INFANT THROUGH SCHOOL AGEToday in music class I had an opportunity to share one of my guitars from home, a classical. The kids were very interested by the nylon strings and the different, "mellow" tones that emanated from the guitar verses the different, brighter sound of the standard acoustic with metal strings.
We sang and reenacted the popular tune, "Five Green And Speckled Frogs" and also used "frog and tadpole" rhythm cards to represent quarter notes and eight notes. The kids got such a quick grip on these rhythms when replaced with syllables from a few familiar words! They were clapping rhythm patterns in no time! We used shakers to express the rhythm patterns we made and older kids worked in groups to devise their very own songs. I've attached a website below that offers free instructions and printables for using this kid-friendly and musically educational concept with your kids at home! :)
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