MUSIC, MUSIC THERAPY AND LETTER PRACTICES: A REFLECTION

Abstract

Literacy and music present important relations for the development of the child and this connection favors the acquisition of reading and writing. Through this partnership it is important to rethink strategies in the relationship of teaching and learning and to understand that literacy practices go beyond reading and writing activities per se. Music contributes to child neurodevelopment and naturally inserts the child into everyday social practices. This idea corroborates with recent discoveries of neuroscience and techniques of music therapy that indicate the effective contribution in the acquisition of reading and writing, through diverse practices in diverse modalities and styles.