Skip to main content

Fun Way to Teach Preschoolers Music

When teaching preschoolers music focus on motivating them and enhancing children's self-esteem. Music helps to develop coordination and improve a child's sense of time and abstract reasoning abilities. By introducing a child to music early on, you provide them with an education that focuses not just on reading, writing and arithmetic, but social skills that we all need to function and cope in life. Music teaches patience, perseverance and with enough time the benefits of dedicating yourself to achieving the desired outcome.

Rhythm

Step 1

Pass out hand drums to each child and inform them that if they play without instructions, they may lose the opportunity to perform with the class. Explain that to participate in a group, everyone must work together and play only when it is time.

Step 2

Show the children the proper way to hold and play a drum. Hold the drum by the rim with the left hand and then strike the center of the drum with the palm of the right hand. Tell the students to play with you and start beating single notes in a steady and metrical rhythm.

Step 3

Stop the children from playing by cutting them off with your left hand. Wave your arm in a circle and bring your fingers together when your hand stops moving. Tell the children this is the sign to stop playing and the quicker they stop, the better they will perform.

Step 4

Beat a simple rhythm using short and long durations. Ask the classroom to repeat the rhythm, like a rhythmic game of "Simon Says." Call this game "Rhythm Copy."

Step 5

Tell the students to stand up and get ready to play a game of "Rhythm Copy." Explain that the rules of the game are simple. You will tap a rhythm and the class must tap the rhythm back. If a child makes a mistake, it is up to him to sit down. The last child standing should be cheered by all the students that played.

Melody

Step 1

Show the children how to breathe properly by taking air in to the stomach. Ask the children to make a yawning sound and to observe what the stomach feels like when they yawn. Tell the children that when singing the stomach should always expand to fill the body with air.

Step 2

Sing a single note and ask the children to sing the note back. Then sing the first three notes of a familiar children's song, such as "Are You Sleeping." Ask the children to guess the name of the song. If they can't guess continue adding notes until someone gets the right answer.

Step 3

Tell the students to sing the song along with you once the class has figured out what song you were singing.

Consider adding hand drums to play the rhythm of each song while singing.

Allow kids to make up original short rhythms. Have the classroom repeat the rhythms.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

List of Musical Techniques and Their Meanings

Musical techniques are the building blocks of any basic music training. These techniques allow performers to improve their coordination and develop accuracy through repetitive daily exercises. Musical techniques progressively build upon previously learned techniques. Scales Scales form the basis for other musical techniques. Student may study major and minor scales as well as modern scales, such as the whole-tone and octatonic scales. A scale consists of patterns of half steps and whole steps. These whole steps and half-step arrangements will be different for each scale. Scales are musical techniques that can help a performer to play faster and more accurately, and make learning new pieces easier. Chords Chords require knowledge of major and minor scales. Chords come in several different forms that affect the sound. Triads consist of three notes spaced a third apart and classified as major, minor, augmented and diminished chords. Seventh chords build on triads and have an additional no
Post a Comment
Read more

Why Claude Debussy Never Cared About Music Theory

  Claude Debussy was born on August 22, 1862. So, I felt writing a blog post to celebrate would be appropriate. Debussy was a revolutionary composer who challenged the conventions of Western music. He was influenced by the impressionist painters, the exotic sounds of gamelan music, and the symbolist poets. He created a musical language that was expressive, colorful, and atmospheric. One of the most remarkable aspects of Debussy's music is his use of harmony. He did not follow the rules of tonality and functional harmony that dominated the music of his time. Instead, he used modes, scales, chords, and parallel movements that created a sense of ambiguity and fluidity. He also experimented with timbre, texture, rhythm, and form to create musical images that evoked moods and emotions. Debussy's music can inspire us to think outside the box and explore new possibilities in our own compositions. We can learn from his innovative techniques and his artistic vision. We can also apprecia
Post a Comment
Read more

Similarities of Classical and Baroque Music

Music has evolved through the centuries and undergone drastic changes. One of the most significant transitions was from the Baroque to the Classical period of music. In this paragraph, I will compare and contrast some of the main features of these two styles, such as ensembles, instrumentation, and counterpoint study. The Baroque and Classical periods of music have many similarities. While the style of music changed drastically, certain key elements remained the same between the two styles. Composers in the Classical period sought to simplify music and create clearly audible musical lines. In contrast, composers from the Baroque period were interested in creating complex and highly ornamented musical lines. The Baroque period occurs from approximately 1600 to 1750, and the Classical period extends from 1750 to 1820. Ensembles Ensembles are groups of musicians that perform together. Both the Baroque and the Classical period had similar types of ensembles, such as operas, orchestras, str
Post a Comment
Read more