wiggle, clap and sing!

Saturday, April 14, 2012

April 14th -- May 12th

This session we listened to:

April 14: "Battu" - Angelique Kidjo Putamayo's African Playground & "John Kanaknaka" from Dan Zanes and Friends Little Nut Tree

April 21: The Black Lodge Singers "Old MacDonald" on More Kids' Pow-Wow Songs & "La Lizeta" from Cuban Dance - Feet on Fire

April 28th: "Kwela Man" A Johhny Clegg and Juluka Collection & "The Flight of the Bumblebee" Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

May 5th: "Dil Lay Gayee" Bhangra: Original Punjabi Pop

May 12: "Jamming" Bob Marley from B is for Bob & "The Rainbow Connection" - sung by Sarah McLachlan from Gather Round: Songs for Kids and Other Folks

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Music and Motor Skills

You hear the terms "fine motor skills" and "gross motor skills" a lot when it comes to young children. Fine motor skills are small muscle actions like writing or tying shoes; gross motor skills are large muscle actions like walking, kicking, or reaching. When we sing songs with actions and when we play our rhythm instruments, we have opportunities to develop these motor skills. Dancing helps with balance, holding mallets helps with grasping, rhythmic music can help encourage the natural rhythm of walking and running. There are a plethora of skills a child can gain. Developing motor skills can help kids to be kindergarten ready and music can help!

March 31, 2012

Today we listened to:

"Jammin'" 12" remix by Bob Marley

"You-you-zha" from Chinese Lullabies, Bejing Angelic Choir

"Here we go Zudio" by Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem from Many Hands, Family Music for Haiti