Ways to support your children at home with

instrumental sounds.

• Make your own musical instruments, using cardboard rolls, tins, dried peas, beans, stones. Shake these loudly, softly, as you are marching, skipping or stomping. Play ‘Guess what’s inside the instrument’.

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• Sing known songs loudly and then softly, stretch words in known songs and add new words or sounds.

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• Listen to a range of music with your child, from rap to classical.

• Encourage your child to move in response to the variety of musical styles and moods.