Here’s a fun word. Accelerando!
It means “getting faster” and in music indicates a change in tempo or speed. This change can take place gradually or in certain parts of the music. Noticing the difference in these tempos hones listening skills as well as music appreciation in your child.
The train is a good illustration of this concept. And throughout the week you and your preschooler can find many different sound samples or physical feelings of accelerando in daily life: the car going faster while pressing the accelerator or a ball rolling down a hill.
This week notice accelerando while listening to your home CD or the radio.
This week at home you will help your child create his/her very own map. See the Family Activity Book for more details. Please bring the map to class next week. I will be asking your child to share something special about their map with the rest of the class.