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Exploring the senses!
Exploring the senses!
It is British Science Week in March. How can we explore this in the EYFS and put a musical twist on it? Using the senses is a brilliant starting point for very young children. Below I have put forward an idea of how you can use music and each sense:
Hearing: listen to a wide genre of music: pop, electronic, jazz, folk, classical…
Sight: Listen to music or sing songs whilst you change the amount of light. Why not project a light on a surface?
Or use fabrics to cre…
World Book Day and Music
You can take most stories and include musical concepts: dynamics (loud and quiet), tempo (speed), rhythm (long and short sounds), pulse (reading to a steady beat)… You are probably doing these things without even realising; these are what I believe brings story reading to life!
Here is a break down of how I approach the story Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. This was one of my children’s favourite books when they were young!
What musical elements can we focus on that will…
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