Thank you for coming to class and being such great parents. I hope you are enjoying this musical journey. I surely am. Remember, when you come to class, the kids may act a little differently than when they come alone. Your child may sit and watch certain activities, instead of participating that day. Or they may act worked-up and fidgety. Just remember these types of behaviors are normal and expected. As the teacher, I will always strive for and encourage active involvement but realize, at times, kids simply want to watch and then will participate the next time.
Everyone is progressing quite nicely. We are matching pitch and learning our solfege hand signs! Having these basic concepts learned will help a lot during the next 2 years and beyond.
Five Fat Turkeys
This song helps us feel that steady beat and we found a SOL SOL DO hiding in it today!
Baby Steps
We're starting to read from the staff!! AMAZING! This week we played a ‘baby step’ on the bells. We’ve been playing with baby steps on the staff up to this point, but today we added what it sounds and looks like on the bells! What discoveries were happening. It was fun!
Echo Ed
Echo Ed gave everyone the chance to independently sing the solfeg patterns. Man, these are some smart kiddos! It is so fun to see their ears developing and getting smarter.
Solfege Patterns
Today we sang a MI RE DO or SOL SOL DO on command! When you expose them to the patterns at home with your music playtime, it really helps them internalize them. Nice job parents!
DO is Home
We practiced singing “Do is Home” with no sound cues. They’re really starting to get it! Pulling a middle C out of thin air is what we are training the ear to do! The experts say developing perfect pitch isn’t possible, but we’re going to prove them wrong with learning at least one note perfectly!
Read this short blog article on Musical Superpower: Perfect Pitch
Also, learn how babies develop perfect pitch! How to help your Child develop Perfect Pitch
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