Una Shea, Founder, Our Montessori Melodies
As educators, we find ourselves always looking for new ways to encourage the development of our students’ abilities and wellbeing. This is a challenge in itself, especially in times such as these, where unprecedented levels of stress are being reported worldwide (Racine et al., 2021). Including group creative experiences, such as vocal or instrumental music-making, is proven to help to manage anxiety and stress in all ages, while also elevating feelings of community acceptance (Judd and Pooley, 2013; Kirschner and Tomasello, 2010; Boer and Abubakar, 2014). Bearing this in mind, why shouldn’t we be working to find time to intentionally include making music in our classrooms and homes? Dr Montessori intended that music be presented in the same manner as other academic subjects. This can be seen discussed in more detail in the newly published book The Montessori Approach to Music (Montessori, 2020). However, in many cases, music is avoide
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