We focused on Loud and Quiet in class this week. Dynamics are important to the expressive power of music. As toddlers come into control of their bodies, we present them with opportunities not only to hear and identify the difference between loud and quiet sounds but also to create loud and quiet sounds with their voices and bodies and with instruments.
You and your child also went home with a brand new book, This Little Piggy Played the Fiddle. I am sure that you will be reading, and re-reading this book all week! Although their need to re-read is a subconscious one, it is important because it takes repetition to solidify learning. So as you re-read This Little Piggy Played the Fiddle, try these interesting variations:
- Make sounds for each of the instruments mentioned.
- Help your child name each little piggy.
- Make up a tune to go along with the words.
- Encourage your child to use her finger to “follow” the bee.
- Read the book while doing the traditional “toe wiggle.”
- Make up five more “this little piggy” ideas for five more toes.
- Talk about what the other animals might be doing.
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