KINDERMUSIK FOR THE YOUNG CHILD, SEMESTER 2

Week 2 (Lesson 17)

Dear Young Child 2 Parent:

Today’s class was full of fun and games—literally—with lots of learning mixed in! The children were delighted with the Musical Baseball game. When each child came up to “bat,” he or she listened to me play a simple c”-a’ melody on the glockenspiel and then had three chances to repeat it. Little did they know that they were honing their auditory discrimination skills while playing the game!

An important concept explored today was the concept of dynamics—the term which refers to how loud or quiet music is. Several activities dealt with identifying loud (forte) and quiet (piano) sounds. Music at Home 17 offers some creative ways to explore dynamics with the glockenspiel and objects you can find at home.

Lynda

P.S. At home, search for the following objects to bring to class next week—one that makes a piano sound and one that makes a forte sound. Have fun searching!