INFANT THROUGH SCHOOL AGE
Today we enjoyed using these fun tambourines to learn rhythms, tapping songs and "chants". I use chants to help children understand basic rhythms. For example, to understand this rhythm:
I would use a variety of simple phrases, such as "I - like - green - grapes" or perhaps, "I - like - ice - cream". Older school age children chose their own more complex rhythms and journaled those rhythms along with playing them on the tambourine. Using words and syllables really helps translate the notes for the kids, and we are generally able to play more complex rhythms than we can read on the staff!
MOM AND DAD CONNECT _______________________
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