Module 5 5.2.2 Discovery and experimenting with sound


Young children should be granted enough opportunities to experiment with sound. During free play the young child should be able to experiment with percussion or melodic instruments as he wishes. Te educarer should see to it that an interesting music corner, which invites the children to participate, is set up.


5.2.3 The criteria for a music corner


In the same way that a “house corner”, “shop”, “hospital”, etc. are arranged as part of the play area, it is important that a music corner be set up.


Te permanence, size and content of the music corner will depend on the available area, apparatus and on the resourcefulness of the educarer. Suitable Apparatus for the Music Corner


Te apparatus placed in the music corner may include the following:  Pictures of instruments  Illustrations for songs that the children already know  Percussion instruments that hang from hooks against the wall with pictures of the different instruments at their respective places. In this way the child will be able to see where the triangle, drum and bells are hung. A missing instrument will also be spotted immediately.


 Melodic instruments such as chime bars or xylophones are arranged according to the pentatomic scale, that is doh, re, mi, soh, and lah. (Only these five notes. Penta means five and the young children can play any two notes together without their sounding false.) Te pentatomic scale should sometimes be substituted by the traditional scale.


 Homemade sound apparatus, for example bottles or glasses of the same size which can be filled to different levels. Different water levels will cause sounds at varying pitches to be produced when the bottles are tapped with a spoon or wooden stick.


 Hanging water drums. Tis type of apparatus can be made from a few tins (with tight-fitting lids), of different sizes, for example, paint tins. A small amount of water is placed in every tin before it is closed. Te tins can be attached to hooks in a wooden frame by means of elasticised bands. Te tins are then tapped with a metal or wooden stick so as to produce different sounds.


 Fantasy clothes such as skirts, scarves, head-dresses and old ballet costumes will invite the children to embark on fantasy play which incorporates music.


 Bells fastened around the ankles or wrists encourage rhythmical movement.


 Andress (1980:13) describes a sound box or house into which young children can crawl in order to experiment with sound apparatus. Te sound box consists of a large wooden box with a moveable roof and moveable windows. On the inside of the wall, which slides in and out in a groove, strings of different thicknesses are, for example, strung up. A wooden wedge that serves as a bridge can be placed on different parts of the string.


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