Week 5

Informal: Child teaches him/herself Responds to the tonal/ rhythm syntax of music Music Babble: A person is in music babble until he/ she can sing in tune or move with consistent tempo Two dimensions: o Tonal o Rhythm o Not related to each other Tonal Babble: One prevalent pitch Different pitch for different songs Expands from monotone to patterns in songs Out of tonal babble when child sings familiar and unfamiliar songs in tune Rhythm Babble: Movements unrelated to music Patterns emerge that are consistent but still dont relate to the music Movement patterns become consistent= consistent tempo Out of rhythm babble when child moves consistently with the beat of the music and performs rhythm correctly Aural/ Oral: Aural= listening vocabulary Oral= Singing/ chanting vocabulary Basis of audiation Enhanced by informal music activities o Varied activities Early Childhood Curriculum: Song instruction Coordination/ movement instruction Chant instruction Tonal pattern instruction Rhythm pattern instruction Listening Song Instruction: Establish tonality Always sing in same key, tonality, meter, and tempo

Movement Instruction: Bilateral arms/ legs Alternating arms/ legs Stationary before locomotor Chant Instruction: Establish meter Consistent meter and tempo every time Pattern Instruction: Tonal patterns Rhythm patterns Informal= do not expect a response Listening: Instrumental Variety of styles Changes in timbre Contrasting dynamic sections Unusual tonalities/ meters Melody: Succession of pitches that make up the tune of a song Has different aspects Aspects of Melody: Contour High/ low Up/ down/ same Skips/ steps/ leaps/ repeats Tonality: Major/ minor/ others Relationships around a pitch center Gives tonal flavor Scales= series of half/ whole steps Singing Voice Development: Why is singing voice development important? o Roots of music education in US are singing o Singing teaches students to use the instrument they already have and can take anywhere Mechanics of the Voice: o Posture is important

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Breathing is essential Tension is bad Audiation is necessary Learning to sing depends on: Developing audiation Finding your singing voice

Presenting a good vocal model o Demonstrate good posture o Dont use vibrato o Sing in an appropriate range o Sing to children, not with them o Let children sing alone