Hi Everyone!
Already we’ve had a good time exploring beat and rhythm, our first theme of this unit. Children who can feel and express beat posses basic timing. Basic timing is a fundamental skill that many children acquire before entering kindergarten or first grade. "Being skilled in basis timing means possessing beat awareness (being able to accurately feel and indicate beat in nonlocomotor ways) and possessing beat competency (being able to match the beat by walking to it)." Children who have basic timing at an early age have a head start in at least three important areas of development: motor skills, musical skills, and academic skills (Weikart and Boardman 1990).
One of Kindermusik’s sayings is "We are so much more than music." This is very true. The study of music still benefit your child in so many ways.
Please remember to bring your drums to class tomorrow.
SuzAnne