MUSIC AND SOME COGNITIVE EFECTS:

*A recent study done by the research group

with undergraduate students (2013) says

students want communicative activities

(“buscar más métodos didácticos para que

la lengua extranjera sea más amena para

los estudiantes, “más actividades lúdicas”)

*Music can help develop language abilities

MUSIC AND SOME COGNITIVE EFECTS:

*Engages students in the classroom and

increases graduation rates

*Improves early cognitive development,

math and reading skills

*Develops critical thinking and leadership

skills

*Fosters self-esteem and the ability to work

cooperatively in teams

*

MOTIVATION:

No human society has existed without music,

and many people experience music as a crucial

aspect of their everyday lives. Music offers

numerous personal and social benefits, including

improvements in cognitive-emotional awareness,

enhanced self-regulating behavior, and enhanced

social responsibility (Hargreaves & North, 1999;

North et al., 2004).

“Music is to the soul what words are to the mind.”

― Modest Mouse, Modest Mouse - Good News for

People Who Love Bad News

“If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and

in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me

that... I believe in what I do, and I'll say it.”

― John Lennon

Some Kind of Activities in the classroom:

- Fill in the blanks

- Singing along

- Identifying meanings

- Identify grammatical tenses

SOME BENEFITS:

* Learn new vocabulary

* Learn about foreign cultures

* Acquire confidence

* Easy way to match previous and new

knowledge

Bibliographic references:

- Brooks, Megan. November 18, 2013

More evidence that music benefits the brain.

- http://www.vh1savethemusic.org/why-music/benefits-

to-the-brain

- http://www.medscape.com

http://www.songfacts.com

http://www.azlyrics.com