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.

Week 7

Our Time:
Egg-shaking fun!

Hopping Practice!

Lots of ways to rock

Week 7

Village:
Everybody loved the resonator bars this week! Especially since they each got their own bar and mallet to play with!

New things to do with scarves!

Week 7

Family Time
We explored "weight" (heavy and light) in both our movements and our instrument play this week! Working with contrasts in weight teaches children to control and understand the impact of their movement.

Week 6

“Not every child understands from the same learning approach. There are several different approaches for each child. It’s finding the way to teach the material to the child that’s key…” (Score! Making the Grade: Grades 1-2, by the Staff of Score!, p. 15.)*

Each week, each Kindermusik class offered a diverse array of musical experiences—from aurally identifying instruments to playing instruments on a musical cue, from listening to sounds of nature to visually recognizing a new music notation symbol, and from singing songs to playing movement games. Through various learning modes, several musical concepts are introduced and learned. Each Kindermusik classroom is likely to include children with different learning styles. For example, some children learn best when a concept is introduced visually, some through aural introduction, and some through movement. Each and every Kindermusik class incorporates several learning modes, making learning accessible to each and every child!