• Rich, developmentally appropriate environment for music learning

o Safe learning space for self-expression: inclusion of all participants’ ideas and responses
o Exposure to different kinds of music, different tonalities, meters, rhythms
o Multi-sensory learning

• Parenting/bonding

o New ways to bond with children
o Special one-on-one time: Daddy and me, Mommy and me

• Community building

o Many levels of socialization: adult/child, adult/adult, child/child, family/family
o An experience which includes the whole family—even grandparents, babies, siblings

• Other skill development/learning/discoveries

o Development of listening skills, auditory development
o Language development
o Large and fine motor skills
o Body awareness
o Personal expression and creativity
o Brain development

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