Comments for Classical Music Thoughts http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com Musical journeys in the classical realm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:16:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on A 2-year-old learning English by VinceL http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/a-2-year-old-learning-english/#comment-2368 VinceL Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:32:15 +0000 http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/a-2-year-old-learning-english/#comment-2368 Hi Silvina, Thanks for visiting! Sorry I took so long to respond. My wife (who taught 3-year-olds) wrote out a few thoughts. Here they are! Vince Dear Silvinia, Our three year old loves flashcards/games with pictures, letters, numbers etc. on them. Action songs are a great way to interest kids and teach them words. Stories on CD with books to look at works with one child at at time especially if they can operate the player by themselves (many three year olds can). When I taught three year olds in day care, we did a lot of "centres" (areas where individuals or small groups of 2 or 3 kids can play together) as well as whole group activities. Depending on how large a group you have some activities such as Play Doh - talking about the shapes and names of things made, forming letters etc. with the dough; building toys like Lego or Lincoln Logs will also give opportunities to learn new words. I doubt most 3 year olds are ready for a prolonged sit down and lecture type lesson, though 5 or so minutes at a time works. Have them "write" on the chalkboard. There are many resources available for this age group in the form of books with pages allowed to be photocopied, games, ideas. Building Blocks, Fearon, and Carson-Dellosa publishing companies (available through Amazon.com and other resellers) all have good books for this age group. Children this age love manipulatives, as I'm sure you are well aware. So, anything that they can get their hands on will help keep them interested and learning. Have fun. Hi Silvina,

Thanks for visiting! Sorry I took so long to respond. My wife (who taught 3-year-olds) wrote out a few thoughts. Here they are!

Vince

Dear Silvinia,

Our three year old loves flashcards/games with pictures, letters, numbers etc. on them. Action songs are a great way to interest kids and teach them words. Stories on CD with books to look at works with one child at at time especially if they can operate the player by themselves (many three year olds can).

When I taught three year olds in day care, we did a lot of “centres” (areas where individuals or small groups of 2 or 3 kids can play together) as well as whole group activities. Depending on how large a group you have some activities such as Play Doh - talking about the shapes and names of things made, forming letters etc. with the dough; building toys like Lego or Lincoln Logs will also give opportunities to learn new words.

I doubt most 3 year olds are ready for a prolonged sit down and lecture type lesson, though 5 or so minutes at a time works. Have them “write” on the chalkboard. There are many resources available for this age group in the form of books with pages allowed to be photocopied, games, ideas.

Building Blocks, Fearon, and Carson-Dellosa publishing companies (available through Amazon.com and other resellers) all have good books for this age group. Children this age love manipulatives, as I’m sure you are well aware. So, anything that they can get their hands on will help keep them interested and learning. Have fun.

]]> Comment on A 2-year-old learning English by Silvina from Uruguay http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/a-2-year-old-learning-english/#comment-2357 Silvina from Uruguay Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:08:49 +0000 http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/a-2-year-old-learning-english/#comment-2357 I'm teaching 3 year old kids in a kindergarden too and I would like to know if you can give me some activities or games to practice with them. I can't keep them motivated in class, they are very boisterous. They learn English as a second language. Thanks. Silvina. I’m teaching 3 year old kids in a kindergarden too and I would like to know if you can give me some activities or games to practice with them. I can’t keep them motivated in class, they are very boisterous. They learn English as a second language.
Thanks. Silvina.

]]> Comment on A 2-year-old learning English by VinceL http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/a-2-year-old-learning-english/#comment-2341 VinceL Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:51:46 +0000 http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/a-2-year-old-learning-english/#comment-2341 Dear Julieta, I'm not an expert, but the best way for them to learn the words is to expose them to the language. So, read to them in English, talk to them in English, point out items and name them. Obviously, if the children only hear English for a small amount of their day, their vocabulary apprehension will be slower. Children absorb a lot before they finally start communicating. With my daughter, we read to her for probably an hour or two a day, talked to her about what we're doing...gave her lots of input to digest. I should post again about her language development. Now she strings together 6-7 word sentences, uses pronouns, uses plurals and possessives, and does some verb conjugation. It's just amazing! Vince Dear Julieta,

I’m not an expert, but the best way for them to learn the words is to expose them to the language. So, read to them in English, talk to them in English, point out items and name them. Obviously, if the children only hear English for a small amount of their day, their vocabulary apprehension will be slower. Children absorb a lot before they finally start communicating. With my daughter, we read to her for probably an hour or two a day, talked to her about what we’re doing…gave her lots of input to digest.

I should post again about her language development. Now she strings together 6-7 word sentences, uses pronouns, uses plurals and possessives, and does some verb conjugation. It’s just amazing!

