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| Lesson # 8 |
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 Timbre of Instruments
Listening to solo instruments helps children learn to recognize the instrument’s timbre prounounced (tam’-ber), or the distinctive sound that belongs only to that instrument. Brief Video, More in-depth Video, Basics of Timbre Musical Variety
Exposing children to a variety of musical styles helps them learn better since it requires their brain to compare and contrast what they hear. Listen to What? |
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Color and shape are two of the most noticeable attributes of the world around us (with size being the third). Children begin to make a connection between familiar objects and their shape at a very early age. When exploring different shapes, children are developing a basic cognitive process: the observation of same and different. This process will be further developed and used to observe, compare and discuss everything they encounter in their lifetime. Optional Home Fun Activity:
Cut out the buttons on page 31 in your workbook and sort them on page 22. | | |
| Here is a Facebook video with pronunciation for “Il Court Il Court Le Furet” so you can get a head start on next week! |
 Face-to-Face Interaction
Babies’ brains are "wired" to selectively attend and respond to the human face. Intentional face-to-face interaction helps a child acquire language and information, and it fosters their social and emotional development. |
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| Sound Beginnings is education through musical play! It prepares children for success in Kindergarten and Let’s Play Music. Sound Beginnings provides research-based elements that stimulate growth in the areas particularly crucial to the development of the young child. These elements make up the foundation of the Sound Beginnings curriculum. Here is just one: | | |
 | A child learns when he or she feels loved. In class, purposeful touching, eye contact, partner activities, and generational nostalgia help develop the all-important parent/child relationship. | |
Have a musical day!
-Ms. Bethany 🙂  |