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Teaching Your Young ChildMUSIC(from baby and up)Vicki WatsonBA (Hons.), QTS, PGCE1 P a g e
Everything you need to know aboutTEACHING YOUR YOUNG CHILD MUSIC(from baby and up)byVicki Watson BA (Hons.), QTS, PGCE 2012 BrillKids Inc. All rights reserved. Visit www.BrillBaby.com to learn more!2 P a g e
TABLE OF CONTENTSCHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION . 6WHY TEACH YOUR CHILD MUSIC? . 6SHOULDN’T YOU WAIT UNTIL THEY’RE A BIT OLDER? . 7DO YOU NEED TO BE A SPECIALIST? . 7CHAPTER 2: WHY TEACH MUSIC TO YOUNG CHILDREN? . 9MUSIC AS A MEANS OF EXPRESSION . 10MUSIC AND LANGUAGE . 11BRAIN-BASED BENEFITS OF MUSIC-MAKING . 12CHAPTER 3: KEY ASPECTS OF MUSIC . 15DEVELOPING A ‘GOOD EAR’. 15THE IMPORTANCE OF SINGING . 16BUT WHY DOES SINGING REMAIN IMPORTANT? . 17DEVELOPING A SENSE OF RHYTHM . 19DEVELOPING A SENSE OF PITCH . 20PERFECT PITCH . 20RELATIVE PITCH . 22THE ‘FIXED DO’ SYSTEM . 24THE ‘MOVABLE DO’ SYSTEM . 25THE IMPORTANCE OF LISTENING . 28USING INSTRUMENTS . 31COMPOSING AND IMPROVISING . 33CHAPTER 4: METHODS AND PRACTICES . 35THE SUZUKI METHOD. 35THE KODÁLY CONCEPT . 38THE ORFF APPROACH. 42THE YAMAHA METHOD . 43A MIXED APPROACH . 45CHAPTER 5: PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES . 46ACTIVITIES FOR LITTLE CHILDREN . 48ACTIVITIES FOR SEVERAL CHILDREN. 51ACTIVITIES FOR TODDLERS . 53GAMES FOR LISTENING . 54RHYTHM ACTIVITIES . 54SOLFÈGE AND PITCH ACTIVITIES. 55LINKS WITH STORY, DANCE AND ART. 563 P a g e
MUSICAL GAMES WITH PROPS . 57GAMES WITH SIMPLE INSTRUMENTS . 57RECORDING MUSIC . 58TWO-MINUTE ACTIVITIES . 58MUSICAL ACTIVITIES FOR SEVERAL CHILDREN. 58ACTIVITIES FOR 3-5 YEAR OLDS . 60GAMES FOR LISTENING . 61LINKS WITH STORY, DANCE AND ART. 63RHYTHM ACTIVITIES . 63SOLFÈGE AND PITCH ACTIVITIES. 64RECORDING MUSIC . 65TWO-MINUTE ACTIVITIES (e.g. musical games to play in the car/at the shop) . 66MUSICAL ACTIVITIES FOR SEVERAL CHILDREN. 67CHAPTER 6: CONCLUSION . 69APPENDIX ONE . 70THE BENEFITS OF PERFECT PITCH . 70WHAT IS PERFECT PITCH? . 70THE BENEFITS OF PERFECT PITCH. 71SOME DISADVANTAGES . 73APPENDIX TWO . 75SOLFÈGE AND THE “FIXED VS. MOVABLE DO” DEBATE . 75FIXED DO . 76MOVABLE DO . 794 P a g e
ABOUT THE AUTHORVicki Watson is a freelance writer and musician whose publications have ranged from teacher resource booksand parental guides to poetry and comedy writing. After completing a teaching degree, she spent nine yearsworking in a primary school as a classroom teacher and Deputy Head Teacher before leaving to have herchildren. She has been playing and teaching the clarinet, saxophone and piano for almost longer than shecan remember and she has been giving lessons to adults since when she was still in school herself. These days,when she’s not scribbling in her notebook or playing the clarinet, her many interests include playing chess, rockclimbing, stargazing, geocaching and tending her allotment. She is a member of Mensa and lives in Wiltshire,United Kingdom, with her husband, three sons and four chickens.ABOUT BRILLKIDSBrillKids designs and develops innovative educational products, programs and content that help make earlyeducation as natural and as fun-filled as possible - for both the child and the parent.BrillKids’ goal is to provide highly engaging and effective learning experiences to children of all ages - whetherat home or in school, around the world and regardless of social status or financial capability. The whole BrillKidsTeam believes in the i
at home or in school, around the world and regardless of social status or financial capability. The whole BrillKids Team believes in the importance of early learning, and all their products and services are created with the philosophy that teaching (and learni ng) can be fun, easy and effortless. BrillKids' three core product offerings are Little Reader, Little Math, and Little Musician, which .