Vince

]]> Comment on A 2-year-old learning English by Julieta http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/a-2-year-old-learning-english/#comment-2340 Julieta Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:15:55 +0000 http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2007/05/18/a-2-year-old-learning-english/#comment-2340 I was reading what you wrote about acquiring english vocabulary in children, specially two year-old kids. I am teaching English as a second language in a kindergarten, but I don`t know what to do with them, which activities may I use with two year-old kids? Because they are starting to talk in Spanish, so..what can I do? what do you think? Because I want them to learn almost as natives.. Thank you very much. I was reading what you wrote about acquiring english vocabulary in children, specially two year-old kids. I am teaching English as a second language in a kindergarten, but I don`t know what to do with them, which activities may I use with two year-old kids? Because they are starting to talk in Spanish, so..what can I do? what do you think? Because I want them to learn almost as natives.. Thank you very much.

]]> Comment on Salonen: Foreign Bodies; Wing On Wing; Insomnia by VinceL http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/salonen-foreign-bodies-wing-on-wing-insomnia/#comment-2336 VinceL Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:46:15 +0000 http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com/?p=141#comment-2336 Andrew, my friend - I am going to find this disc and hear it! V Andrew, my friend - I am going to find this disc and hear it! V

]]> Comment on Witold Lutoslawski - Symphonies by Salonen: Foreign Bodies; Wing On Wing; Insomnia « Classical Music Thoughts http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2007/07/27/witold-lutoslawski-symphonies/#comment-2332 Salonen: Foreign Bodies; Wing On Wing; Insomnia « Classical Music Thoughts Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:22:18 +0000 http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2007/07/27/witold-lutoslawski-symphonies/#comment-2332 [...] Shortly after Vince began exploring various Naxos Lutosławski recordings and discussed them in an earlier post, I picked up a Sony Classical disc featuring Salonen’s recordings of wise old Witold’s [...] [...] Shortly after Vince began exploring various Naxos Lutosławski recordings and discussed them in an earlier post, I picked up a Sony Classical disc featuring Salonen’s recordings of wise old Witold’s [...]

]]> Comment on Sound Samples 07 - Dvořák: Cello Concerto by AndrewO http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/sound-samples-07-dvorak-cello-concerto/#comment-2313 AndrewO Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:55:00 +0000 http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/sound-samples-07-dvorak-cello-concerto/#comment-2313 Creepy oboe sounds! Fantastic! I'll have to listen closely the next time I play this recording. It's going to take some time before I can effectively distinguish the sounds of the various instruments. Creepy oboe sounds! Fantastic!

I’ll have to listen closely the next time I play this recording. It’s going to take some time before I can effectively distinguish the sounds of the various instruments.

]]> Comment on Sound Samples 07 - Dvořák: Cello Concerto by patty http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/sound-samples-07-dvorak-cello-concerto/#comment-2310 patty Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:15:20 +0000 http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/sound-samples-07-dvorak-cello-concerto/#comment-2310 This Cello Concerto has a very frightening (low, soft) second oboe part. Dvorak was notorious for that sort of thing. Someone said he was punishing a musician for having an affair with his wife ... or at least something like that. Others say it was about the type of instrument they were using ... not like our models here, but the Vienna oboe. I haven't a clue which is correct. This Cello Concerto has a very frightening (low, soft) second oboe part. Dvorak was notorious for that sort of thing. Someone said he was punishing a musician for having an affair with his wife … or at least something like that. Others say it was about the type of instrument they were using … not like our models here, but the Vienna oboe. I haven’t a clue which is correct.

]]> Comment on Bechara El-Khoury - New York, Tears and Hope by Charlotte Farhat http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2006/11/22/el-khoury-new-york-tears-and-hopethe-rivers-engulfed/#comment-2136 Charlotte Farhat Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:47:20 +0000 http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2006/11/22/el-khoury-new-york-tears-and-hopethe-rivers-engulfed/#comment-2136 Hi Mr Castillo, Sorry for the delay. I just read your question. M. El Khoury is leaving and working in Paris. His adress is 22 rue Emeriau - 75015 Paris - France Infortunatly, He has not an email. Charlotte Hi Mr Castillo,

Sorry for the delay. I just read your question.
M. El Khoury is leaving and working in Paris. His adress is 22 rue Emeriau - 75015 Paris - France

Infortunatly, He has not an email.

Charlotte

]]> Comment on Painting and Music: Peter John Voormeij (Part 2) by Painting and Music: Peter John Voormeij (Part 3) « Classical Music Thoughts http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2007/11/10/painting-and-music-peter-john-voormeij-part-2/#comment-2050 Painting and Music: Peter John Voormeij (Part 3) « Classical Music Thoughts Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:34:57 +0000 http://classicalthoughts.wordpress.com/2007/11/10/painting-and-music-peter-john-voormeij-part-2/#comment-2050 [...] Painting and Music: Peter John Voormeij (Part 1) Painting and Music: Peter John Voormeij (Part 2) [...] [...] Painting and Music: Peter John Voormeij (Part 1) Painting and Music: Peter John Voormeij (Part 2) [...]

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