ABSTRACT

Music and young children are the best of friends. They’re almost inseparable!Children love to sing and play instruments, move, create, and respond tomusic in all sorts of interesting ways. Children sing while they play-both familiar songs and new creations of their own. They twirl and rock and move to music every chance they get. They are curious about sound and sound sources and just the sight of rhythm instruments makes young children’s eyes light up, smiles emerge, and cries of “I want to play” ring out. Music and children just naturally go together.