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Musical awakening and music theory for children
In my music or music therapy classes, I adapt to the wishes of the child / adults and their parents / guardians:
-I define the styles and genres of music he listens to (slow or fast) and would like to discover
-I define his favorite way of expressing himself: manipulate, dance, draw in music, others
-I define what we could discover: history of music, solfeggio games, feeling of rhythm, singing games, making instruments, etc ...
-I want to know clearly the facilities and difficulties of the student.
-I add moments of feeling of the body: walk in rhythm, type in rhythm, walk towards the treble / bass, etc ...
- I add moments of relaxation by guided meditation: imagine that we are a tree, a pebble, well inspired / exhale, etc ...
* In musical awakening and music therapy, my main tools are:
-a music style album (to explore all the nuances and listen to it if the urge comes)
Games to keep the child's attention
-simple craftsmanship to make instruments
-the families of instruments and baths very basic solfèges
-work of the ear and initiation to the instrument with a melodica
-the small percussions (eggs, maracasse, tambourine, castanets)
choreography (simple) to develop coordination
-music relaxation and sounds of nature
* In my music theory classes, I define the knowledge to reach:
-I work rhythmic and melodic reading
-I make work the feeling of the rhythm and the relative ear
-I explain as simply as possible the notions of rhythmic notation, armor, tone, scales, modes, intervals, etc ...
* My main tools are:
-solphege applications
- reading aloud
-Active listening and dictation
-fiches on the basics of solfèges
-games explaining rhythmic and harmonic solfeggio
- the manipulation of small instruments to practice rhythmic and melodic music theory (because it's more fun, is not it?)