the challenges of...

The Message In the Music

Nov 10, 2010 - 9:06

For our guests in this segment, their music is all about the message. Their aim is to deliver powerful po...

Singing Green: Can Music Save Our Planet?

Nov 10, 2010 - 9:59

Whether we are talking about protecting wildlife, ocean life, forests, the water cycle or ecosystems, our...

Revisiting The Mozart Effect

Oct 27, 2010 - 11:34

The term "The Mozart Effect" was first coined by Alfred A. Tomatis who used Mozart's music as the listeni...

Understanding the Music Reading Connection

Oct 20, 2010 - 8:49

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a bestselling 1989 children's book drawn and written by Bill Martin, Jr. and J...

Surprise! Children Don't Have to Sit Still to Learn

Oct 8, 2010 - 8:49

We hear it all the time, "you need to sit still and pay attention." What is a teacher to do with children...

Connecting to the Autistic Child

Oct 8, 2010 - 11:06

Music has been proven to be an effective tool when working with children with autism. Though no two child...

Breaking the Language Barriers Through Music

Oct 8, 2010 - 9:33

Music is a universal language that can quickly bridge communication barriers and support developing liter...