Additional Strategies for Music and Movement

1. Exploring a Variety of Music and Dances

You can provide opportunities for children to sing and listen to rhymes, chants and songs with different moods, contexts, culture and languages. You should select songs that:

• Are meaningful to the children

• Have repeated phrases or patterns and short lines

• Encourage children to move rhythmically

• Have a comfortable tempo and range for singing

You can tap on children’s natural love for moving and dancing around and provide them with opportunities to engage in both spontaneous and open-ended experiences, and structured experiences with music and movement. Some experiences include:

• Exploring sounds in the environment

• Moving imaginatively 

• Moving in response to music

• Improvising movements and actions to music

2. Using Body Percussion, Musical Instruments and Props

You can provide opportunities for children to discover different ways of creating sounds and rhythms through body percussion.

Similarly, children can learn how each instrument works, explore the different sounds, and experiment with music-making. Props can also be used to enhance and enrich children’s experiences in music and movement activities, fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of music and rhythm.