Little Bee is able to easily open this CD player and close it. I want to see if he will develop a preference for a particular sound of music. I also plan to burn several CDs with classical music for him to pick and choose to listen to as he desires. He is respectful of that now after a long talk.) I gave him a few CDs that I wasn't worried about if they got scratched. (Side note: I can honestly give this boombox 5 stars because it has already survived a near death experience from the toddler dumping an entire cup of water into the top of it! Yep! It still works! Little Bee has learned that nothing goes into the "cool" black box except CDs. I bought this Axess MP3/CD Boombox from Amazon for Little Bee to enjoy playing different CDs that he loves. We had fun comparing the sounds of the different instruments and attempting to explain what they sounded like in words. Finally we played the loud "clanging" cymbols. Next he played the wooden zylophone and it make a light "clacking" sound. Then Little Bee played his wooden frog and it made a deep "croaking" sound. We talked about the sound the guitar makes - kind of a "plung" sound. He enjoys sitting down with his guitar and plucking the strings. Little Bee loves to play his guitar just like Daddy does. He drums them on the ground, plays them like a violin, rubs them together, gently taps them behind his back, plugs his ears (I'm not sure what sound that makes - LOL!), and vigorously taps the sticks together in front of him. In the photos below, Little Bee is using his sticks to create different sounds.
There are so many fun ways to play rhythm sticks and create different sounds, especially if there is one smooth stick and one ridged stick. Here are a couple YouTube videos as inspiration for playing the sticks. Little Bee enjoys playing with his musical rhythm sticks. To learn how to make your own musical note mat and for more ideas on how to use these hand bells - please visit, Preschool Handbells from the blog Imagine Our Life. As Little Bee gets older, we will build on this foundation. Although, he can't read the letters of the notes yet, this activity still gives Little Bee a visual image that correlates with a sound because of the matching colors. He enjoyed ringing the bell and then matching it to it's corresponding colored note. I set up the felt notes on the music mat and encouraged Little Bee to match the colored bells to the matching felt notes. I bought these beautiful Rhythm Band 8 Note Metal Hand Bells on Amazon and this amazing felt educational musical notes set from the "Happy Felt World" Etsy shop.
Little Bee has a child-sized guitar, musical bells, CD player, symbols, wooden zylophone, wooden frog, and several rhythm sticks. On our Montessori shelves this week we have an array of musical instruments to play and learn about.
This post is part of the 12 Months of Montessori Learning series and is an introduction to Montessori inspired music for young children. My hope for him is that he will surpass his parents and excel in the musical world. Although my musical background is limited, I still plan to do my best to awaken a love for music in Little Bee's heart. My husband plays the guitar and also enjoys singing with me. However, I was involved in choir throughout high school and college. Unfortunately, I can not play an instrument and that saddens me. Ever since Little Bee was a baby, I involved him in "Music Together" classes and exposed him to classical music at home.
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