Musical Strategies in Child Psychomotricity

Abstract

This study originates from an analysis of the current state of child psychomotricity, where a scarcely explored situation with progress hindered by current pedagogical practices was identified. In this context, the need to organize psychomotor practice by considering strategies based on children’s characteristics and interests is emphasized. The main objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of a music-based program to enhance psychomotor development in three-year-old preschoolers. To this end, the research was designed as a pre-experimental study involving a single group of 26 children within the corresponding age range. Psychomotor performance was assessed before and after the intervention using the Psychomotricity Evaluation Scale (De la Cruz & Mazaira, 1998), which was restructured and validated (V Aiken = 0.953). Results showed that 100% of the children reached a normal level of general psychomotricity, with greater improvements observed in the coordination and balance dimensions (69% and 92%, respectively). These differences were statistically significant (α < 0.05). It was concluded that integrating musicality as a strategy for psychomotor development can lead to significant achievements in motor skills and children’s motivation.