I apologize for taking a couple days to get this sent out and also thank you for taking the time to read it. Class was so fun on Monday! I especially loved your participation in creating harmony during "Clickety Clack" and I also loved seeing your kids' facial expressions during "I've Been to Harlem". Keep listening and playing at home - your kids are doing great and learning a lot!

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Umburra

Learning to anticipate a beat and feel the beat internally is necessary when developing little musicians. The Umburra game helps us to do just that! Practice it at home when you are "playing" with your students. 

Playing Skips on the Bells!

We are learning piano skills when we play skips on our bells. Even though the students don't know it, what we learn on the bells will transfer directly over to the piano. It's better to sight read using "relationships" like steps and skips because it reduces the processing your mind has to interpret when reading notes. Plus, we can do it BEFORE they learn note names. It's brilliant! 

Rhythmic Notation

Today in class we added another layer of knowledge using our bugs! We saw that our musical bugs match with musical rhythms!! It was a great ah-ha moment and musical discovery for your student. They each got their own bug and matched it with it's rhythmic representation. 

Let's take a walk in the jungle! "Walking In The Jungle" uses full body involvement (walking, stomping, jumping, skipping) with some creative play to teach steady beat. Gather your children and teach this song to the whole family. 

I value open and honest communication so please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, concerns, or comments.

Thank you!