Grade 2 • Music How to Support Your Child
Music is a wonderful way for families to connect and spend time together! Here are some strategies to help set your child up for success in the music classroom.
- Listen to a wide range of music with your child, and discuss what is heard.
- Explore the music found in home record, tape, and CD collections, library collections, radio, and television programs.
- Teach your child to sing songs that are familiar to you. Encourage your child to sing and teach you songs learned at school. Discuss the words and elements of the music they share.
- Encourage your child to explore and create movement which reflects his or her feelings toward a wide variety of music.
- Ask your child to explain and demonstrate the music symbols used in the school music class.
- Select and watch television shows and video tapes with your child that show the uses of music in different cultures.
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