Share some of your experiences with children of this age and level

I haven’t had any experience with children within the age level of 0-9 months yet. I’m hoping that I can take what I’ve learned from this course and use it when I do have the opportunity to work with children of this age level.

I have not had lots of experiences working with infants officially as a MT but have been lucky to make music with my nephew and niece and friends’ babies and find that my timbre just naturally shifts to a more low key and my vocal quality turns sing-songy.

When my children were growing up, we would sing, play instruments, and read books constantly. We attended library playgroups and Kindermusik classes. Some of my favorite memories of my children growing up were surrounded by music and early literacy. I knew and respected the importance of music on a young child’s development.

Now as my children are older, they each hold music as important parts of their lives. They share music with their peers through marching/concert bands, they listen to music constantly, they learn the complexities of learning how to play an instrument, and they recognize the role of music and how important it is in their lives.