Today we learned all about the snare drum! The snare drum is a percussion instrument that has a top and bottom head, lugs to hold heads in place, and a metal snare that is attached to the bottom head. By turning the snare switch on, a vibrating sound is made when the drum is hit. When the snare switch is off, the snare sounds more like a normal drum. A typical part of any "drum kit", the snare provides the "rat-tat-tat-tat" of the beat!
All the kids had fun taking turns hitting the drum today. Beginning at the three year old level, we combined a language arts mini-lesson about "syllables". I asked children to predict how many syllables were in words that they knew, including their names. After making predictions, we used the snare drum to "tap out" the syllables to a beat. We then compared the real amount to our predictions. It was so much fun!
We also enjoyed singing "If you're happy/mad/sad/silly and you know it, Clap your hands!" today. Ask your child about how they can show these emotions for the song by using physical movement. See you next week, and thanks for reading the music blog!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE TODDLER CLASS TODAY:
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Read more about the snare drum!
All About The Snare Drum
All About The Snare Drum