This energetic session is full of joyful movement activities that are focused on developing expressive sensitivity to music, moving with formal structure, and developing and maintaining a steady beat. Children who can effectively move expressively will understand how to artfully interpret music with their body, voice and/or instrument.
Educators will explore joyful examples of Singing Games and Songtales that focus on what is ARTFUL in music.
1. Pitch Exploration - Awakening the Singing Voice
2. Fragment Singing - Echo & Call and Response Songs
3. Simple Songs - Developing Independent Singing 4. Arioso - Vocal improvisation
5. Songtales - Modelling Expressive Singing
The fun and exciting activities explored in this session are designed to develop music literacy for children in lower to upper elementary and beyond. Participants will develop Tuneful, Beatful, and Artful skills along with a deeper understanding of rhythm and melody using exciting games
First Steps in Music (™) is a research-based, curricular framework combining the development of singing and movement skills in order to maximize musical aptitude in young children, typically grades PreK-2. The eight-part “workout” is designed to encourage musical independence and creativity through joyful activities and experiences shared with others while developing the prerequisite skills needed for notational literacy: singing in tune, keeping a steady beat, and developing sensitivity to the expressive elements of music.
FSM Older Learners and Joyful Music Making
With the Conversational Solfege approach, music literacy starts with an “ear-before-eye” philosophy. Songs are broken down into their component parts and then reassembled so students grow in musical understanding. This session is a basic overview of the 12-step teaching method created by Dr. John M. Feierabend.
