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Tuning Baby’s Listening Ears

Tuning Baby’s Listening Ears

by Debbie Mondale | Feb 3, 2018 | 0 to 18 m., Child development, Foundations of Learning

Do you ever just stop and really listen to your surroundings? It’s kind of noisy. You might hear the sounds of music or television commercials, the humming of the refrigerator or air conditioner, birds singing, cars driving by, your baby babbling, wind blowing,...
Listening and Vocal Play with Birds and Children

Listening and Vocal Play with Birds and Children

by Debbie Mondale | Nov 8, 2013 | Activity ideas, Foundations of Learning, Lakeland, Winter Haven

“What does a bird say?”  A lot more than tweet, or chirp.   Most children only consider one sound, but an observant child with more experience with bird sounds might ask, “What kind of bird?”   Fun vocal play with different bird sounds can open up the world of...
LISTENING to Peter and the Wolf

LISTENING to Peter and the Wolf

by Debbie Mondale | May 6, 2012 | 3 - 5 years, 5 - 7 years, Activity ideas, For Your Enjoyment, Foundations of Learning, Music Concepts, Young Child: Ages 5-7

JUST LISTEN to these characters:   A happy carefree young boy, a scolding grandfather, a sneaky cat, a hapless duck, a hyper little bird, and an ominous and hungry mean old Wolf.   Yes, I am referring to the story of Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev, and I...
Hey Mister Timbre – Thing Man, Make a Sound for Me

Hey Mister Timbre – Thing Man, Make a Sound for Me

by Debbie Mondale | Mar 16, 2012 | 1.5 - 3.5 years, 3 - 5 years, 5 - 7 years, Activity ideas, Parenting Techniques

Imagine one day soon, watching your children with baskets full of plastic eggs, and instead of immediately opening them, they are shaking them to determine what is inside, “Listen… I think this one has coins in it.”  “This sounds exactly like Jelly Beans… gotta be!” ...
Exploring Timbre with Young Children

Exploring Timbre with Young Children

by Debbie Mondale | Mar 16, 2012 | Activity ideas, Child development, Foundations of Learning, Music Concepts, Uncategorized

Timbre (pronounced “tam-ber”) is the distinctive quality of a sound.  Just as we recognize the importance of developing a large spoken vocabulary, it is important for us to recognize the importance of developing a similar vocabulary for sounds.  This will help...
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