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Music contributes to the expansion of the outlook, memory training, and the development of children’s creative abilities. The main objective of the work is to determine the effectiveness of music education for preschool children through the use of modern technologies aimed at the development of the memory of students, taking into account the relationship between parents and teachers. The study relied on the methods of analysis and comparison, which contributed to the development of approaches to teaching preschoolers. The learning mechanisms were based on the development of musical hearing, sense of rhythm, technical aspects, and speech clarity. To implement the training, GNU Solfege, MUSIQUEST, LOOPIMAL, and Penxy were used. The study determined the preschoolers’ performance in Experimental Group 1 (EG1) (with parental involvement) and Experimental Group 2 (EG2) (without parental involvement). The findings suggested that 46% of members in EG1 and 12% of members in EG2 obtained strong knowledge after three months of study. After six months, the number of students with proficient knowledge increased to 83% and 21%, respectively. The increase in performance is associated with the development of practical skills, memorization of information, and the narrow focus of the used online learning applications. It was found that the training influenced the development of long-term memory in preschoolers of EG1 (0.98) and the development of short-term memory in students of EG2 (0.97). The paper’s practical implications are attributed to identifying the need for the implementation of preschool music education and the use of modern online music technology.
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Zhu, J. The significance of musical educational interactive technologies for the development of performance and memory in preschool children: The role of pedagogical-parental relationships. Educ Inf Technol (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-023-12404-1
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