Old MacDonald
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This week we continued talking about putting the rhythm in our feet. We made it a little more challenging by using the song Bella Boya for this activity, which is a mixed meter song. There is more information about the importance of putting the rhythm in your feet in last weeks post below. While mixed meter can feel odd to adults, the more you are exposed to it the more comfortable it will become. Similarly, by exposing your child to mixed meter songs at a young age they will feel comfortable with it too.
We also discussed the importance of the first (tonic) and fifth (dominant) notes in a scale. Each time we put instruments away in class we sing ba (on the fifth note of the scale), ba (on the first note of the scale). These notes are important because they are the first two you will hear a baby/child/person first learning music sing during or right after a song.
At home this week when you sing a song with your child leave a minute of silence after you end the song and listen to see if your little one sings, coos, or cries on pitch back to you.
Also try changing the words to one of the songs in this collection and make the song be about cleaning up. After the song sing ba (on the fifth note of the scale), ba (on the first note of the scale) like we do in class to signal cleaning up toys and see how your child responds.
Our play along in Music Together this week was Old MacDonald sung by Ella Fitzgerald. Enjoy listening to this fantastic jazzy version at home!
Below is a fun, ADULT, version of Old MacDonald sung by Frank Sinatra.
We also discussed the importance of the first (tonic) and fifth (dominant) notes in a scale. Each time we put instruments away in class we sing ba (on the fifth note of the scale), ba (on the first note of the scale). These notes are important because they are the first two you will hear a baby/child/person first learning music sing during or right after a song.
At home this week when you sing a song with your child leave a minute of silence after you end the song and listen to see if your little one sings, coos, or cries on pitch back to you.
Also try changing the words to one of the songs in this collection and make the song be about cleaning up. After the song sing ba (on the fifth note of the scale), ba (on the first note of the scale) like we do in class to signal cleaning up toys and see how your child responds.
Our play along in Music Together this week was Old MacDonald sung by Ella Fitzgerald. Enjoy listening to this fantastic jazzy version at home!
Below is a fun, ADULT, version of Old MacDonald sung by Frank Sinatra.
