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The emphasis in Module 1 'My Musical Body' is on the child and the discovery of their own musical body, surroundings and instruments.

The intention in this Module is to

  • develop the child's creative confidence in their ability to express their own musical sounds
  • develop the child's awareness of the rhythms and sounds around them (this is vital in the art of creative listening, discovery and understanding ourselves and others)
  • develop the child's sense of the wealth of stimulation and inspiration that surrounds them every day · develop the child's understanding of the Creative Pedagogy used in this program.

There are 3 Exercises in the Module. Each exercise should be completed within the same session. Each session should be at least an hour long.

In this module the children work alone. Exercise 1 may be the most difficult for the children and their teachers as the emphasis is on the child paying attention to their inner world. Therefore, there is an example of how Exerices 1 may be directed in the classroom.

In Exercise 1 'Me' the children concentrate on the sounds and rhythms of their own body. This is their first repertoire of sounds and their primary listening and expressive exercise.

In Exercise 2 "Around Me", the children learn to develop an awareness of other rhythms around them in parks, schools corridors, streets, sea-sides etc. This provides them with a second repertoire of sounds, and enables them to discriminate between sounds in the continuous symphony and start to identify their preferences.

In Exercise 3 "Listen to My Instrument", the children develop an awareness of the different types of instruments and the sounds they make: percussion, strings and wind. This creates an awareness of the need to develop further their craft/skill to express their own musical compositions.

At the end of the Module, the schools are in video conference with each other to perform samples of the composition composed in the Module. They also discuss as a group their experiences throughout the process.

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