Teaching Forte and Piano to Little Ones

 If you’ve studied music even a little bit, you’ve learned the musical terms “forte” and “piano”. Italian for “loud” and “soft”, this concept is especially fun to teach to toddlers and preschoolers. You may have already taught about “inside voices” and “outside voices”, and you probably use the words “loud and soft” regularly. We don’t hold back when it comes to teaching actual musical terms. Young children are constantly learning new vocabulary and absorbing new concepts, and to them these terms won’t sound foreign.

Check out the first episode of our Clap for Classics! podcast to see how we introduce and internalize the musical concept of Forte.

In this mini-class we teach “forte” and “piano” with the help of a lion and a sheep! The 18 minute class is jam packed with great music, learning, and fun! Here’s what you’ll see:

• A fun “warm-up” song about a fox
• Meet “Forte” the Lion, and listen to the “Lion” movement from Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals (this is a sneak peek into our All Access Membership!)
• Listen to “Sheep May Safely Graze” by JS Bach and learn about the concept of “piano”.
• “Goin’ on a Lion Hunt” - action song
• “Baa Baa Black Sheep” with a colorful twist
•  Classic lullaby “Little Boy Blue”

Have you checked out our Clap for Classics! All Access Membership yet? We are so excited about it, and know that you and your child(ren) will love having access to our carefully curated, creative, engaging music activities.