Musical games and entertainment for children. Musical games for preschool children card index on the theme. One word, two words - there will be a song

Ministry of General and Professional Education of the Sverdlovsk Region

State budgetary professional educational institution

Sverdlovsk region

"Kamyshlovsky Pedagogical College"

A collection of musical games aimed at developing the emotional sphere in children 5-6 years old

Kamyshlov, 2017

Collection of musical games aimed at developing the emotional sphere in children 5-6 years old / comp. I.V. Sponge. Kamyshlov: GBPOU SO "Kamyshlov Pedagogical College", 2017.

The proposed materials are based on the idea of ​​using a collection of musical games to develop the emotional sphere in children 5-6 years old.

The proposed collection of musical games will be an educational and methodological support that will contribute to the development of the emotional sphere in children 5-6 years old, and will also allow organizing musical play activities.

Musical games can be carried out throughout the entire day of children’s stay in kindergarten in joint partnership activities with children.

This collection may be useful to preschool teachers, music directors of preschools, parents of preschool children, and students.

©GBPOU SO "Kamyshlovsky Pedagogical College", 2017

Explanatory note………………………………………………………………..4

Musical games for expressive speech…………………………………….5

Dancing games……………………………………………………………………………….10

Plastic improvisation games……………………………………………………..13

References………………………………………………………………………………16

Application

Explanatory note

Emotions are the “central link”
human mental life
and, above all, the child.

(L. Vygotsky)

The collection of musical games is based on the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard for Preschool Education, OOP, the age characteristics of children of this age, and the peculiarities of the organization of the pedagogical process in preschool educational organizations.

In connection with the introduction of the Federal State Educational Standard, special hopes are placed on preschool education. Work that meets the modern requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard requires teachers to search for innovative means, methods and techniques aimed at developing the child’s personality, his cognitive and creative abilities. The current direction of modernization of the preschool education system is artistic and aesthetic education, as one of the main means of spiritual, moral, cultural development of the individual.

Senior preschool age is the period of primary formation of the moral image of the future citizen. In the process of musical and play activities, children develop emotional responsiveness, which is the basis of the emotional and figurative essence of music; the emotional sphere dominates all aspects of a child’s life, giving them a color of expressiveness, impulsiveness, and emotionality.

The purpose of the collection: the development of the emotional sphere in children 5-6 years old.

accumulation of children's musical experience in the process of musical and play activities;

activating the creative abilities of older preschoolers through participation in musical games.

developing the child’s ability to understand his own emotions and the emotions of the people around him.

The collection consists of three sections based on music games:

1 section

Musical games for expressive speech

Section 2

Dancing games

Section 3

Plastic improvisation games

The proposed collection will help to successfully carry out work on developing beautiful posture, freedom and plastic movements in children. Feelings and moods evoked by music will give children's movements an emotional coloring, influencing the variety and expressiveness of gestures in musical play activities.

Musical games can be used in routine moments and independent activities.

1 Section. Musical games for expressive speech.

"We're playing steam locomotive"

Musical accompaniment: (to the tune of the song “Steam Locomotive”, lyrics by O. Vysotskaya, music by 3. Kompaneets).

Purpose of the game: development of an ear for music, coordination of movements, the ability to physically react to the musical rhythm and accurately embody it in movements. Development of intonation voice. In addition, during the game, teamwork and interaction skills are developed.

Progress of the game. The children stand next to each other. The child standing in front is the driver of the “steam locomotive”, the rest of the children are the carriages, they “attach” to the driver, chanting the little rhyme:

What kind of miracle locomotive is this?

It has no steam and no wheels!

We cling to each other...

Driver, give the signal!

The time for departure has arrived...

When the music starts, the driver sounds the horn. The “locomotive” begins to move: the children move their feet, imitating the movement of the wheels and imitating their clicking. The “steam locomotive” starts from its place and travels to the “station” (for example, “Romashkino”). As the tempo of the music changes, the “speed of the locomotive” also changes: it goes slowly, then speeds up or slows down.

The task of each participant is not to become detached from the child in front and not to fall behind, since the “train” can “maneuver” at full speed. The train must arrive at the stop in full force.

Steam locomotive, steam locomotive,

Brand new, shiny!

He drove the wagons

Like it's real.

Who's on the train?

Teddy bears,

Fluffy cats

Hares and monkeys.

