Create a Sprouting Melodies 1 Framework

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Sprouting Melodies 1 Framework:

Use 5 words to describe the music experiences in Sprouting Melodies 1.

Write 5 sentences you can use when speaking with parents about musical responses of children in SM1.

Create a plan for songs and music experiences to use in a Sprouting Melodies 1 session

[Celia Grove]

5 words to describe the music experiences in Sprouting Melodies 1 is gentle, nurturing, soothing, exploratory, and calm.

When speaking with parents about the musical responses of children in SM1:
Infants in this level of Sprouting Melodies are just beginning to interact with their environments! Music responses in this class would include simple things such as turning to the music, smiling, and starting to even coo with music. As they get older and more used to the Sprouting Melody environment, reactions and responses will be more noticeable. Music in this Sprouting Melodies class is really about musical interactions that we can set up to help you begin a musical bond with your child.

Plan:
Gathering Song/ Hello- (I’ve got one that’s called Everybody’s Here and It’s Time to Sing Hello that might work for this class with adaptations!)
Bonding Song w/Movement- Wiggly Jiggly Car
Instrument Play- I Like This Song
Transition Song-Tickle
Songs About Me/Singing- Just Like Me
Cooldown Movement- Scarves
Goodbye

[Samantha M Lawrence]

5 Words: Joy, gentle, touch, cuddling, bonding

5 Sentences: Infants ages 0-9 months are able to make choices in music by turning away or turning towards music. Infants are also able to make choices through independent instrument exploration. Music experiences in the group are dynamic, working to stimulate a child’s focus outwards to excite or to focus inward to calm. Infants may vocalize in response to singing. Classes with infants of this age are focused on building the bond between caregiver and child.

Plan:
Instrument Exploration – Embedded Songs: A Car on My Knee
Hello/Gathering Song – Transition Songs: Good Morning
Body Percussion – Gathering Songs: Sit Down With Me
Lap Ride/Tickles – Bonding Songs: Wiggly Jiggly Car
Instrument Play – Instrument Songs: I Like This Song
Gross Motor Movement – Movement Songs: Will You Come
Cool Down – Songs About Me: Just Like Me
Goodbye – Transition Songs: Goodbye

[Grace Baer]

5 Words – Flexible, gentle, enjoyable, bonding, supportive
5 Sentences – I’m seeing some really strong engagement and awareness from your little one right now, based on their head being turned to the sound of my instrument and their continued eye gaze. You may see some other reactions from your child to the music like turning their head away if it’s too much or if they don’t like that particular sound, moving their body, or making various facial expressions. Your infant may even making some vocalizations in response to your singing; it’s exciting and they want to join in! Please keep singing with us; your child will respond most to your voice because yours is the most familiar and the one they will keep listening to after our time here is done. The most important thing to come away from this experience is not being able to play a specific instrument but to have tools to keep building that bond between you and your child.
Plan: Gathering song/Hello, Instrument Exploration, Instrument play: In My Little Hand, Bonding: Row It Faster, Movement: Pick Your Hands Up High, Cool Down: Are You Sleeping? w/Scarves, Goodbye

[Leeann Mcmorrow]

I like that you called it a “cool down.” It seems like a great space to leave the session.

[Hally Batterman]

5 words – Gentle, Calm, Swaying, Touch, Joy

5 sentences –
1. Sprouting Melodies 1 is here to help foster the connection between you and your little one.
2. It is okay if your baby is asleep. You are here and you will be able to bring this music home to your baby.
3. I am going to speak in a softer voice to make sure you and your baby are comfortable as we progress through the Sprouting Melodies classes.
4. You may see your baby turn his/her head towards the sound source at this stage of development.
5. Your baby wants to hear your voice more than anyone at this stage of development.

Plan:
1. Instrument exploration/Time for families to get set up and chat with one another as they come in to the space
2. Gathering song – Good morning
3. Bonding song – Row It Faster
4. Song about me – Just Like Me
5. Instrument song – In My Little Hand
6. Movement song – As Big As Can Be
7. Cool down movement with scarves to Beth’s song, Growing Up Today
8. Good bye

[Caitlyn Pawelek]

5 words: Compassion, bonding, connections, exploration, support

5 Sentences: The most important voice your babies hear is your own, they want to hear you most! Listen out for your baby singing and cooing along to the music we make! Make sure to sing along so you can take home what we do here into the home!You baby is watching me play and sing right now, watch to see how engaged they are with the music. We are here to bond and connect with our babies.

Plan: 1. Gathering Song/Hello- Come on Everyone 2. Instrumental Exploration- In my little hand. 3. Bonding- Coming to get you 4. Movementl play wiggly jiggly car 5.Cooldown- just like me with sensory toys 6. Goodbye

[Brenna Sheaffer]

5 words to describe Sprouting Melodies 1: Gentle, nurturing, soothing, support, exploratory

5 Sentences: You are the most important voice to your babies, so sing to them often! Make sure you continue to sing the songs that we have sung here at home to continue to bond with your child and support development. It’s okay if your baby is asleep, they are still getting a lot of things out of time together. You are here and we are here to support to you in anyway. We are here to foster the connections between you and your little one.

Gathering/Hello-Good Morning, Good Morning & Gather Round Instrumental Exploration: In my Little Hand & Are you Ready for Music? 3. Bonding-Row Row Row your boat & Coming to getcha, Movement: Pick your Hands up High and wiggly jiggly car Cooldown- You are my sunshine with cuddling/rocking, Goodbye

[Leeann Mcmorrow]

Use 5 words to describe the music experiences in Sprouting Melodies 1.

Nurturing, peaceful, communal, relational, relaxing

Write 5 sentences you can use when speaking with parents about musical responses of children in SM1.

1. Our goal is to see our babies looking calm, soothed, and relax throughout the music through facial expressions and the sounds that they make.
2. If your baby falls asleep, it’s okay it just means that they like the music and are doing well in music class today!
3. You don’t need the same voice as a rockstar- your baby already thinks you are the rockstar and they love to hear your voice whether it is singing or speaking!
4. Take in each little moment of music class today- just like your baby!
5. Watch and see- your baby might turn their head towards the music or away from the music depending on what they want to hear.

Create a plan for songs and music experiences to use in a Sprouting Melodies 1 session
1. Gathering song: I wrote a song a long time ago where the tempo can easily be adapted, so I would use my own song, slow it down, and use lullaby-like accompaniment on the guitar.
2. Bonding Song: I Love Your Toes (link to YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBbTBrik-p4) I found this video online and thought it was a great song written by another early childhood specialist. The lyrics are, “I love your ___ (toes, knees, etc) so I’ll give them a little squeeze.”
3. Instrument exploration: Shaking Song- this is another song I wrote a while ago. Encourage parents to use some hand over hand assistance.
4. Movement: Row Row Row Your Boat
5. Closing: Time to Say Goodbye/You are my Sunshine- I wrote things closing song and it chains well with You are My Sunshine. It also has space to say goodbye using each child’s name depending on the size of the group.

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