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The Aims of Ritmìa
- Having fun creating and
listening to music;
- Learning the basics of music
education: sound, silence, pitch, loudness, tone, sound
length, rhythm, melody and harmony;
- Learning beginning recorder
technique both at a group and individual level;
- Developing skills in basic
rhythm and melody improvisation;
- Using drawing and painting
as unconventional means for learning music notation;
- Listening to music not only
with one's ears;
- Showing the relationship
between spoken language and music;
- Broadening the perception
of what a musical instrument is, so that children can improvise
making their own instruments from common objects;
- Developing a perception of
different parts of the body, how to move them in space,
and how these movements can be perceived better by sound
stimulation;
- Gaining a better understanding
of breathing in order to develop body control, wind instrument
technique and use of the voice;
- Developing self control;
- Learning to relax and
concentrate by listening to one's body, sound stimulation
and silence;
- Using the voice as an
instrument, improving ear training, developing a better sense
of rhythm and esthaetics.
- Developing a capacity to
socialize and communicate.
- Allowing children to be better
prepared for future ensemble work.
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