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Music Engagement & Programming: for Schools

Jan. 5, 2019
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Music Engagement & Programming: for Schools

  1. Music Programming & Engagement Katie Salo || Early Literacy Librarian
  2. My Background • Violinist • Self-taught piano • Currently learning ukulele • Alto (Singer) • Librarian
  3. Common Misconceptions • “I’m not musical” • “I don’t have a good voice” • “I’m quiet” • “I don’t have the education” • “I’ll never be on that singing show”
  4. Shake, Shimmy, & Dance! • Began in 2014 • Drop-in program • No registration • Weekly on consistent day/time • Intergenerational program • Averages 60-120 people • Recorded music • One prop per class • Based on early literacy concepts
  5. Video?
  6. Get Comfortable • De-prioritize yourself • Give yourself permission to be not perfect • Set yourself up for success • Let the kids lead • What happens in music time…
  7. Why Music? • Language development • Fine motor & gross motor development • Social-emotional development • Creative benefits • Inclusion regardless of language • Increased spatial thinking (seeing patterns) • Increased test scores
  8. Adults Should… • Value music, even if you don’t personally love it/enjoy it • Have music accessible • Be confident in their own abilities • Interact with children and music in a playful manner • Find appropriate ways to integrate music into classroom life
  9. Ways to Engage • Materials • Talking • Movement • Music itself
  10. Materials • Books • Musical instruments • Fabric props • Our bodies • Common household items • Make-your-own
  11. Talking • Compliments • Observations • Vocabulary building • Conversations • Open-ended questions
  12. How to Move • Step • Slide • Clap • Tap • Snap • Bounce • Jump • Hop • Twirl • Shake • Wiggle • Walk • Run • Tip-toe • Skip • Wave • Boogie • Swim • Juggle • Drum • Put your hands up • Play air guitar However you’re comfortable!
  13. Music • Singing sounds • Nursery Rhymes • Childhood songs • Making up songs • Other languages • Recorded music
  14. Questions?
  15. Contact • Katie Salo, Early Literacy Librarian Indian Prairie Public Library • simplykatie@gmail.com • katies@ippl.info
  16. Resources • CLEL (https://www.clel.org/early-literacy-reminders) • Earlier is Easier (https://www.earlieriseasier.org/) • Every Child Ready to Read (http://everychildreadytoread.org/) • Read-Aloud (https://twitter.com/ReadAloud_org) • Reading Rockets (http://www.readingrockets.org/article/making- music-literacy-tips-parents) • Vroom (https://app.vroom.org/try-vroom) • Zero to Three (https://www.zerotothree.org/)
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