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What can music do for your physical education program?

In a recent study, 4 to 6 year olds in a music and movement program showed more growth in motor skills than those in a standard physical education program. Evridiki Zachopoulou, Aggeliki Tsapakidou, and Vassiliki Derri placed 50 children in an experimental music and movement program, and 42 in a traditional physical education program. After 8 weeks, the experimental group had improved significantly in both jumping and dynamic balance skills when compared to their peers in the traditional program.

Results were reported in Early Childhood Research Quarterly (Vol. 19, Issue #4, 2004).

-- Contributed by Kirsten Haugen

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