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WHAT TO EXPECT WITHIN YOUR CHILD'S EARLY MUSIC ADVENTURE (Check out the "Nutcracker" lesson located above)
Singing/Speaking-Simple songs, nursery rhymes and poetry
-High and low sounds
-Counting songs
-Labeling and pattern discovery
-Use of vocal inflection
-Matching pitch
Rhythm-Finding the pulse in music
-Steady beat vs. unsteady beat
-One, two and no sounds per beat
-Patterns in rhythm
-Discovering rhythm in speech and song
-Using picture and standard music symbols
Moving/Expression-Experience music through movement
-Explore dynamics (loud/quiet)
-Move expressively to instrumental music or poetry
-Moving standards: walk, run, gallop, jump, leap, hop, jog and skip
-Exploring form through dance
-Create through free movement
Playing-Using instruments to enrich musical experience
-Accompany songs
-Practice rhythms and patterns
-Identify timbre (sound characteristics of instruments)
-Make musical connections with literature
-Create through free play
Community-Team work and fair game play
-Traditional game songs and "play parties"
-Partner, small and whole group activities
-Concerts
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