Note: At least 5-7 children take part in the game. The main task facing the players is to act coherently and clearly, as a team. Teams of 3-5 people can also participate in the game. In this case, the game becomes a competition. The winner will be the most friendly “train”, which did not lose a single “car” during its movement.

"Musicians"

Musical accompaniment: ( musical instruments: maracas, tambourine, triangle, metallophone).

Purpose of the game: learning the basic techniques of playing the simplest percussion instruments, developing creative thinking and imagination. Development of emotionally charged voice intonations.

Progress of the game. First, the teacher introduces the children to musical instruments, repeats their names and explains the rules of playing each of them. After this, the adult invites the children to tell a fairy tale, but not just like that, but accompanying each phrase with sound (noise) effects created with the help of musical instruments.

“Once upon a time there was a boy who was afraid of everything. I was afraid of strong winds, thunderstorms, rain and even the rustling of leaves.” The teacher must first show himself how these natural phenomena “sound”. Only after this does he continue his story: “...But one day everything changed. The boy met a wise and kind wizard who not only helped him cope with his fears, but also taught him to understand the language of nature. Now the boy heard music in the rain, in the rustling of leaves, and the thunder turned out to be not so terrible. Now he seemed to the boy in the form of a prankish baby sitting on a cloud and playing with a rattle. And the boy also made friends with the wind and began to race with it...”

The teacher asks the little musicians to independently accompany the story with audio comments. Each “performance” is discussed, and as a result, children choose the best. Then the teacher invites the children to come up with their own little fairy tale using the musical instruments they already know.

Note: Since the game is aimed at activating the creative abilities of children, there are no winners or losers in it. Each participant in the game must be encouraged by the teacher.

“One word, two words - there will be a song”

Musical accompaniment:(recording of cheerful music “Fir trees - pines”)

Purpose of the game: to promote the creation of psychological comfort, the receipt of positive emotions, the development of creative abilities and inclinations in children of senior preschool age.

Progress of the game. A fairy-tale character, such as Baba Yaga, turns to the guys for help. She is invited to a name day with her bosom friend Kikimora. I decided to sing her my famous choruses as a gift, but the problem is that grandma is illiterate and has no memory. I composed a song, and then forgot half of the words. Yaga asks the guys to help her remember forgotten rhymes. She starts singing:

Christmas trees, pine trees,

Prickly... (needles).

Without a broom I'm like without hands,

Without my... (broom).

I can't fly without a broom,

There is nothing to cover the tracks with.... (to cover up).

Woe, woe for Yaga,

If she doesn't have... (a broom)!

Eh, Baba Yaga,

Bone... (leg)!

I've been living for so many years now

She has done so much... (trouble)!

I'll go dance

There is nowhere for my legs... (to put them).

Now I'll take my broom

Yes, like a “lady”... (I’ll dance)!

Note. After the guys help Baba Yaga remember the forgotten words, she heartily thanks them and performs the entire song, accompanying it with movements. The number of players is not limited, as they say, the more the better.

"Musical chain"

Purpose of the game: promote good health, a state of confidence in one’s actions. To develop children's sense of rhythm, musical memory and attention.

Necessary equipment: ball.

Progress of the game. Children sit on chairs or on the carpet. The teacher (musical director), who holds the ball, invites each child in turn to sing one song phrase. The teacher starts the game. He hums a song well known to the children (for example, “I’m lying in the sun, I’m looking at the sun...”) and immediately passes the ball to another child. He must immediately continue without pauses or hesitations: “I’m still lying, and lying, and looking at the sun...” and immediately pass the ball to the child sitting next to him, who picks up the song, repeating its refrain: “I’m still lying, and lying.” , and I look at the sun...”, etc. The players’ task is to pick up the “musical baton” and pass it on to the next one.

Note. The game uses previously learned songs. Children who successfully complete the task receive the right to perform solo in a concert that will take place immediately after the game.

"Merry Orchestra"

Musical accompaniment:(drum, spoons, rattles, metallophone, triangle).

Target: development of a state of confidence in one’s actions, the ability to play musical instruments in accordance with the text.

"Boom Boom! Tram-there-there!” -

The drum began to beat.

“Too-too-too!” -

The spoons began to play.

“Rosary beads” - the rattles rattle.

“Ding-dong, ding-dong!”

The metallophone rang.

“Ban-ban-balalal!” -

The triangle sounded!

