Introduction:

The application of various methodological strategies to favor cognitive and metacognitive processes in children is increasingly an effective pedagogical practice; such as it is the case of the use of music in the development of memory.

Objective:

Analyze the influence of music therapy as a methodological strategy on the development of memory in children in ages from 4 to 5 years.

Methods:

Quasi-experimental research with descriptive-correlational scope. The chosen group was made up of 23 children from 4 to 5 years old, to whom it was applied an evaluation instrument of 12 items related to the influence of musical expression in memory. The application of the experiment used music as a tool, which allowed to evaluate the level reached in the indicators studied before (pre-test) and after (post-test). The Wilcoxon sign´s range test was applied to analyze the differences between the pre- and post-test, with p≤0.05.

Results:

A positive change was observed in most of the students in the 12 items evaluated. Significant changes were demonstrated in all aspects evaluated between the pre-test and the post-test, except in the item called "Learn the melody of the song easily" with p = 0.071.

Conclusions:

Musical expression can contribute to strengthening memory in children in ages from 4 to 5 years, which indicates the need for educational institutions to systematically use methodological strategies related to the application of music in the curricula of the initial level of education.

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