By tuning into our bodies, we can experience the basic elements of music - the beat of our hearts, the rhythm of our movements. Our bodies also allow us to express ourselves and to communicate and interact with others, just as we try to do when playing any other musical instrument.
Children understand this intrinsically, and better than adults. They use their bodies to communicate long before they can speak. The sound and rhythms that the moving body senses and experiences resonate deeply within the child. It is natural for young children to do what many cultures still do: move with the music and make music with the movement (see box). So, let's take their lead and let them move!
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