Music is considered an universal language, able to be a double-edged sword when it comes to mental wellness from children to elderly alike. Children are exposed to much music, averaging 21 hours a week. As a result, music has a profound impact on childrens’s mental wellness, yet the worrying trend is that they might not be equipped to deal with its influence, with severe consequences in later life (e.g. suicide).
Fig. 1 Primary school students playing musical instrments in a performing arts CCA
Primary school students are highly impressionable, thus being vulnerable to music’s negative impacts, yet also highly receptive to music’s beneficial impact. Students also face much stress, where music can help them cope mentally.
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By making these proposals simple, fun and convenient to use regularly, positive influence of music will be enhanced, while minimising negative influences.
3.1 eMusic Room
Aim:
Children have many worries and emotions but are often afraid to express them, especially to adult figures. These supressed negative emotions persist in the child’s mind, harming their mental wellness due to lack of emotional regulation.
eMusic Room offers many approaches for primary school students to express their emotions with minimal external supervision. The usage of music serves to subtly make emotional expression easier for students, and guide them towards regulating negative emotions or maintaining positive emotions.
Fig. 3.11 Overview of eMusic Room and features
Primary school students often get upset and lack an avenue to express and deal with unhappy emotions in school. Hence, the eMusic Room provides opportunities for students who’ve had a bad day to express themselves emotionally, and improve mental wellness through music.
Features:
1) Music …show more content…
To address this, Music teachers can be trained to guide or supervise the room’s use as part of the Music curriculum.
3.2 PlayMusic Playground
Aim:
Recess periods in primary schools are important for students’ mental development, and one of the limited times they have for play. Playgrounds are fun and popular areas for primary school students to play. A Volkwagen project to have a piano incorporated into a staircase at Odenplan subway station in Stockholm, Sweden, saw 66% more commuters choosing stairs over the escalator, largely due to the interest and fun value.
Hence, installing a music-themed playground in schools for students to play during their breaks would be a fun new way to relieve stress and anxiety through music-infused play as they can have physical activities and socialise with their friends as well. Musical elements, such as background music and instruments, could be incorporated to make the playground fun, and arouse curiosity from the students so that they actively use the playground.
Features:
1) Giant
Fig. 1 Primary school students playing musical instrments in a performing arts CCA
Primary school students are highly impressionable, thus being vulnerable to music’s negative impacts, yet also highly receptive to music’s beneficial impact. Students also face much stress, where music can help them cope mentally.
The Ministry of …show more content…
By making these proposals simple, fun and convenient to use regularly, positive influence of music will be enhanced, while minimising negative influences.
3.1 eMusic Room
Aim:
Children have many worries and emotions but are often afraid to express them, especially to adult figures. These supressed negative emotions persist in the child’s mind, harming their mental wellness due to lack of emotional regulation.
eMusic Room offers many approaches for primary school students to express their emotions with minimal external supervision. The usage of music serves to subtly make emotional expression easier for students, and guide them towards regulating negative emotions or maintaining positive emotions.
Fig. 3.11 Overview of eMusic Room and features
Primary school students often get upset and lack an avenue to express and deal with unhappy emotions in school. Hence, the eMusic Room provides opportunities for students who’ve had a bad day to express themselves emotionally, and improve mental wellness through music.
Features:
1) Music …show more content…
To address this, Music teachers can be trained to guide or supervise the room’s use as part of the Music curriculum.
3.2 PlayMusic Playground
Aim:
Recess periods in primary schools are important for students’ mental development, and one of the limited times they have for play. Playgrounds are fun and popular areas for primary school students to play. A Volkwagen project to have a piano incorporated into a staircase at Odenplan subway station in Stockholm, Sweden, saw 66% more commuters choosing stairs over the escalator, largely due to the interest and fun value.
Hence, installing a music-themed playground in schools for students to play during their breaks would be a fun new way to relieve stress and anxiety through music-infused play as they can have physical activities and socialise with their friends as well. Musical elements, such as background music and instruments, could be incorporated to make the playground fun, and arouse curiosity from the students so that they actively use the playground.
Features:
1) Giant