Course Overview of our Workshops
Our Kids’ MusicRound online workshops have become increasingly popular, allowing participants to learn from the comfort of their own homes. An internet connection, webcam, and microphone are required.
This summer, we are excited to offer our two core workshops combined as one complete intensive experience presented in a 3-week format. Learn at a comfortable pace that fits into your lifestyle while gaining practical skills, songs, and activities to support early childhood music and movement.
Start the coming school year feeling confident, prepared, and inspired with classroom-ready ideas you can use right away. Save this three-week block: July 6 – July 24!
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Importance of Early Childhood Music
Early childhood research and music education philosophy overview; includes activity presentations throughout.
- The stages and beginnings of music development
- The importance of introducing music education in early childhood
- Observation of a pre-recorded classroom (online) using playful interactive learning techniques to engage the young child
- The importance of the adult presence and role modeling in early childhood
- Learn tested teaching techniques for presenting songs and rhymes to children
- Learn how to help children achieve basic music competence and its importance to music development
- Discover how different learning styles impact children in the music classroom
- Learn how to sustain the musical intelligence all children are born with
- Become familiar with the research theories supporting the curriculum
- Walk away with classroom-tested music that infants, toddlers and children will immediately respond to
Songs, Movement, and Music in the Classroom
This section focuses on the necessary skill set of the teacher.
- Learn the importance of movement in the music classroom
- Delve into more detail on successfully leading children in music activities using movement and musical props such as egg shakers, sticks, and scarves and more
- Observe a pre-recorded class (online)
- Learn the importance of play in the classroom
- Learn successful lesson planning techniques
- Learn how to create a lesson plan with just the right flow
- Feedback is provided by expert KMR mentors
- Learn how a developmentally appropriate curriculum benefits babies, toddlers and young children
- Find out how child development impacts the early childhood music classroom
Songs, Movement, and Music in the Classroom – Practicum
Practice using your newly acquired skills.
- Participants prepares a variety of homework activities (online workshop) and submits for feedback
- Each participant receives expert feedback on how to improve and grow
- Online participants are given homework assignments to prepare and videotape for feedback
- This section provides advanced work with music and movement
- Tonality and meter
- Observe and communicate the stages of music development
- Learn BabyRound™ class techniques