For Grown-Ups

Have children stand at one end of the room. One child stands at the other end of the room. The idea is to be the first child to get to ...

Find examples of the various ‘Solo’ materials to describe the influences that they have on you when listening! Consider how the soloist is different from the accompanying players. Listen for ...

Exploration of your environment. Using the basic levels for dynamics, create a chart to list or tally the things around your home that create sound and classify them by their ...

Bringing the phrase to a visual shape! With a blank piece of paper and various coloured crayons, you may create an artistic picture of the musical line. You may discover ...

Exploration of World Music

World music is a unique and cheerful tool to engage children in learning about and celebrating diversity! The music encourages a one-of-a-kind way to educate children ...

Start with your fingers spread in front of your face with the palm facing outwards. Count each finger while pointing to it with the pointer finger of your opposite hand ...

Music offers a vocabulary of communication to every society in the world. The very essence of rhythm is our natural inheritance. It exists in our bodies, our hearts, and our ...

Take your turn at exploring being a leader – have a peek at Fantasia’s, “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” recorded in 1938 by Disney with the famous conductor Leopold Stokowski. He offered ...

Experiment with ‘taste’ by eating different textured foods and reflecting upon the similarities to music articulations of ‘Legato’ and ‘Staccato”. Track these on the attached chart.

Example: Staccato – eating an ...

Creating atmospheric music. Invite your child to imagine they are walking through a dark, thickly wooded forest. Get them to think about how they might walk with cautious steps. Encourage ...