<h3>Dzenguze Kuko (timbre, texture)</h3><p>This is a gentle Latvian folk-song about a cuckoo. I believe that children should have the opportunity to see and hear choirs and orchestras from an early age. I have found that young children love the music that I'm enthusiastic about and that they listen in an open-minded way to everything I share with them. Experiencing music like this live is just not an option for many children so I'm offering it with no apology, in the spirit of equal opportunities. </p>                                                                                                                                                                                

<h3>Meet Luchia, our Music Playtime Singer</h3><p>Next, I'd like you to meet Luchia Law, the singer on virtually all the sound files. Here she is singing <em>The Wheels on the Bus</em>, which you'll find in the <a href="https://music-playtime.com/member/topics/going-places/early-years/introductory">Going Places</a> unit. Most of the songs lend themselves to mime, which you can see Luchia doing here. Mime is great fun, it helps with understanding the meaning and character of a song and the children can do it with, or without, singing the words.</p>                                                                <h4>The Wheels on the Bus - Activity</h4><p>Try asking the children if they think Mrs Crocosaurus would like Luchia's singing. Hopefully, they will say. 'Yes'! If you ask why, you may get the same answer from all the children and it will go something like, 'Because she likes it'. This is fine - little children will almost certainly never have been asked this question before and it gives you the chance to say what you like about it! You could say that Luchia:</p><ul><li>sings the right tune</li><li>uses her singing voice, not her talking voice</li><li>sings not too fast and not too slow</li><li>makes a lovely sound - not shouty and not as quiet as a mouse.</li></ul>                                                                                                                                                                    

The Wheels on the Bus - Video

<h3>Dzenguze Kuko (timbre, texture)</h3><p>This is a gentle Latvian folk-song about a cuckoo. I believe that children should have the opportunity to see and hear choirs and orchestras from an early age. I have found that young children love the music that I'm enthusiastic about and that they listen in an open-minded way to everything I share with them. Experiencing music like this live is just not an option for many children so I'm offering it with no apology, in the spirit of equal opportunities. </p>                                                                <div class="video">    <div class="embed">                    <iframe class="lazy_embed" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/382925312?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;color=A2D6BD" allowfullscreen="">            </iframe>            </div></div>                                                                <h3>Aviary (texture, pitch, tempo)</h3><p><em>Aviary</em> is from The Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens. The children will need to know before listening that the music is about birds because they will probably be unfamiliar with the word, 'Aviary'. The music is good for fluttering around to - the children could pretend to be a flock of birds, all travelling in the same direction. After moving to the music, you could explore what makes it sound bird-like eg the fluttery tune, the high-pitched notes played on the flute, the quick tempo, the full texture of several instruments playing at once.</p>                                                                <div class="video">    <div class="embed">                    <iframe class="lazy_embed" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/382926343?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;color=A2D6BD" allowfullscreen="">            </iframe>            </div></div>

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Dzenguze Kuko (timbre, texture) - Video

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Dzenguze Kuko (timbre, texture) - Video

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Dzenguze Kuko (timbre, texture)