by Mike » Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:55 pm
Hi GuruPimpi,
I´m also bleesed with the abundance of two kids, and my boys have always like "animal games" on the congas (buffalo galloping, frogs leap, all kinds of that animal stuff combined with a "story" I made up on the spot and involved them by singing .
Now that they´re older (6 and 9 years old, they like (firmly set) 5-10 minutes a day when we try to figure out certain patterns in the simple mode: quarter, quaver etc..
As my kids see what my (high school) students play in ceoncerts, they memorize songs (mainly the melody) and play along with them on congas and hand percussion.
To me me it seems that the more familiar you are with the musical context, the better - o rin other words: What´s good for adults, is - on a different level - good for kids, too.
You can´t play what you can´t sing....
Peace & drum