Practical Inclusion of Technology Resources in Early Childhood
Music Education
2008
MMEA Conference
March 27-29, 2008
Boston Park Plaza and Towers Hotel
Boston, Massachusetts
Thursday, 9:00-9:45AM Gloucester
Clinician:
Dr. Fred Kersten
Educational
Musical Toys:
*Musical
toys from K&B -- that are well evaluated and highly recommended.
*Ready
Set Learn Jump and Dance Mat -- Colorful Dance mat for integrating music
and movement.
*Discovery
Mozart Music Cube -- Highly recommended for involving children in timbre
recognition and experimenting with elements of music.
*Discovery.com
-- provides a good site for examining quality music education toys that are
currently available.
*Fisher-Price
Learn Through Music --Demonstration Page with information about the system.
*Fisher-Price main page
-- Provides information about educational toys by age, type, learning possibilities and new product
lines.
*Little People™ Children’s
Music -- Good source of songs and materials that are available.
Educational Music Materials
*Music by John Feierabend. CDs accompany many of the publications that Dr. Feierabend has produced. Top notch materials and very usable.
Other
Sites for Music Toy Perusal
*Varied
Instruments of Interest
*Back
to Basics Music Toys
Many of these sites require and
Macromedia Shockwave Player which can be downloaded here.