Happy New Year!!
Today we start a series here on We Are the Music Makers about the first step in musical development: steady beat and rhythm. For the next several weeks we will walk through ways to explore and develop a child's steady beat and rhythmic abilities through listening, singing, moving, and playing.
WIshy Washy Wee: Moving to Steady Beat
I love this song from the British Isles. For older kids there's actually a circle game that goes along with it as well (read about it here).
For our purposes, though, we're going to focus on moving the child to the steady beat.
Holding the infant in your arms, bounce gently up and down as you sing this lively song.
When you get the the "wee" part, spin once in a circle
Continue gently bouncing as you sing the closing phrase.
Download Music and Lyrics
Keep bouncing,
- Victoria