Music and the child's brain

Music and child brain development
Music has its own unique contribution to brain functioning. With music education, children develop the top functions of their brain, which will not only make them better at math and writing, but will also act thoughtfully in their daily lives. See HERE to find out how music develops the top functions of the child brain, explained by brain professor Erik Scherder.

The power of live music and children's self-esteem
Because Oorkaan believes that every child has the right to discover the infinite world of music, in addition to playing free performances for families, we want to introduce as many school children as possible to the classical global repertoire, performed by top musicians, during the elementary school period. In the process of growing up, children develop their self-image and learn to relate to the outside world. With our school performances we move from the classroom to the (concert) podiums, in order to teach as many children as possible and let them experience the power of live (classical) music. By going outside with children from school, these children gain new, exciting and enriching experiences. By quietly listening to live music, being moved or made very happy by it, children form an image of what music is and can mean for them. Thus they come to have a broader, stronger and more conscious life.

Receptive arts education
Receptive stands for an active confrontation with art: experiencing and undergoing (watching and listening to) exhibitions, concerts and performances. Through this, children not only learn to recognize characteristics, styles and instruments, but they also learn to look at the world with different eyes. Experiencing a (classical) concert, however, is in particular an active process: it teaches children how to deal with ambiguity and unfamiliarity, and strengthens their powers of perception and imagination. By presenting our concerts in surprising forms, they are accessible to a wide audience and we can contribute on a large scale to the social-emotional development of many children.