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Performance arts in early childhood teaching
Music and importance of music education in early childhood
Music is a multimodal language through which children communicate, create meaning, express identity and connect
with others and their world.
Effective music education is based on active, meaningful and authentic participation, children learn about music by
experiencing and creating it.
Music is a universal part of human experience, it has a long history, is a very important part of human civilization, and takes many different forms.
Music and the connection to EYLF V2.0
responsive
multimodal
socially constructed
creative and agentic
play-based
families can also bring valuable musical knowledge from their cultures, languages, communities and everyday lives
The elements of music
Dynamics and expression (loud/soft/expressive)
Form and structure (how music is organised)
Pitch (high/low)
Timbre (the unique quality or character of a sound)
Rhythm
Texture (how sounds and musical layers work together)
Exploring in early childhood
explore percussion
Percussion involves creating sound by striking, shaking, rattling, tapping or scraping an instrument, object or the body
explore singing
Singing should not be restricted to a scheduled “music time.” It can emerge naturally throughout the day
explore sound and silence
Helping children notice both sound and silence builds the foundations for understanding musical concepts such as rhythm, tempo, dynamics, timbre and pattern.