Blogs about: Music Concepts

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African Talking Drum - Music that really talks

Debbie Mondale wrote 4 months ago: In our Kindermusik for the Young Child class is currently studying African Cultural Music.  The stu … more →

Tags: 5-7 years, Activity Ideas, for your enjoyment, Young Child: Ages 5-7, Kindermusik for the Young Child, African Music, Talking Drum, Rasaki Aladokun

Timbre / SOUND Experiences for young children

Debbie Mondale wrote 4 months ago: Timbre (pronounced “tam-ber”) is the distinctive quality of a sound.  During the last few wee … more →

Tags: Activity Ideas, All ages, Teaching Techniques, Vocal Play, children's music learning, homemade instruments, music timbre, sounds

Nurturing a young child's singing voice

Debbie Mondale wrote 10 months ago:  These French children sing beautifully, without words.  In France, they call this humming.  It i … more →

Tags: for your enjoyment, All ages, Activity Ideas, child development

Vocal Play in the Kitchen? - Oh, YES!

Debbie Mondale wrote 11 months ago: I just visited my favorite blogsite by fellow Kindermusik educator, Merri Williams, and just HAD to … more →

Tags: for your enjoyment, All ages, Activity Ideas

"Catching" a Steady Beat with very Young Children

Debbie Mondale wrote 12 months ago: A STEADY BEAT is an unchanging continuous pulse.  This is different from the Rhythm Patterns of a s … more →

Tags: Village - babies, Our Time - toddlers, Imagine That - preschoolers, Participation options, All ages, Teaching Techniques, Parenting Techniques, child development

Ways to "Catch a Beat" with Babies

Debbie Mondale wrote 12 months ago: Lap Babies:    must EXPERIENCE beat in a variety of ways. ·         Stand and sway from … more →

Tags: Village - babies, Participation options, Teaching Techniques, Activity Ideas

Ways to Catch a Steady Beat with Toddlers & Walkers

Debbie Mondale wrote 12 months ago: Toddlers   continue to EXPERIENCE beat, and practice movement, and they are developing a beat o … more →

Tags: Our Time - toddlers, Participation options, child development

Ways to Keep a Steady Beat with Preschoolers

Debbie Mondale wrote 12 months ago: Preschoolers:  practice OWN beat and EXTERNAL beats in variety of ways This week, the students in t … more →

Tags: Activity Ideas, Imagine That - preschoolers

A Day at the Farm

Debbie Mondale wrote 1 year ago: Family Time - Here, There, Everywhere   Lesson 5 - A Day at the Farm Playing “farm” provides a … more →

Tags: Family Time, Activity Ideas, child development, Summer Semester

See, Hear, and Do - Integrated Learning

Debbie Mondale wrote 1 year ago: KINDERMUSIK FOR THE YOUNG CHILD, SEMESTER 2   Week 13 (Lesson 2   I hear and I forget.I see and … more →

Tags: Young Child: Ages 5-7, child development

Playing with FORM in Music

Debbie Mondale wrote 1 year ago: KINDERMUSIK FOR THE YOUNG CHILD, SEM. 4    -Week 13 (Lesson 5   FORM (patterns) IN MUSIC    … more →

Tags: Young Child: Ages 5-7

Learning so many new skills - in the CITY!

Debbie Mondale wrote 1 year ago: CITIES! BUSY PLACES~FRIENDLY FACES         WEEK 11  Today we introduced a few new activitie … more →

Tags: child development, Imagine That - preschoolers

The key of C, AND introducing the key of F with B flat !

Debbie Mondale wrote 1 year ago: KINDERMUSIK FOR THE YOUNG CHILD, SEMESTER 4    Week 11 (Lesson 56)  Today’s notes contain a mi … more →

Tags: Young Child: Ages 5-7, Activity Ideas

A new game; & music concepts: staccato and legato

Debbie Mondale wrote 1 year ago: KINDERMUSIK FOR THE YOUNG CHILD, SEMESTER 2           Week 10 (Lesson 25)  Reviewing mate … more →

Tags: Young Child: Ages 5-7

Rhythms take on new life with Syncopation !

Debbie Mondale wrote 1 year ago: KINDERMUSIK FOR THE YOUNG CHILD, SEMESTER 4      Week 10 (Lesson 55)    Today’s class was l … more →

Tags: Young Child: Ages 5-7

Fun movement for memory on the music staff

Debbie Mondale wrote 1 year ago: In both Kindermusik for the Young Child classes, we have learned a set of notes that have opened u … more →

Tags: Young Child: Ages 5-7, Teaching Techniques

Practice philosophy and motivation1 comment

Debbie Mondale wrote 1 year ago: KINDERMUSIK FOR THE YOUNG CHILD, SEMESTER 2       Week 11 (Lesson 26) “Concept learning is … more →

Tags: Young Child: Ages 5-7, Parenting Techniques, child development


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