Music Making for Early Years - Animals - Gedling Library - Adult Learning

Join our fun family learning course aimed at families with babies and children under the age of 4. This practical course will give ideas about how to support your child with music. Music-making provides an engaging and enjoyable activity for everyone and is led by our friendly and experienced Primary Music Specialist and Jolly Music teacher. We will use the theme of animals to explore songs and music including telling the story of Handa’s Surprise with instruments and props.

All the EYMM course sessions are mapped to the Early Learning Goals and the 2020 Development Matters Guidelines.

During the course, we will:

Enjoy learning new songs about animals.

Learn the Jolly Phonics Phase 1 songs and actions to help with early literacy.

Build your own musical confidence in pulse and rhythm.

Tell the story of Handa’s Surprise using instruments and props.

Explore World Instruments

What will learners achieve by the end of the course?

To widen your repertoire of songs about animals.

Jolly Phonics Stage 1 - develop your phonic skills and knowledge using songs and movement.

To use the Makaton signs for: dog, cat, kangaroo, monkey, crocodile.

Jolly Music Songs - To support your child to clap/feel the heartbeat of the pieces: “Copy Cat, Copy Cat” and “Doggie, Doggie, Where’s Your Bone?”.

Take part in the percussion story of: “Handa’s Surprise”.

Explore World instruments.

What you will need to bring to the course:

Blanket to sit on.

Drink and snack.

Handa’s Surprise by Andrea Browne

Rumble in the Jungle by Andreae Giles

Also recommended:

Play and Learn with your Baby: Simple Activities with Amazing Benefits 649.122

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