Class was so fun today! We sang some new songs for the first time - Are you Sleeping? and B-I-N-G-O. Also, the kids got to play the autoharp for the first time in a few lessons and I was so pleased with how they did. ALL the kids strummed to the beat and did a great job looking at the chord map to know which chord to play. There can be power in giving some time to let a skill or newly learned concept rest. This definitely showed with their autoharp skills this week! 

You'll get to hear them in person next week since it is PARENT DAY! (Be sure to bring tote bags with bells and books.) We will also have some extra fun celebrating Spirit Week! Spirit Week gives us an excuse to celebrate Let's Play Music and this incredibly fun way to learn musicianship and playing the piano. I'll even introduce a little studio contest that will run for a couple weeks and give you a chance to win some fun prizes! 

The Let's Play Music company is also celebrating the LPM Spirit ALL MONTH by holding national contests on their Instagram page! Follow them @letsplaymusic_official to get the details on how to win. This week it's $200 prize to go toward tuition! There's also a monthly grand prize for 2 tickets to Disneyland! 

Are You Sleeping?

This song reinforces the solfeg hand signs. Very soon we’ll sing in a round, letting us hear multiple layers of music. Hearing music in our head and being able to stay on the part we are singing is a great skill for musicians to learn.

B-I-N-G-O

Who knew BINGO had such music concepts to learn from? When we sing it, we feel the quiet internal beats and learn to anticipate when to clap. It's full of rich musical concepts.

Chords in Pieces - audiation (hear in your head)

As we sang “Chords in Pieces” we left out some of the chords and auditated them in our heads instead of singing them aloud. Again, much of the learning in 1st year is subconscious and unseen. The musical development that is happening to your little musician right now won't be seen by the naked eye, but will be harvested down the road!

Bug Rhythms

We mixed up the order of the bugs and with no verbal cues we sang and clapped the bug rhythms. Your amazing kiddos were able to do “Can’t Bug Me” perfectly! Wow, they are learning so quickly. 

It is easy to underestimate the significance of solfege. It helps us label something abstract like notes, uses whole body involvement, helps us understand scales and key signatures, aids in learning about intervals, helps us sight read/sing music, and so much more! Click here to read about the many reasons why we use solfege in Let's Play Music! 

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