Plan:
1.) Listen by instrument on the computer - try to name the instrument, talk about pitch and how bigger instruments are typically lower pitched, although there is range overlap.
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2.) Try to match singing pitch with the keyboard.
How it went:
1.) I initially wanted RJ to not look at the computer and guess which instrument was playing, but he and L had other plans that included peeking. This didn't really hurt though since for the few that they did guess at, they were mostly wrong. With looking at the screen, they were able to see the instrument, which allowed them to have the visual too. So, this is just one of those activities where you have expectations about how it will go, but it all turns out in the end if you allow the children to modify the plan. I was planning on showing them the instruments when we talked about pitch and how it relates to the size of the instrument, which is most prominently seen in the string instruments; violin, viola, cello, and double bass.
2.) RJ seemed to do reasonably well for the few notes we tried, but L decided that it was time to play his drums, which led RJ to screaming like a rock star instead of actually singing. What was neat was that L was approximating a rhythm that I had taught him on the drums, before RJ's screaming reduced it to random banging. It was a start, and certainly musical play!
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