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Lower School Orff/Kodály Music Program!


A warm welcome to our EARJ community. I hope that Music with M. Elisa Webpage will give you a brief view of our Lower School Music Program and its benefit to young children.
We sincerely hold the belief that all children have music potential and with a program where musical concepts are introduced in a child-developmentally way, the children will have the opportunity to develop their full musical potential that´s innate in all children.
I´m looking forward to meeting with you in the beginning of October when we will have our Music Open House.
Fondly,
Elisa França
LS Music Teacher Orff/Kodály Specialist
Kindergarteners read their
first musical rhythms
Why Music Education is Important?
According to a study done by neurologist Frank Wilson, when a musician plays he/she uses approximately 90 percent of the brain. Wilson could find no other activity that uses the brain to this extent.

There was no instrument that used more of the brain than another. Thus, a pianist is not more of a musician than a singer.

What does it mean? The child who is playing a musical instrument or singing on a regular basis is exercising the entire brain and stimulating general intelligence more than his/her counterpart who does not play or sing.
First Graders play recorders
                  
                    Second Graders play Orff instruments
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