Week 5
We are approaching week 5 out of 9 of the STICKS collection...are you noticing that your child is becoming more and more familiar with the songs in her book? Does he ask to listen to the CD constantly? Repetition is the mother of all learning, hence the reason I encourage you to listen/sing/read the songs often. They are making the connection now that they know the songs we do in class!!! I love this timeframe of our learning together.
You can continue to help your child experience a love for music by:
1) playing the CDs in the car and at home...start it in the middle or push random too!
2) reading through the songbook like a regular book on her bookshelf
3) turning the CD off sometimes and playfully singing with your child a capella (without any other music-just your voice)
The goal to all of this is that your child achieves Basic Music Competence, which is the ability to sing in tune and keep a beat. But really, it's not a goal...because the playful, non-performance approach that we take helps it all occur naturally!
As Yoda says:
Do, No Try!
You can continue to help your child experience a love for music by:
1) playing the CDs in the car and at home...start it in the middle or push random too!
2) reading through the songbook like a regular book on her bookshelf
3) turning the CD off sometimes and playfully singing with your child a capella (without any other music-just your voice)
The goal to all of this is that your child achieves Basic Music Competence, which is the ability to sing in tune and keep a beat. But really, it's not a goal...because the playful, non-performance approach that we take helps it all occur naturally!
As Yoda says:
Do, No Try!
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