Music Together Update #1

It has already been 4 lessons since I signed up Ry for Music Together and therefore it is time for me to give a little update of Ry's progress. Over this time, I have also realised that many of the toddlers that we met in the playground and the library are enrolled in this program too, which therefore shows its popularity. I must admit that the lessons are pretty good and Ry has enjoyed them tremendously. He looks forward to the lessons and often participates enthusiastically in them despite the odd hour at 12 -1 pm, which is his usual lunch time. Like for the last lesson, he actually went through the whole lesson even though I knew he was extremely hungry as he kept coming back to me to ask for raisins and other snacks, which I am not supposed to give it to him in the little room.

Also, I have observed that Ry has also learnt to become more sociable and independent through these lessons. He would start to mingle around with other children and could stay away from me to participate in the activities alone. Like this morning, he actually sat alone in the middle of the room with other children in the library toddler sing-a-long session. Most importantly, I have seen his progress with the songs and actions. He could now perform some actions of the songs and could learn to follow the actions from the instructor more readily. For example, he could stomp his feet, pat his head, open and shut his palms when we do some action songs that involve them.

The last Music Together lesson involved the children playing with drums. There were drums of different sizes and shapes and the children could move around the room to beat on the drums. It was real fun and all the children enjoyed them thorougly. During the lesson, the kids were encouraged to explore the drums and parents were instructed not to stifle their creativity and curiosity. The video below is a snapshot of the drum lesson. I'm definitely looking forward to this Thursday lesson which we are instructed to bring kitchen items to the lessons for the children to make music with.