Hi. My mom got her nursery school teaching certificate back in the 1950s. At that time, candidates had to demonstrate proficiency on at least one musical instrument to become certified. She taught preschool her entire career. When she retired, she went back to her school as the volunteer music lady because the new teachers were not confident about playing instruments and singing with the children. I would love to know if any participants in this discussion actually DID singing or playing instruments as part of their teacher preparation coursework.
The value of playing your own music and doing your own singing is that you can adapt words to fit the languages and the topics of interest that are needed by the children you have.
In the olden days of the 1990s and 2000s, there was usually a music stage at the NAEYC conference where beloved and new children's musicians performed live as part of the exhibit hall and got participants involved. Maybe going back to that would be a great way to elevate the importance of live, interactive music. What do you think?
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Karen Nemeth
Author/consultant/keynotes
Language Castle LLC
Allentown PA
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-03-2022 09:27 AM
From: Carrie Wilson
Subject: Music for classrooms
Hello everyone-
I was wondering how everyone plays music in their classrooms. Currently, our classrooms use Ipods and uses bluetooth speakers. However, they are a few generations old in the world of technology. How do people play music? Does anyone use an Alexa in classrooms or what device to you use for circle time music and listening throughout the day?
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Carrie Wilson
Assistant Director
St. Anthony's Day School
Alexandria VA
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