Music crucial in early childhood years

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There are many benefits to including an active music program in an early childhood curriculum. An active music program is one that involves melody, movement, rhythm and speech. It involves the whole child and is enthusiastic, motivated and inspiring. Music can bring joy, fun and a richness and fullness to any early childhood curriculum. Some of our favourite music experiences are: Singing,
Singing and playing musical games and un-tuned percussive instruments. Read full article by Rebecca Andrews and Fiz Halsey at Australian Teacher Magazine.

Don't forget to look at the MUSIC section here on EARLY PLAY AUSTRALIA for lots of practical music ideas. Many of our other bloggers include practical fun ideas on music too.

Thanks to play ideas for the shekere photo

Not hundreds but thousands of free play ideas

 

 

I wanted to share some great play ideas from some friend's sites.
Right here you can get so many play ideas for young children from so many great Aussie bloggers. On their sites you will find a multitude of play ideas.
Just click on the links below to get you started:

• ABC
• Australian Animal crafts
• Baby water tray
• Baking a cake
• Bath Play 
• Bush walk with the family
• Butterfly painting
• Collage: easter egg shapes
• Dinosaurs - 10 activities
• Excursion planning
• Finger plays
• Garden Journal
• Labrynth Maths
• Matching game with aboriginal theme
• Memory games
• Mud pies
• Musical Instrument Making
• Music outside
• Nature play - 18 ideas
• outdoor play 
• Papier Mache
• Parachute Games
• Peg doll craft
• Playing Libraries
• Play with conkers
• Pretend Play
• Reading Tent
• Snap painting
• Science experiment with food colouring
• Scoop ball - DIY
• Slimy spaghetti
• Spray painting
• Toy free play - 15 tips

All of these wonderful blogs are on EARLY PLAY AUSTRALIA on facebook

MORE PLAY IDEAS AND THEORY 

Daria's cool music site visits Australia in August

This is what Daria has to say:

AUGUST IN AUSTRALIA!

This month we wanted to take you on a musical "virtual vacation" to the land down under! Later this month, we'll premiere a new video for our You Gotta Didg song, but for now we've got some great contests, activities, crafts and other fun to make this a super-cool month!

A DIDGERIDOO -
JUST FOR YOU!

This month we're giving away a real, full size digeridoo to one family so you can create this kind of great Australian music at home! It comes from our friends at the Digeridoo Store and includes an instruction cd, too! Moms, Dads, grandparents and homeschoolers. Read how to win and visit Daria's cool music site.

Fruit salad, yummy, yummy!

Happy Birthday Wiggles - 20 amazing, happy, fun filled years with Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, Henry  the Octopus and Captain Feathersword the friendly Pirate. The Wiggles have created a catalogue of music, television, video and film that are modern classics.
Their ability to create entertaining and educational children's entertainment began when Anthony Field, Murray Cook and Greg Page met while studying Early Childhood Education at Macquarie University in Sydney. "The three began writing children's songs as one of their music projects. They enlisted the assistance of Jeff Fatt, who played with Anthony in the popular 1980's band The Cockroaches, and The Wiggles were born. The Wiggles took the finished tape to ABC Music, who released a self-titled album in 1991." More of their story.
Anthony, Murray, Jeff and Sam are inviting us to the world’s longest birthday party as The Wiggles celebrate 20 unforgettable years together. The Wiggles Big birthday tour dates around Australia.

Photo thanks to Anthony Arambula en.wikipedia   The Wiggles performing at the MCI Center, November 8, 2007.