Today's class was an introduction to music, where we explored what music is. The children shared the definitions of music that they had found. And then they came up with their own one-word descriptions of what music is to them.
After that we took some time to play with some dynamics. We took a simple, familiar tune (Yankee Doodle) and changed the feel and sound of the song by changing the dynamics, singing it loud and soft, even shouting and whispering.
And then we finished decorating our shakers, and used them to play some rhythm games. The kids enjoyed creating their own rhythms as well as mimicking others.
Manchester, NH based fine arts program for homeschool students
