We believe before a child starts individual lessons, they need to be able to follow instructions, concentrate, understand the different elements of music eg. beat, tempo, dynamics, character, pitch, rhythm, form and timbre. When they can do that, we can focus on learning the technique of playing an instrument. This class teaches them how to follow the beat through the use of percussion instruments like the maracas, tambourine, claves etc, clap simple rhythms, listen to high and low sounds, short and long sounds, move with the music through the use of scarves, feel different bodily sensations and coordinate their limbs with the use of a stretchy band and actions in the songs. All these musical concepts makes learning a new song on any instrument come alive and they are also able to listen to these details in any piece of music.
Here are some of the fun activities the kids do in the class:
Feeling the music through the use of scarves
Exploring the same song with different instruments, listening to the different timbre in music
Guess the instrument inside the mystery bag... some instruments sound quite alike
Learning more about pitch in music
Parent and child bonding time
Class bonding through the use of stretchy bands, it requires everyone's coordination to let go of the band at the same time.
Learning about speed changes in music and counting through the use of props while listening to the song
Learning about short and long sounds using picture cards and lego
Follow the leader with different actions
Monkey song using sticks
Feeling different bodily sensations and seeing the reactions of the children through squeezing of the shoulders, spider crawling up the back, blowing on the back like a gentle breeze
Spider crawling up different body parts of the children
Celebrating Christmas by singing songs
Can you guess the title of the song by looking at the cookies?
Feeling the beat of the music through the use of balls
Bringing alive the song "Frosty the Snowman" through storytelling and shaking jingle bells to the music
Rhythm cards
High to low sounds. Can you guess which instrument has the highest and the lowest sounds?
Low to high sounds. Can you guess which bear represents the lowest and highest sound?
We're very excited to see these kids and parents every week and their enthusiasm is infectious when they express themselves through music :)
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