KINDERMUSIK FOR THE YOUNG CHILD, SEMESTER 2

Week 9 (Lesson 24)

Dear Young Child 2 Parent:

“Singing is a child’s most direct form of musical experience. …In a sense, when we sing, we become the music. This immediacy is becoming less and less available in other musical experiences, in which the music is performed for us by professional musicians or is mediated by electronic means.”*

Such fun we had singing today! “Ten in the Bed” is a favorite, with easy repetitive phrases, fun gestures, and even a glockenspiel part to play! “Mouse Mousie” is a rollicking singing game—played with gusto! And today’s new song, “Che Che Koolay,” is a longtime favorite echo song and game of children from Ghana.

Sing, sing, sing this week!

Lynda

*Songworks 1, by Peggy D. Bennett and Douglas R. Bartholomew, p. 8.