I offer a playful, developmentally appropriate, non-performance-oriented musical experience that is immediately accessible to the children’s participation.  The heart of what I do as a performer and musician is to encourage a child’s innate playfulness.  Musicianship, language and moral education, togetherness, wonder, are also goals.  In addition, there are focus, concentration, and comprehension benefits.

Musical Goals:

·        Beat keeping.

·        Singing and moving on a musical cue.

·        Recognizing changes in dynamics, attack and meter.

·        Matching creative movement to a variety of rhythms.

·        Recognizing distinct sections of a song.

Focus/Concentration/Comprehension Goals:

·        Visualizing mental pictures from spoken words.  (comprehension)

·        Improving ability to respond and follow directions.  (focus)

·        Using breathing to self-sooth. (focus)

·        Transitioning smoothly from vigorous to gentle activity. (concentration and aggression control)

Central Nervous System Benefits:

·        Speech and coordination sequencing through awareness of beat and rhythm.

·        Planning and executing actions in rhythmic intervals.

Large motor skills:

• Walking
• Marching
• Jumping
• Galloping
• Crawling
• Hiding
• Stretching
• Reaching

Small motor skills:

Hand clapping

Hand rubbing

Hand patting

Hand rolling

Hand creeping

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