" Even the youngest children have
the potential to inherently respond
to music and the mathematical constructs
it contains."
I recently came across this article on The Patterns of Music which talks about importance of exposure to music at early years to support developing mathematical concepts in children from infancy to 5 years of age. Coincidentally the twins' teacher also suggested to get them a xylophone at home to practice music. So I did and took this as an opportunity to let them make the connection between music and pattern inquiries.
Xylophone exploration:
I presented the xylophone with color coded music sheet for playing "Twinkle Twinkle little star". To my surprise, Shrini very quickly caught on the concept of playing according to the notes. Very soon she started singing along "Red,Red, Blue,blue, Indigo,Indigo,Blue" to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle little star. Then she observed "Look Mom, it is like AB pattern 2 times".
Here is a short video of her playing the tune the first time.
I recently came across this article on The Patterns of Music which talks about importance of exposure to music at early years to support developing mathematical concepts in children from infancy to 5 years of age. Coincidentally the twins' teacher also suggested to get them a xylophone at home to practice music. So I did and took this as an opportunity to let them make the connection between music and pattern inquiries.
Xylophone exploration:
I presented the xylophone with color coded music sheet for playing "Twinkle Twinkle little star". To my surprise, Shrini very quickly caught on the concept of playing according to the notes. Very soon she started singing along "Red,Red, Blue,blue, Indigo,Indigo,Blue" to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle little star. Then she observed "Look Mom, it is like AB pattern 2 times".
Here is a short video of her playing the tune the first time.
She also observed that the xylophone had rainbow colors and decided to paint one by herself.
We are now planning to explore what patterns we can find in "Baa Baa black sheep". What fun!!
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