Children’s Books: A Great Partner in the Music Classroom
Added to website 05/07/2023. Updated 17/04/2024.
In this article, Suzanne Hall asks music educators to consider how they can use children’s books in the classroom: ‘Children’s literature in the elementary music classroom promotes imaginative play and contributes to exposure and dramatic arts involvement’.
In this accessible article written by Suzanne Hall, children’s books are explored as a valuable teaching tool for EYFS and KS1 teachers (Hall is speaking to a US context, but the work also speaks to a UK context). She explains ‘Music activities that involve children’s books can be fun and engaging and offer a new level of exposure to what music-making is. The breadth of experience can be vast, from seeing how harmony can reflect the setting or mood to how a simple melody can launch a storyline of an entire composition.’
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