Rhythm (pattern)Īdding some variety to a steady beat introduces rhythm.īoard books sometimes adapt traditional songs to give them a localised or more modern flavour while still maintaining the rhythm of the original. Babies are already familiar with a regular beat – they’ve been listening to their mother’s heartbeat in the womb. Whether you say the words or sing them, feel the underlying pulse. ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, little star’ (Traditional) If you recite ‘Twinkle, twinkle, little star’ to yourself, you’ll notice it has a straightforward 4/4 beat: Twin (1) – kle (2), twin (3) – kle (4), lit (1) – tle (2) star (3, 4), how (1) I (2) won (3) – der (4) what (1) you (2) are (3, 4). The simplest way to start feeling the beat in books is with nursery rhymes. Each of the musical elements can be – should be – present when we read out loud. Now think about the way we use our voices when we read and tell stories aloud. Think about the basic elements of music – beat (the underlying, repeating pulse), rhythm (the pattern of sound and silence into notes of different length), tempo (speed), pitch (the range of high and low notes), dynamics (the variety of loud and soft notes) and tonal colour (the quality of the sound). Music – for pleasure and enjoyment, for its role in child development, for its emotive possibilities, for its capacity to connect – belongs in every child’s life.Īnd books can play a part in introducing children to music, starting with their very first board books.
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