Kindermusik OurTime Feedle-dee-dee Week 4

Dear Our Time Parent:

Music concepts may be effectively introduced to the Our Time-aged child through fun and playful activities. The concept of tempo (or speed) is central to music. The 1½- to 3-year-old child is learning to control and coordinate his body’s movements and is naturally interested in the concepts of fast and slow. Mastering these concepts through activities such as bouncing, playing instruments, and dancing is fun and satisfying for the child.

In class we will continue to focus on tempo for two more weeks. At home, you can have fun reinforcing this concept through further repetition of fast and slow activities such as Roly Poly. Also, “at home” Kindermusik play will help familiarize your child with the routines of Kindermusik class, thus helping him become more and more at ease in the classroom environment.

Until next week…

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Kindermusik’s Foundations of Learning - some of the benefits your child received from today’s activities are:

The Value of Repetition: Growth and development of the child from birth to seven years old take place primarily through the child’s body experiences. Repetition aids in solidifying the brain’s neural pathways which are formed through experience of activities.

Creativity: Activities that provide and opportunity for flexibility, change or rearrangement encourage creativity. The creative process enhances the child’s ability to think in different ways, extending the thought process.
-The Creative Arts by Linda Carol Edwards

Pretend Play: Imitation is the first stage of pretend play. As imitation evolves it becomes more imaginative. The complexity of pretend play can be seen when the child re-examines life experiences by adding or changing the happening. Benefits of pretend play include:

Vocabulary development
Social skill development
Differentiation between reality and fantasy
Emotional support

Musical Variety: Experiencing musical variety is essential to a complete musical education. Listening to the non-Western instruments featured in the recording of Usagi, Usagi and hearing nad singing music in non-Western tonalities present the brain with new patterns and information to interpret, or new food for thought and brain development.