Use 5 words to describe the music experiences in Sprouting Melodies 2.

[Meredith Pizzi]

[Megan Goddu]

playful, engaging, energetic but calm, authentic, anticipated surprise

[Emily Seymour]

 Adventure, Experimenting, Security, Anticipation, Surprise

[Kristen Macleod]

Energy, playful, Authentic, Anticipation, Fun

[Anonymous]

Exploration, Energetic, Movement, Interaction, Play

[Meredith Pizzi]

I like the way Megan described it as “Anticipated Surprise.” Especially with the younger babies in this group, surprise can be frightening as we are mostly working in the developmental level of Trust. Be sure that the surprises are measured and tempered by the little ones in the group. They will let you know when it is too much. I have certainly had that experience of frightening one of the babies in the grou and having to backtrack and then be more cautious moving forward. So yes, let’s focus on the anticipated surprises – by providing developmentally appropriate music and repeating it enough times so that they can predict what is coming next and feel comfortable with carefully planned surprises.  Does this make sense?

[Lauren Bevilacqua]

Playful, Enthusiastic, Flexible, Rhythmical, Expectancy
 

[Michelle Muth]

anticipatory, joyful, calm, fun…giggles

[Vanessa Talbott]

Engaging, fun, motivating, encouraging and exciting

[Megan Goddu]

Thank you Meredith! I liked how you explained it in the video. It made me realize that some things that I wouldn’t have considered a “surprise” within a song…in reality is and if a child isn’t properly prepared for that surprise it can be frightening.

[Lisa Klostermann]

Energy, Surprise, Exploration, Playful, Free Movement

[Jillian Brown]

playful, calm, engaging, connection, free

[Carla Carnegie]

stimulating, playful, energetic, variety, grounding

[Courtney Fanello]

surprise, energetic, anticipation, fun, exploration

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