🎵 The Importance of Music in the Montessori Infant Community
In the Infant Community environment (18 to 36 months), every experience is carefully designed to accompany the child in their holistic development — physical, emotional, cognitive, and social. Among the many languages that the child explores at this stage, music holds a very special place.
Music not only brings joy to the environment; it also supports concentration, language development, coordinated movement, and emotional expression. At Mountain Peak Montessori School, music is part of daily life in the classroom, integrated naturally into routines, play, and moments of calm.
🌿 Music as a Universal Language
From the earliest years of life, children display a natural sensitivity to sounds, rhythms, and melodies. Maria Montessori observed that music awakens the child’s attention and interest spontaneously, connecting deeply with their innate desire to explore and express themselves.
Singing together, listening to instruments, or keeping rhythm with their hands are simple yet meaningful activities that strengthen the bond between adult and child, while also promoting careful listening and motor coordination.
🎶 An Environment that Invites Listening and Participation
In the Infant Community, the environment is prepared so that music can be experienced freely, naturally, and accessibly.
Simple instruments such as small drums, bells, xylophones, or maracas are presented with care and beauty, allowing the child to explore them at their own pace.
Music accompanies different moments of the day: gentle songs to begin the morning, calm melodies during rest time, or joyful rhythms that invite movement and dance. Each musical experience contributes to the emotional balance of the group and to the development of auditory sensitivity.
🌱 The Benefits of Music in Early Childhood Development
Encourages language acquisition and the development of phonetic awareness.
Improves coordination, balance, and control of movement.
Stimulates memory, attention, and the ability to anticipate sequences.
Strengthens the emotional bond between children and adults.
Fosters expression, creativity, and an inner sense of order.
✨ Music as Part of Life
At Mountain Peak Montessori School, music is part of daily life — present in gestures, in the voice, in movement, and in silence.
More than an activity, it is a way of accompanying the child’s development with harmony, rhythm, and joy.
“Music is not merely a technique, but a means to elevate the soul and cultivate the sensitivity of the spirit.”
— Maria Montessori