Music Maker
Music education is an invaluable experience for all children. Research has shown that music study promotes brain development. Abstract reasoning and spatial-temporal skills are especially influenced by music study. These skills play an important role in understanding complex mathematics and science concepts. Music study also enhances language and communication skills.
Beyond these benefits, music
study offers experiences that draw on both thoughts and feelings. Music education inspires creativity and promotes self-esteem. In addition, children gain an understanding of different cultures through the study of music.
As part of the
National Standards for Arts Education, nine music content standards have been identified for American K-12 education. These standards describe learning outcomes for music study in educational curricula. Along with other benchmarks, these standards emphasize composing and arranging music as well as reading and notating music.
The Music Maker program at iKnowthat.com is a fun tool for creating and playing musical pieces. Children can compose their own musical pieces or experiment with several samples. They can explore different rhythms, patterns and tempos. At the same time, children can learn about the basics of music notation and can practice reading music.
And, Music Maker has a variety of instruments and sound effects for playing compositions.