PRE-K+and+Kindergarten+Syllabus

Grades Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten

General Music Syllabus

Parents,

It is my joy and privilege as the new music director at Beaufort﻿ Academy﻿ to introduce and guide your young child through the exciting world of music! The main goal will be to introduce each child to the vast and eclectic world of music through listening to different repertoire, singing a variety of rhymes and simple songs, and engaging in instrumental play and body movement. These four categories “plant the seeds” for lifelong sensitivity to music and spurs the imagination toward creativity.

There are three main ways the general music curriculum at BA helps every young child become musical:

1. Tuneful: to have tunes in his/her head and to learn to coordinate his/her voice to sing those tunes; 2. Beatful: to feel the pulse of the music and know how that pulse is grouped; 3. Artful: to be moved by music in the many ways music can elicit an emotional response.

Young children at BA will experience a “musical workout” that grows “tuneful, beatful and artful” students. The following musical activities will be a routine part of your child’s music experience at BA.

1. Pitch Exploration through the use of the Kodaly (do, re, mi…) system. 2. Song fragments: Echo songs, call-and-response songs 3. Simple songs: rhymes and rounds 4. Song tales through video viewing and listening 5. Movement exploration for form, expression, and rhythm 6. Instrumental exploration

I am confident and hopeful that these “musical workouts” will guide your young child into the world of music with an interest that will never cease, even into adulthood.

Also, an optional donation of $1 per child would really be appreciated and would directly go into the weekly drawing of toys, erasers and stickers…etc. for outstanding participation and behavior. Research shows that implementing a reward system for a desired behavior positively reinforces said behavior. In this case, the rewards will be for good behavior and participation. It also keeps students interested and focused on making healthy behavior choices.

I would love to receive some personal information about you so that we can work as a team to ensure the best care and education for your young child. Please complete the form sent home by your child and have your child return it to me by September 8﻿, 2010.

My classroom number is 524-3393 ext 233 and the online wikispace for my classroom is http://music281.wikispaces.com. I encourage all parents to take a look at it frequently as it will provide important updates and information as needed.

Thank you! I look forward to teaching your child music!

Stephanie Sullivan