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The Moving Child: The Early Childhood Teacher's Role in The Moving Music Class
The Moving Child: The Early Childhood Teacher's Role in The Moving Music Class
Rhythm
Melody
Phrasing
Texture
Dynamics
Form
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Table
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RhYthm
Pulse (beat)
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Patterns
Rise
CollaPse
Pitch: hrghflow
Contour
Hop
GalloP
groLtPs
Form
RePetition
Vanation
Contrast
Texture
One iine
N{ultiPle iines: simultaneous
MuitiPle lines: indePendent
ExPressive quaiities
TemPo: fast/slow
TemPo: changing
DYnumics: ioud/so[t
DYnamics: changing
Movement Genres
Nonlocomotor (in Place)
Stretch
Bend
Swing
Trvist
Bounce
Slido
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Strut
Movemcni variations
ShaPe (round,
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E.rpLoratory Task.;
awareness
Body
Bodytelationship
Time
(speed)
EnergY
as
Pulse (beat)
Time
(levels)
E,nergv (rve ight)
Ene rgy (ilow)
Nonlocomotor
movement
Find different ways of moving vour fingers, hands, arms. elborvs, shoulders. fleet. legs, head, and hips.
Space
Goal
designs)
Lunge
SPace
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SkiP
sound
Voices (tYPe.1
Instruments (tYPe)
Alone
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Timbre
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Push
Duratiou
Accent
, Meter
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(direction)
Walk forward. backward. sideways, toward the door, rorvard the windorvs.
Space
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movement eKperience-s is the deveiopment of children's musical understa.nding. skills, and values.
Action Songs
and Singing
Games
Develops coordination
Develops synchronised
rhythmic movements
Develops singing voice
Actions songs have
rhythmic gestures often
working together with the
lyrics
Dalcroze
Eurhythmics
A complete system of
rhythmic training developed
by Swiss musician EmileJacques Dalcroze (b. July 6,
1865 d. July 1, 1950) in
the 20th Century.
Dalcroze Eurhytmics
Dalcroze Example 1
Stopping and Starting
Dalcroze Example 2
Dalcroze Example 3
Skipping game