Outdoor Class!

This was a really special class. It was the first gorgeous day that really felt like spring, and when I arrived the kids were playing field games on the grass, and when they asked to do music outdoors, it was a no brainer. We made a big circle, and did a lot of rhythm games, as well as some call and response vocal explorations. With the bag of percussion instruments, we divided the circle into two halves and took turns with each side making beats on the 1 and 3 and 2 and 4, respectively. However, the speakers didn’t quite blast the guide music loud enough, so after some free play time with the instruments, we brought the circle in and did some close listening to one of the kids’ favourite songs, and they once again surprised me with the details they connected to in the song. Great ears!