Week 9

“Music develops the appetite for learning and creates habits of self-discipline and personal tenacity which carry over into every facet of school. Young musicians are skilled at concentration, alertness, memory, and self-control. These attributes are basic for success in higher education, but more importantly, in succeeding at life.” (The Joy of Inspired Teaching, by Tim Lautzenheiser, p. 55.)

Family Time: Week 8

Our focus the past 2 weeks has been on weight. The more muscles we use, the stronger the force of our movement, and vice versa. Working with contrasts in weight, light and heavy movements, teaches children to control and understand the impact of their movement.

Children learn through play. Each child will have his own "action schemes" or way of manipulating objects, to learn about the world around them. Here are some of our action schemes:

Week 8

Did you realize that a learning experience that involves more than one sense can be more powerful than a single-sensory activity? Each sense activates specific neurons in the brain. The more senses being used reult in more brain activity. Most Kindermusik activities integrate several forms of learning (movement, music listening, instrument play) at once, balanced with calming activities in order to avoid over-stimulation.

Village:

Our Time:

Imagine That!:

We made a treehouse!

Twirling and whirling....

Some of our shakers:

Young Child:

"Ti-ti-ta, ti-ti-ta"

Week 7

Young Child:
The children were certainly inventive today! To create a musical interpretation of “A Weather Story,” the children in Semeseter 1 decided which percussion instruments should represent specific weather sounds. We tried several possibilities before settling upon the class favorite. Activities such as this provide an opportunity for flexibility, change, or rearrangement, thus encouraging creativity. The creative process itself enhances the child’s ability to think in different ways and extends the thought process.

Enjoy your child’s creative impulses as she invents her own percussion instrument at home this week. Bring his creation to class next week!

In semester 3, we review alot of the things we have already learned: rhythmic notation, notes on the staff, and playing our glockenspiels. But of course there's always time for fun!

Week 7

Imagine That!
The kids went on treasure hunts this week and brought their treasures to show us!

We can make a circle trail! Practicing zig-zags, curvy lines and circles helps us with our writing skills. At this age (3-5), it is easier to make the lines with our WHOLE bodies rather than struggling with our fine motor skills.