ART @ HOME WITH MUSIC
What instruments can I make at home?
Something with a tight lid can be a SHAKER! What can you put
inside to make it rattle? Experiment! Rubber bands and a box
make a great sound.
What instrument does this remind you of?
Tips for Grown-Ups
- Sing songs you know and encourage children to play along
with your child on home-made instruments.
- Help drummers find a steady beat! It's a great time for
counting!
- Explore contrasts like loud/soft or fast/slow by "conducting"
with hand signals, body movements or other cues.
ARTMAKING TIME can be MUSIC TIME! Music can enhance and inspire
your child's art-making. Let your child help select a favorite
musical style - whether it's soothing, up-beat and rhythmic,
or somewhere in between - and put on a CD when an art project
is in the works. Music helps set a special mood, increases
your young artist's focus, and makes art time even more special!
GREAT BOOKS
These award-winning books expose kids to GREAT ARTWORK, and
they all connect with MUSIC!
- Simms Taback painted WATERCOLOR pictures to illustrate
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.
- From Head to Toe (by Eric Carle),
and Brown Bear Brown Bear, What Do You See
(by Bill Martin Jr.) both feature Carle's signature
COLLAGES, and can be sung to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle!
- Just the Two of Us - Will
Smith turned his hit song into a story book about the
bond between him and his son. Great OIL PAINTING pictures!
- In Yesterday I Had the Blues
(by Jeron Ashford Frame) a boy talks about moods
of every color!
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