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Montessori-Inspired Music Appreciation

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“…success [in music education] is bound up with the need for the production of plenty of music around the child, so that there is set up an environment calculated to develop musical sense and intelligence.” Maria Montessori, The Discovery of the Child

Montessori-Inspired Music Appreciation

Tomorrow is World Music Day! Music – including music appreciation – is an important part of Montessori education. You’ll find some Montessori thoughts about young children and music in this article by Mario Montessori, Maria Montessori’s son: Man’s Spiritual Expressions: Language and Music, 1956. Music: an Integral Part of the Montessori Curriculum from North American Montessori Center also tells more about Montessori music education.

Although young children enjoy simple rhythmic activities and many kinds of musical expression, I want to focus on music appreciation today because of a special printable offered for a dime for World Music Day. I also want to provide some musical appreciation materials for families studying instruments in various parts of the world during a world travel unit study or while using Montessori continent boxes this summer.

While many aspects of music can be taught from a young age, children can enjoy classical music – along with many other types of music – when they’re exposed to it early. Here are some printables and Montessori-inspired activities that can help your child and/or students develop an appreciation of music.

 

Montessori-Inspired Music Appreciation Printables

Free Instrument Nomenclature Cards from Counting Coconuts

Free Instruments Nomenclature Cards from The Helpful Garden

Free World Instrument Cards (9 cards) from Montessori Materials

Musical Composers 3-Part Cards and Control Chart from Montessori Print Shop

Musical Composers 3-Part Cards and Control Chart from Montessori Print Shop

Music Materials available for purchase from Montessori Print Shop

Music Materials available for purchase from Montessori for Everyone

Free educational materials from Maestro Classics (Maestro Classics offers classical music for children that fits well with Montessori education, and their educational materials give extension activities for specific classical pieces.)

Montessori-Inspired Music Appreciation Activities

Montessori-Inspired Music Unit Studies

Montessori-Inspired Music Unit Studies

Lots of Montessori music appreciation activities from Magical Movement Company

Music Series Round-Up, including Musical Instruments & the Symphony Orchestra from Montessori for Everyone

Age 3-6+ – Montessori Music from Michael Olaf

Music and Art Shelves (Photo from Counting Coconuts)

Music and Art Shelves (Photo from Counting Coconuts)

Music and Art Shelves from Counting Coconuts

Montessori music posts, including Music Listening from What DID We Do All Day?

Say ‘Cello’ and Visions of Sugarplums (The Nutcracker) from To the Lesson!

Introduction to Music for Preschoolers from Carrots Are Orange

Music Lessons from Just Montessori

Music posts from The Adventures of Bear

Composers, Instruments of the Orchestra, and Who Am I? Cards and Composers Definition Stages from Montessori By Hand

Music History Lesson from Montessori Mom

Composer Posters and Picture Cards from The Homeschool Den

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    • Deb says

      Thanks so much for letting me know, Beth … I hadn’t seen it. It became my Free Printable for the Day at the Living Montessori Now Facebook page! 🙂

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  3. Jessica says

    These resources are great!

    It is also “Pollinator Week” which ties in with Biology, but we’ll have to do something with music today too!

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    • Deb says

      Thanks so much for your kind comment, Jessica! It’s great that it’s “Pollinator Week,” too! I love lessons that can tie in with the calendar … calendar observances always seem to add spice to learning activities! 🙂

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  6. Maureen Sklaroff says

    Cool! I can really use this! I have had literally no music history/appreciation education in my life, so it has always been a tough subject for me. This is a great selection of resources, thanks!

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    • Deb says

      Thanks so much for your kind comment, Maureen! Music was my main extracurricular activity in high school, so I always enjoy having a chance to focus on it. 🙂

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  11. Ness says

    Your round ups are awlays so helpful. Thank you! I haven’t introduced enoguh music appreciation to my son. This has inspired me.

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    • Deb says

      Thanks so much, Ness! It’s great to hear that my roundups are helpful! I hope you have fun introducing music appreciation … I always loved doing those sorts of activities with my kids! 🙂

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  12. The Iowa Farmer's Wife says

    Thanks for this post! I’ve been looking for more ways to teach classical music and these are perfect resources! Printed a few things from Counting Coconuts. We also watch a few things on starfall.com about a few composers. 🙂 Her fav is Tchaikovsky.

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    • Deb says

      Thanks for your kind comment, Candy … and thanks for linking up! It’s true that there isn’t a comment section on the giveaway linky page. You have some great giveaways at your site, too! 🙂

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  15. Allison says

    Hi Deb, what a great round up of musical activities. As a musician, teaching children early is close to my heart. I’m pinning this. Thanks for sharing with The Sunday Showcase!

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