“Boom-ba, boom-ba!” -

The rumba thundered.

And now we need

Let's all play together.

"Merry Chocolate"

Target: develop the ability to perform the game with full muscle tension, promote pleasure from movements and from participation in the game itself. Fostering a desire to participate in a common cause.

"Shur - shur - song"

Musical accompaniment:(sultans).

Target: The ability to emotionally expressively convey the gamut of feelings in playing the plumes. Development of attention, the ability to correctly pronounce sounds in accordance with the text

2. Section. Games - dancing

“Which one of you is king?”

Musical accompaniment:(Happy Music No. 1)

Purpose of the game: Help relieve emotional stress and develop emotional balance. The game is also aimed at developing reaction and coordination of movements.

Necessary equipment: chair - “throne”; crown made of foil.

Progress of the game. Children are 3 m from the chair. To cheerful music, players perform any dance moves they know. When the music ends, they must run to the “throne” and try to sit on it. The child who manages to take the royal place wins. He is solemnly “proclaimed” as the king of the musical country. A crown is placed on the head of the winner, to the applause of the “courtiers of the kingdom,” with all the honors due in this case.

Note. Sometimes it happens that the players have equal strengths and capabilities. Together they run up to the “throne” and raise the crown. In this case, the task of the teacher (music director) is to prevent quarrels and insults. The dispute that arises is resolved as follows: the players are offered another test (for example, to perform their favorite song or guess a musical riddle). The smartest (or musically gifted) player is “crowned” for “reign.”

"There are four steps in front"

Musical accompaniment:(Song “Four steps in front, four steps back”)

Target: Help lift your mood and relieve negative emotions. Development of attention.

Progress of the game

To the music, children repeat movements and words after the leader. When the children remember fairly simple words, and this usually requires at least three repetitions, you can start singing the song faster and louder each time until it becomes difficult for the children to keep up with the movements.

Four steps forward

Back four steps

Our round dance is spinning and spinning.

Let's stomp our feet,

Let's clap our hands.

We shake our shoulders,

And then we'll jump.

“If you have fun, do it this way”

Musical accompaniment:(Song “If you have fun, do it this way”).

Target: Improve the ability to express emotions through movements and facial expressions.

Development of creative abilities, creation of a positive emotional mood, cultivation of a friendly attitude towards others.

The presenter sings and shows the movements, and the children repeat. The movements can be any.

If you have fun, do this (shows the first movement).

If you have fun, do this (shows the second movement).

If life is fun, may the sun smile on us.

If you have fun, do this (shows the third movement).

The next leader may be one of the children.

"Prohibited Movement"

Musical accompaniment:(happy music No. 2)

Target: development of coordinated free-plastic movements, development of attention and speed of reaction.

All participants stand in a circle and repeat the movements of the leader to the music. But before the game starts, the presenter shows one movement that cannot be repeated. If the participant nevertheless forgets and repeats this movement, he is eliminated.

“Dance game “Aram-zam-zam”

Musical accompaniment:(music “Aram zam, zam”).

Target: Development of emotional expressiveness through music, the ability to hear music and perform movements in accordance with it, development of reaction speed, development of motor abilities.

Progress of the game

The players stand in a circle and, under the guidance of the teacher, learn the movements: for the phrase “aram-zam-zam, aram-zam-zam” we do 3 claps on the knees, repeating; to the phrase “goo-goo-goo-goo-goo-goo” we do “rolly-polly” - rotating the arms bent in front of you in a circle away from you (fingers gathered into fists); to the phrase “ram-zam-zam” - repeat the first movement; repeat the first and second actions again with the words; then to the phrase “arafik-arafik” we bend the body forward with arms crossed on the chest

(twice); then we repeat the actions to the phrase “guli-guli-guli-guli-guli-ram-zam-zam.” Having learned the words and movements, we dance to the music: on the spot, moving in a circle, in pairs opposite each other. The game can be played at speed.

"The deer has a big house"

Musical accompaniment:(music “the deer has a big house”).

(for acceleration)

Target: developing the ability to control your body and voice in a musical game, developing the ability to correlate movement with text.

Progress of the game

The deer has a big house (arms above his head),

He looks out his window (hands in front of his face - window)

A bunny runs through the forest (hands in front of chest, spring).

