Singing A Story: The Magic of Musical Books
Part I: Why Sing a Book?
Brigid Finucane here from Merit School of Music in Chicago,
where I teach early childhood music and movement classes.
A passion of mine is music and literacy, and one of my
favorite ways to share this with students and families is by presenting musical
books at the end of classtime. When a book is sung, it goes beyond the simple
and everyday – it’s elevated into a new and special experience! A musical book
engages, invites positive communal participation, opens teaching opportunities
and provides non-stressful (group) pronunciation practice, especially important
for the many families and students I work with whose first language is not
English.
