PreSchool and Pre Kindergarten Music Curriculum



PreSchool and Pre Kindergarten Music Curriculum

During the course of the school year, the children will:

• Learn to recognize melodies

• Sing with a group

• Learn to keep a steady beat

• Explore how musical sounds are produced with and without "typical" instruments

• Play simple rhythm instruments

• Distinguish various orchestral instruments

• Develop skill in controlling movement (i.e. move with music)

• Begin to develop vocal control and distinguish among the various voices

• Be introduced to various kinds of music, both vocal and instrumental including, but not limited to, folk, jazz, classical, multicultural music

• Be introduced to a number of composers and musicians

• Be exposed to a variety of familiar and not-so-familiar instruments

• Begin to develop a grasp of basic musical concepts such as pitch, volume and rhythm

• Demonstrate an awareness of mood in music through a variety of activities

• Learn simple dances

• Begin to sing simple rounds

• Play simple melodies on pitched instruments such as bells or xylophones

Several resources are used in teaching Pre School and Pre Kindergarten Music. The basic program is First Steps in Music and Beyond by John Feierabend.

Written by a national leader in early childhood music education, this book contains everything you need to lead a music class for preschool and early elementary students, including:

• Echo Songs, Call-and-Response Songs, Simple Songs, SongTales, Action Songs, Circle Games, Beat Motion Activities, and more.

• Repertoire based only on folk or traditional songs and rhymes, because of their natural melodic expressiveness and language flow, and for their texts filled with wonder.

• Complete lesson plans for a three-year curriculum.

• Full coordination with highquality recordings that contain all the rhymes and music from this book— perfect for parents to play at home or in the car.

• Suggestions on setting up a class, preparing parents, record keeping, expanding your music program, and planning ahead.

• A classical music component, perfect for movement and exploration.

Advanced research continually points to the importance of music in the lives of young children.

Kids who grow up hearing music, singing songs, and moving to the beat are enjoying what experts call "a rich sensory environment." That's just a fancy way of saying they're exposed to a wide variety of tastes, smells, textures, colors, and sounds. And researchers believe this forges more pathways between the cells in their brains.

Musical experiences are an important way to help create these pathways, also called neural connections. And while listening to music is certainly key to creating them, it's when kids actively participate in music that they make the strongest connections.

Research shows that kids who are actively involved in music (who play it or sing it regularly):

• do better in reading and math when they start school

• are better able to focus and control their bodies

• play better with others and have higher self-esteem

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