Integrated Learning of Music and English for Early Childhood Using Routine Music Activities

Abstract

Early childhood music activities can be integrated with other subjects such as music integrated with English. Much recent research on music and language development yields the results in the same direction that music and language development are supporting each other. Music and English language instructional activities for children should be related to child development by using routine music activities consisting of greeting activities at the beginning of the class, a music story as main content of the instruction, and class closure activities after the lesson. The music story is the main content in teaching the language by adding a variety of music elements that children can learn by doing through listening, singing, playing percussion instruments, and movement skills. This method is also known as active learning which improves children's memory better than passive learning.