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Active Listening Audio Playlist

Active Listening Spotify Playlist From the Activity Guide: Music Listening Activities Active Listening Playlist Use this playlist as you engage kids with some of the active listening activities in this post. For activities to go along with this playlist, go to Activity Guide: Music Listening Activities Find more Spotify playlists here.

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Active Listening Activities: Babies – Preschool

Active Listening Activities: Babies – Preschool From the Activity Guide: Music Listening Activities Active Listening Playlist Use this playlist as you engage kids with some of the active listening activities in this post. Babies – Preschool Our playlist is great to have on in the background as your little one plays. Its different tempos, moods,

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Music & Activities for Kids to Explore Touch

Multi-Sensory Fun: Music & Activities for Kids to Explore Touch From the Activity Guide: Multi-Sensory Music Fun Multi-Sensory Playlist Use this playlist during the sensory activities: Touch For each of the “Touch” activities, use the playlist above. We use object descriptors to talk about music all the time (e.g., some music sounds soft, some heavy,

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Mozart Madness Audio Playlist

Mozart Madness Spotify Playlist From the Activity Guide: Pick the Parts – Mozart Edition Rondo alla Turca is only one of more than 600 pieces that Mozart wrote in his lifetime! Check out some of his other music in this all-Mozart playlist. For activities to go along with this playlist, go to Activity Guide: Pick the Parts

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Musical Activities for Different Moods: Happy

Musical Activities for When You’re Feeling Happy From the Activity Guide: Music & Activities for Different Moods Check out some orchestra music that makes us happy. Happiness Activities We think one of the best things to do when you feel happy is to find a way to share it with others. The more happiness is

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Story Time: The Someone New

Story Time: The Someone New From the Activity Guide: Inside the Story – The Someone New The Someone New is a wonderful story by Jill Twiss and EG Keller about being brave in the face of the new and unknown. Join us on an adventure as we read the story and explore its themes with

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Creative Instruments Audio Playlist

Creative Instruments Spotify Playlist From the Activity Guide: Professional vs. DIY Listen for the following instruments in these songs: The Typewriter – I think it’s pretty clear what you’re listening for here! Toy Symphony – This piece uses many different toys and noisemakers throughout. Anvil Chorus – That metal banging sound you hear throughout the

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Video: Professionals vs. DIY Instruments

Professional vs. DIY From the Activity Guide: Professional vs. DIY We challenged two of our professional musicians to play the famous Also Sprach Zarathustra on their usual instruments and then DIY versions of their instruments. We love how this shows that anyone can make music at home, even if you don’t have any instruments. Make

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All About Rhythm

All About Rhythm From the Activity Guide: Tempo and Rhythm – Let’s Jam! Rhythm in music is patterns of long and short notes combined together. Rhythm is what gives the music it’s groove. Rhythms can be simple- a song like Twinkle, Twinkle Litte Star has the same quarter note rhythm throughout the whole piece. Or

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All About Tempo

All About Tempo From the Activity Guide: Tempo and Rhythm – Let’s Jam! Tempo is the speed of music – how fast or slow the music is. Let’s learn about tempo. Tempo Video Babies through Middle School Listen as Conductor Dan talks about two common tempos in music – andante and allegro. Clap along with

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