Singing together: a new way to support Kids' mental health?

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Age Group: Children who are 4 and 5 years old throughout the duration of the study will be included in the research. * Interest: The child expresses a desire to participate in artistic activities. * Informed Consent: Parents or legal guardians of children must provide informed consent for the children's participation in the project. * Availability to participate: Children must be available and willing to participate in all activities. Exclusion Criteria: * Age outside the age range: Children outside the age range of 48 and 60 months will be excluded from the study. * Lack of Consent: If parents or guardians do not agree to provide informed consent for the children's participation, they will be excluded from the study. * Pre-existing Health Conditions: Children with health conditions that could significantly interfere with participation in activities, such as serious neurological disorders, serious mental disorders, or medical problems that contraindicate participation, will be excluded. This data will be collected in the registration form through a declaration from the child's parent or guardian. As a way of guaranteeing the anonymity of the research participant, all data collected will be carried out using an ID that will be linked to the participant's name. The name and respective ID will only be recorded on paper, which will be stored in a locked cabinet with access restricted to the responsible researcher. * Participation in Simultaneous Activities: Children who are participating in other music teaching activities simultaneously that may interfere with the objectives or activities of this project will be excluded. * Inability to Tolerate Activities: If a child demonstrates this during the familiarization session or at any time during the study, a significant inability to tolerate the proposed activities, including music lessons, playful quizzes, or the use of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), will be excluded. * Non-Availability: If a child is not available to participate in all sessions or they and their guardians refuse to participate in any phase of the study, they will be excluded. The child is expected to attend all sessions. * Incomplete Information: If parents or guardians do not provide complete and accurate information in the initial questionnaires, the child will be excluded from the study.