Music activities should build upon each child’s natural strengths rather than forcing them to fit an adult’s idea of precocity in music making it pleasurable to develop positive attitudes and emotional responses.

3. Basic
Stages
in Musical
Development

4. Identify the basic stages of early
musical development and how
their domains of learning
developed through creativity in
music.

5. Toddlers
Basic Stages
In Musical
Development
• Can distinguish among sounds;
imitate it; approximate pitches
• Sing or hum
• Explore sound making with
household objects.

6. Toddlers
Basic Stages
In Musical
Development
• Creativity in music:
Toddlers uses
primarily arms
and legs, and
move in response
to the tempo.

7. The 3-Year-Old
Basic Stages
In Musical
Development
• Sing along on certain phrases of familiar
songs
• Establish and maintain a regular beat
• Sing songs with repetitive words and
sings in tune.
• Is more consistent in rhythmic responses
and can accomplish sudden “freezes.”
Cognitive Development

8. The 3-Year-Old
Basic Stages
In Musical
Development
• Enjoys listening to recorded music and
imitating the motions of others.
• Suggest words for songs.
• Interested in rhythm instruments.
Affective Development

9. The 3-Year-Old
Basic Stages
In Musical
Development
• Have better voice control, rhythmic
response, and mastery of song
• Claps in tempos and at different levels
when imitating an adult.
Psychomotor Development

10. Basic Stages
In Musical
Development
• Creativity in music:
They experiment
with different
types of body
movements, and
tend to be more
graceful.
The 3-Year-Old

11. The 4-Year-Old
Basic Stages
In Musical
Development
• Makes suggestion for musical activities.
• Add words and create songs on
instruments.
• Has increased the ability to master song
lyrics.
• Matches and classifies sounds according
to volume and pitch.
Cognitive Development

12. The 4-Year-Old
Basic Stages
In Musical
Development
• Combines creative drama with movement
and singing.
• Memorizes finger-plays, chants, and
action songs
• Forms basic concepts such as loud-soft
and fast-slow.
Psychomotor Development

13. The 4-Year-Old
Basic Stages
In Musical
Development
• Enjoys singing and is more aware of
sounds and rhythms.
• Imitates movement of animals, machines,
or other familiar objects of people.
Affective Development

14. Basic Stages
In Musical
Development
• Creativity in music:
they master new
movements and
can switch
rapidly from one
type to another.
The 4-Year-Old

15. The 5 to 6-Year-Old
Basic Stages
In Musical
Development
• Sings complete songs from memory.
• Moves rhythmically to a regular beat
and can keep time with music.
• Greater pitch control and rhythmic
accuracy.
• Learn simple dance steps and adapt them
to rhythms.
Cognitive Development

16. Basic Stages
In Musical
Development
• Play instruments with precision and
accuracy.
• Works well with a partner and with small
groups in musical activities.
• Longer attention span when listening to
music.
Psychomotor Development
The 5 to 6-Year-Old

17. Basic Stages
In Musical
Development
• Enjoys group singing, especially
interested in musical games.
• Enjoy songs and dances with specific
rules and patterns.
Affective Development
The 5 to 6-Year-Old

18. Basic Stages
In Musical
Development
• Creativity in Music:
They have more
rhythmic,
interpretive
quality.
The 5 to 6-Year-Old

20. The 7 to 8-Year-Old
Basic Stages
In Musical
Development
• Singing voice at a mature level.
• Sings in tune, with a vocal range of
approximately 8-10 notes.
• Learn to read song lyrics.
Cognitive Development

21. Basic Stages
In Musical
Development
• Sense of harmony is emerging.
• May express interest in learning to play
a musical instrument.
Affective Development
The 7 to 8-Year-Old

22. Basic Stages
In Musical
Development
• Able to master songs with greater
demands of memory and sequencing
skills.
• Musical preferences are fairly well
established.
Psychomotor Development
The 7 to 8-Year-Old

23. Basic Stages
In Musical
Development
• Creativity in Music:
• They are able to
improvise
movements and
match it to the
beat of the song.
• They are capable of
following more
complex instructions
The 7 to 8-Year-Old

24. Music activities should build
upon each child’s natural
strengths rather than
forcing them to fit an adult’s
idea of precocity in music
making it pleasurable to
develop positive attitudes
and emotional responses.

25. Reference:
http://www.californiakindergartenassociation.org/wp-
content/uploads/2013/08/Basic-Stages-of-Early-Musical-Development.pdf
9/27/17 Report in Creative Arts
Mballaco / Bachelor in Elemetary Education/ Taguic City University