Music appreciation is an effective way for children to receive education through aesthetics while listening to music. There are many musical works that children themselves cannot sing or play, but they can feel and appreciate them. The following is an article I compiled for you to teach children how to appreciate musicals. I hope it will be useful to you!
Works suitable for children to appreciate
Children aged 2 to 3 years old, who are interested in musical works The nature is not easy to understand. When they listen to music, they often pay attention to some characteristic music that expresses the theme and ideas, but do not pay attention to the mood, style, strength of the music, and changes in speed. Therefore, 3-year-old children are suitable for listening to music with a smooth speed and single content. Such as "Lullaby", "Ball", "Bird's Song", "Little March", "Proud Little Duck", "Woodpecker", "Doll", "Little White Rabbit Jumping" and other tracks.
4-year-old children can already identify the changes in speed in musical works, and they can change their movements as the speed of the music changes. Can initially feel some prominent emotional colors in musical works. For example, the march is majestic; the dance music is lively; the ballad is cheerful; the lullaby is leisurely. However, it is still difficult to perceive the intensity of the work, and it is difficult to distinguish the high and low tones of the music, and it is also difficult to distinguish the differences in timbre caused by different registers and different performances.
Therefore, 4-year-old children should appreciate music works that are rich in content, have obvious changes in speed, and have different styles. Such as "Little White Rabbit and Big Black Bear", "Skipping Rope", "Flying Butterflies", "Shepherd Boy Piccolo", "Spring in Xinjiang", "Backgammon", "The Tortoise and the Hare" and foreign "Animal Carnival" and "Toys" Symphony", "Swan Lake", "Turkish March", "Fantasia", "Peter and the Wolf" and other repertoire.
How to teach children to appreciate music works
① Use vivid and vivid language to guide children to listen to music purposefully. Before children appreciate music, parents can conduct introductory conversations to introduce the name and content of the work to their children, draw their attention to the artistic conception of the work, and let them know what to listen to. At the same time, ask your children for appreciation. For example, when enjoying the song "Shake, Shake, Shake", use a toy cradle and a sleeping rag doll in the cradle to rock with the music, and ask the child: "Listen carefully, who is shaking and shaking?" to attract the child's attention. appreciate. When children appreciate music, parents should also listen enthusiastically and feel it with their children. It is best to enter the situation prescribed by the music first and guide the children to feel and appreciate it with a positive attitude.
②Inspire children to think while listening. Through guided conversations about a certain work and repeated appreciation, children are bound to feel something in the music with unusual excitement and curiosity. At this time, parents should talk to their children in time and encourage them to speak out their feelings boldly. However, due to the poor vocabulary of children, it is impossible to use language to completely summarize their feelings. Children must be allowed and inspired to express them through various means such as movements, gestures, expressions, etc. The process of expression is the process of thinking, recalling and feeling about the work.
When teaching children to appreciate music, you should pay attention to the following points
① The selected music works should be suitable for the children’s age characteristics and music appreciation level. Consider factors such as the musical quality of your children and the musical conditions of your family.
②Create a good environment for children to listen to music. In order for children to concentrate and listen with full concentration when enjoying music, it is best not to have people walking around or making other noises.
③ During the appreciation process, children should be allowed to imagine and express themselves. It is not necessary to ask children to sit upright in a chair and listen too seriously, with ears pricked up. Give children some freedom in movement and language, but these Not too much.
④ Let the children listen to the same work more and think more, appreciate it again and again, and deepen their impression. You can also put forward new requirements to your child, inspiring him to deepen his feelings and enrich his imagination during the appreciation process.