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Encouraging natural muscicality

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TinkerBellesMum · 01/11/2008 22:58

This is the first time I've posted on this section but I'm after some ideas.

My dad's family have quite a bit of natural muscicality going on, my aunt was the most amazing musician (not so much a nice person, I'm not hero worshipping!) singer and dancer. She was the most talented in the family, but it's certainly something that's come through the family as a whole.

Tink has shown some natural muscicality from the start. Before she could speak she could sing along to a song she'd never heard before and keep quite good tune, she'd be tapping the beat on her legs at the same time. She now sings constantly! She can make a tune out of the whistle on a recorder (her fingers don't reach the holes). She still has a really good sense of timing (even her comic timing is good!) and loves to dance.

I don't want to push her into anything, but I do want to encourage her, I'm not sure she'll be as good as her great-aunt was but I think she has a good chance of doing doing well. I've started taking her to ballet class at the local theatre which is 30 minutes for 2-4 year olds on a Saturday morning and is mainly just running around and getting them into the idea. I'm wondering if anyone has any other ideas of things I can do with her, she's 27 months old.

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pinkteddy · 01/11/2008 23:08

Ballet is a good idea - have you a local pre-school singing/music group? Have a look under your mumsnet local or you could try your local authority website for a list of groups near you. Has she got any basic instruments to play with eg: tambourine, jingle bells etc?

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brimfull · 01/11/2008 23:13

I would say just do loads of singing and dancing at this age,no real need for lessons yet.Although this amazing 7yr old started playing at 3!!!

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TinkerBellesMum · 01/11/2008 23:21

We've got lots of instruments, everyone thinks I'll hate it so buy them, but I'm quite musical so love it (I regret that I wasn't encouraged more, but I'm not thinking about her in some sort of living my life way). She finds them all interesting and loves to have a go at everything. She shocked me when she played Twinkle on the recorder the other day. The ballet class is the first thing I've taken her too, I can't get around much at the moment so Saturdays are ideal as I can take someone to help her.

Awww bless it's almost as big as her! I still hear the "Beeb dot com" adverts when I hear that song [hblush]

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karise · 13/11/2008 18:01

Do you have a 'Music for Little People' class near you?
I'm a music teacher & can vouch for the fact that they are proper structured classes, not just a bang on a tambarine like some I could mention
DD is in year 2 now doing piano lessons, but as a pre-schooler she loved them & they really helped!

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