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Week 9:

Dear Imagine That! Parent:

Here’s a fun word. Accelerando!

Say it again. Only this time, start slow and speed it up (throw your hand up in the air, too).

Accelerando!

It means “getting faster” and in music indicates a change in tempo or speed. This change can take place gradually or in certain parts of the music. Noticing the difference in these tempos hones listening skills as well as music appreciation in your child.

The train is a good illustration of this concept. And throughout the week you and your preschooler can find many different sound samples or physical feeling of accelerando in daily life: the car going faster while pressing the accelerator or a ball rolling down a hill.

This week notice accelerando while listening to your home CD or the radio.

Seeee yoounextweek!