Educator Seminar: "Musical Play With Young Children: Creating Ideal Music Learning Environments"

Hosted by Dr. Leslie Hart, Music Specialist at Bing Nursery School.

Building fluency in music is much the same as with language. In language, children develop competence over the course of years, while engaging in improvised expression for countless hours, from a variety of sources, perhaps in multiple languages. In music learning environments, children need similar opportunities to play through singing, movement, and repeated experiences with a variety of repertoire. However, music learning is typically teacher directed with few opportunities for improvisation or play. This presentation will explore music learning within a play-based nursery school setting. It will offer video examples of children’s musical expression, as well as suggestions for creating ideal music learning environments, based on classroom teaching experiences and the research literature.

Registration is required and opens Saturday, April 20th at 9am via Eventbrite. REGISTER HERE

This event is virtual and will be hosted via Zoom. A zoom link will be made available to attendees in the days before the event. For confidentiality reasons, there will not be a recording of the session made available after the event. Please plan on attending live. Refunds offered for extenuating circumstances only. Please contact bingschool [at] stanford.edu (bingschool[at]stanford[dot]edu) to inquire. No refunds will be granted for missed event. Certificate of attendance and handout provided with session.

Email bingschool [at] stanford.edu (bingschool[at]stanford[dot]edu) for more information.