CRDL Music & Movement "Dance Party"

It's a CRDL Dance Party. We'll open the doors to this special edition of CRDL Music and Movement on Wednesday March 11th at 10:15am at Veterans Memorial Library in Mt. Pleasant.

Sing and dance with your child! Wave some ribbons, play with scarves, tap some rhythm sticks, and shake some shaker eggs. What do music and paper plates have in common? Find out! Let your inner child come out and play as you help your child develop the ability to learn!

Children are born with the ability to respond to music and sound. That means that before a child learns to speak, they connect with song and sound. Active participation in musical activities alters the anatomy of the brain. Early musical experiences intensify the development of interconnections between brain cells (neuronal synapses). Essentially, early musical experiences enhance a child’s ability to think, learn, reason and create.

For music to have a profound effect on brain development, a child must physically engage in musical activities. They need to feel, make, hear, and memorize sounds and patterns; they need to sing, clap, dance, and remember movements. Musical training physically develops the part of the left side of the brain known to be involved with processing language.

• Young children with developed rhythm skills perform better academically.


• Music is now being recognized as a form of intelligence, not just a manifestation of it.


• Music enhances brain development


• Music improves your child’s memory, problem solving techniques, understanding and recollection


• Dancing, clapping and other choreographed physical movements develops a child’s fine and gross motor skills


• Music aids language development

CRDL Music and Movement for children up to 5 years old.

CRDL Music and Movement happens the second Wednesday of the month at 10:15am at the Veterans Memorial Library branch of the Chippewa River District Library System (dates may occasionally vary, call 989.773.3242 or click http://crdl.org/ to verify)