There is a knock on his door (we “knock” on the door with our fist)

Knock, knock, open the door (knock)

There is an angry hunter in the forest (we depict a pistol with our hand and shoot in the air)

Bunny, bunny, run in (we call you - we wave to you)

Give me your paw! (right hand forward, palm up)

"Healthy"

Musical accompaniment:(music “Zdorovalka”)

Target: help lift your mood, relieve negative emotions. Develop the ability to start and finish movements along with music, develop a sense of rhythm, coordination of movements, the ability to change movements in accordance with the change of part of the music.

Progress of the game

Place your hands on each other's shoulders, and at my command we will greet each other.

Verse:. Like at our holiday there were many friends,

There were many friends at our holiday,

They didn’t drink or eat, they all looked at each other,

And they said hello like this - clap-clap your hands,

1. Loss: Now we grab our neighbor’s ears and continue to say hello!

2. Loss: Neighbor's knees,

3.Loss: Neighbor's shoes,

4.Loss: Neighbor's nose,

5.Loss: Arm in arm with a neighbor,

6.Loss: We spread our arms, turned to our neighbor,

hugged and clapped.

3 Section. Plastic improvisation games.

"Amazing concert"

Musical accompaniment:(recording of a violin concerto or rhapsody, “Cossack” dance, “Cancan” dance, vocal duet).

Purpose of the game: development of independence in choosing an embodiment; the game is aimed at identifying and developing creative inclinations in older children. Developing the ability to control your body and voice in musical improvisation games.

Progress of the game. The children have the opportunity to try their hand as theater artists. The players are given the following task: to use facial expressions and gestures to voice the poem that the teacher is reading. Insertion of small amateur performances is possible. For example, the stork has a small replica; the child who voiced the rhinoceros can read a poem he knows, and two girls - “friends of the frog” - can perform their favorite ditties for the children, etc.

The teacher explains the rules of the game to the children, after which a poem is read out and roles are assigned. The game is played without preliminary rehearsal, everything is based on improvisation.

Teacher (reads).

Once upon a time at the edge of the forest

The concert was started by animals.

The blacksmith violinist played a rhapsody...

A child “grasshopper” appears on an improvised stage. “Performs” a rhapsody on an imaginary violin accompanied by a soundtrack. After the speech, he bows and sits down in his place.

Educator (continues).

There was a flurry of applause.

We danced the “Cossack” dance

Beauty fly and cricket.

The “fly” girl and the “cricket” boy perform their cheerful dance.

Educator.

Shy sullen rhinoceros,

Suddenly becoming bolder, he read his monologue.

The “rhino” boy expressively reads any quatrain or poem he knows.

Educator.

Two cute frogs

We performed ditties for everyone.

The “frog” girls run out and perform playful ditties with explanatory movements.

Educator.

The cockroach also cheered up the animals,

He performed “Cancan” with his brothers.

Impromptu dance of the “cockroach” boys to the music of “Cancan”.

Educator.

Horribly fat hippopotamus

I almost tore my stomach from laughing.

A boy sitting in his seat pantomimes a laughing hippopotamus.

Educator.

And the stork even shed a tear:

“I haven’t had so much fun for a long time!..”

Another boy portrays a laughing stork.

After this, the final words of the teacher are heard.

The audience was leaving the concert

To the sounds of a mosquito duet.

Note. The guys themselves choose the roles they like. If desired, the “concert program” can be repeated in front of parents or children of other groups (meaning kindergarten).

"Musical Theatre"

Musical accompaniment:(recording of music by E. Tamberg “Dance of the Witch”).

Purpose of the game: awakening in children a sustainable interest in musical creativity. The ability to use pantomime to convey the content and mood of music.

Necessary equipment:

Progress of the game. Players are invited to listen to the play and try to convey its content using movements, gestures and facial expressions. To more successfully enter the character, poetic lines are read out that characterize the fairy-tale character of the musical work.

Witch spell

No dust, path,

Don't make noise, grass.

Shut up, birds,

Don't thunder, thunderstorm!

Don't you blow, the winds

Sun, don't shine.

All living creatures on earth,

Freeze for a moment!

Hour for Spells

It's finally here!

I'll prepare a potion

Witch's decoction...

It will bubble and foam

The brew is mine.

It will fall on people

All the world's evil!

Note. If they wish, the children themselves can colorfully illustrate E. Tamberg’s music by coming up with their own plot for it.

