Fun Music Site!

Just found a wonderful internet site. This site gives pictures of all the orchestra instruments and recordings of the sound each instrument makes. It would be fun to explore with your children. http://www.musictechteacher.com/quiz_help_instrument.htm

Week 14 FOL

Vocal Expression: For some children learning to perform in front of other people and express their ideas is challenging. When children engage in creative vocal play, like making animal sounds, car sounds, or sounds of movement, they are learning to be vocally expressive. This helps them gain confidence in their own voice and in front of people. Encourage your children to make appropriate sounds in their day to day activities. When pushing them in a swing make a vocal swooping and sliding sound going from high to low. This will help infants in their language acquisition. In our older classes we play games that allow children a chance to echo a phrase of a song helping them gain confidence in their singing ability.

Week 13 FOL

Musical Cues: In many of our circle dances children have to listen to the changing musical form to know what they are supposed to do. This helps children learn to listen and follow directions and to distinguish between the different patterns in a selection of music. These skills will also help them in reading and mathematics.