Exploring bird sounds with children

“What does a bird say?”  A lot more than tweet, or chirp.   Most children only consider one sound, but an observant child with more experience in bird sounds might ask, “What kind of bird?”  Fun vocal play with different bird sounds can open up the world of birds, and sounds, with your child, and can [...]

Timbre / SOUND Experiences for young children

Timbre (pronounced “tam-ber”) is the distinctive quality of a sound.  During the last few weeks in all the Kindermusik classes, we have experienced many different timbres.  We’ve listened to the sounds of different types of bells, paper bags, a variety of wooden instruments, multitudes of drums (played with the hand to get a better variety of sounds), and much more.  [...]

Amazing Bird encourages Vocal Play

When looking for a YouTube video showing the sounds of frogs and birds, I came across this amazing bird, having a lot of fun with Vocal Play.  I hope you and your child enjoy similar types of vocal play.  Although with children, don’t expect such cooperation in performing for other people.  Try to keep it [...]