Timbre

Today in ABC Music and Me for 4 to 6 year olds we:
• Discussed the concept of sound effects.
• Listened to and created sound effects with instruments
and his or her voice.
• Heard stories with sound effects presented aurally
and visually.
• Learned the term timbre (how things sound).
• Was introduced to the sound of temple blocks
• Explored ways to make sound effects using
the keyboard.
• Moved expressively with scarves to music.
• Listened to the trumpet and to the change in timbre by adding a mute
• Made drums from everyday materials and played them in different ways thus exploring timbre
In class, we sang a song, echoing and tapping the body parts mentioned in “Elephants Have Wrinkles.” When your child is able to echo a sung phrase, he or she is exhibiting confidence in his or her singing abilities and exercising memory and sequence skills as he or she sings each cumulative verse.

FUN HOME ACTIVITY!!!
Make wrinkly echo-trunks and play an elephant echo game. While listening to
Track 3 on your Home CD, paint an empty paper towel tube black. Next, crumple paper into a loose ball, dip it in gray paint, and blot it onto the painted paper towel tube.
After it dries, enjoy taking turns singing a phrase,
making a noise, or humming a tune to be echoed using the echo-trunk.

Our class did such a good job of listening to instructions, paying attention and participating. Way to go!

Our piano classes also have gotten off to a good start today. Today we began with the basics of rhythm and worked on keeping a steady beat together. We will continue piano classes again this afternoon. The children had fun and did a great job of playing their first song together as an ensemble. After class, the kids came BACK to the classroom and played some more during their play time at the Cherubs Clubhouse!