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Music Circle

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  • DOMAIN(S)
    Cognitive Development and General Knowledge (CD)
  • INDICATOR(S)
    CD-CR3.4a, CD-CR3.4a
  • AGE GROUP(S)
    48-60 months

Place your classroom instruments in a large circle on the floor. Each child will sit behind an instrument, facing inward, but not yet touching the instrument. Tell the children that when you begin playing music, they should pick up their instruments and begin playing them. When the music stops, they should place their instruments on the floor again and move to the next instrument on their right. Repeat the process until the children have had a chance to play all of the instruments. As you repeat this activity throughout the year, introduce children to different tempos, rhythm styles and music genres. You could stop and start one song in a session or choose clips from several songs.  This could be done in large group.  

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