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Copying a rhythm
Hearing long and short sounds, and playing them back in the same order. Little Roos has 3 free games, tours and things to make that practise it, for ages 3-6.
Where it fits
In the Early Years Learning Framework V2.0 (birth to five) and the Australian Curriculum v9 (Foundation to Year 2), with the official wording:
- AC9AMU2D01 (Australian Curriculum v9: Music, Years 1–2): develop listening skills and skills for singing and playing instruments.
- AC9MFM01 (Australian Curriculum v9: Mathematics, Foundation): identify and compare attributes of objects and events, including length, capacity, mass and duration, using direct comparisons and communicate reasoning.
- EYLF 5.4 (Early Years Learning Framework V2.0): Children begin to understand how symbols and pattern systems work.
Games that practise it
- Whipbird's Whistle: Copying a rhythm: a long whistle, a short crack, played back in order. Ages 3-6.
- Cockatoo's Loud and Soft: Listening for loud and soft, fast and slow. Ages 3-6.
- The Bush Band: Something to make.
Away from the screen
About two minutes each, with things most homes have.
Clap it back (from Whipbird's Whistle)
- Clap a little song: a long "whooo" and two short claps.
- Your child claps it back. Then swap: they make a song for you to copy.
- Try it with pots and spoons, or stamping feet, or a whistle if you can.
Pots and pans band (from Cockatoo's Loud and Soft)
- Find something to bang (a pot and a wooden spoon) and something to shake (a jar of rice with the lid on tight).
- Take turns: one of you plays, the other says "loud!" or "soft!", then "fast!" or "slow!".
- Swap, and try playing loud and slow, or soft and fast. Which is hardest?
Things to ask while they play
- Was that one long or short?
- How many claps were in my song?
- Was that loud or soft? How could you tell?
- What's something that makes a soft sound in our house?
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