"Dance-improvisation"

Musical accompaniment:(recording of music “Dance of the Little Ducklings”)

Purpose of the game: development of emotional expressiveness, creative abilities of the child and his improvisational skills.

Progress of the game. An unlimited number of players can take part in it. To the music, the children must portray a variety of animals: piglets, bunnies, elephants, cats, kangaroos, etc.

Note. The game can be played not only indoors, but also outdoors. There are no winners or losers in this game; originality and brightness in revealing the image of a particular animal are encouraged.

"Let's play transformation"

Musical accompaniment:(musical recording “Rhythmic Exercise”, music by S. Sosnin).

Purpose of the game: development of emotional expressiveness, ability to control one’s body, development of imagination.

Progress of the game. The teacher asks the children a question: how do they feel about transformations? There is hardly a single child who does not dream of becoming a fairy-tale wizard and the happy owner of a magic wand. The adult says that it is quite possible to do without magical objects, it is enough to have a rich imagination. He asks the children to try to “turn on” their imagination: “Let each of you imagine that now he is not Petya or Masha, but a small beautiful ball. Introduced? What color would you like to be? Each child mentally selects a color, that is, paints himself in his favorite colors. Cheerful music sounds, children perform free improvised movements: “roll”, “jump”, “jump”, etc. The players’ task is to enter into the image of a ball, move like it, while listening carefully to the music and coordinating their movements with it.

Note. An invitation to a warm-up game can be the following words:

One two three four five -

We will play with you

The ball is cheerful, mischievous,

Let's roll, don't stop!

Do you hear the music playing?

The ball doesn't stand still!

Let's gallop briskly: jump and jump...

Are you tired, my friend?

Well, let's take a little rest

And... let's start playing again.

"Mirror Dance"

Musical accompaniment:(Music No. 3)

Target: Help reduce emotional arousal and develop the ability to feel part of a whole.

Progress of the game

The children are divided into pairs and sit opposite each other. One of them slowly begins to set movements to the music. The other becomes a “mirror”, and its task is to accurately reflect all the movements of the person asking. He must renounce himself so much and feel like a reflection that from the outside it is impossible to distinguish who sets the movements and who repeats them. Then the children change roles.

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The positive influence of music on children is undeniable. Children have a pronounced sensitivity, so they are able to perceive music more effectively than adults. They are more open and emotional, due to this they can grasp all the smallest details of musical works. Musical games for children can become a bridge into the rich world of melodies.

Where did the music come from?

Music has accompanied humanity almost since its inception. It is believed that initially primitive people “tried their voice” by imitating the cries of animals, birds, and various sounds of nature. And the first rhythms appeared when performing monotonous work, for example, during a long period of rubbing pieces of wood to make fire or tanning hides. Music accompanied a person from the moment of birth to the last breath.

Research into music in general and its individual categories has been ongoing for a long time. It has now been unequivocally proven that children should be exposed to musical works as early as possible, ideally from birth.

Classical music is recognized as the best not only for children, but also for people in general. And although people who are little familiar with classical music often consciously deny its positive influence, research on the subconscious still states the opposite.

Mozart's music has been considered ideal for children for many decades. Russian and Soviet composers have also significantly enriched the children's world musical heritage. And if we recall a significant number of children's songs, it becomes obvious: parents and teachers are provided with a wealth of material for the musical development of children.

Since it is very difficult to imagine a child just sitting decorously in front of a playing device, numerous interesting and fun musical games for children have been invented.

The role of music in infant development

In the first months after birth The baby should turn on the music that he listened to while in the womb. This will remind him of comfort and a sense of security; will help him calm down while crying.

In the first six months of life For children, the emphasis should be on classical music and listening to the sounds of nature (birds singing and chirping, the murmur of water, the rustling of leaves, etc.).

At six months it is necessary to gradually dilute the musical assortment with cheerful children's songs.

From about eight or ten months It is worth practicing mother and baby dancing together. Dance movements will cause a lot of positive emotions, will help train motor functions and develop a sense of rhythm.

Musical games for preschoolers

Musical children's games are aimed, first of all, at the general development of the child, as well as at developing an ear for music and a sense of rhythm. More effective learning of music occurs in a children's group. Musical games in kindergarten are an integral part of educational and educational work.

For children of the youngest groups, musical games in the garden serve an introductory function. At the age of two or three years, games in music classes are predominantly mobile in nature, practically without any theory.

The main goals of playful music lessons with children:

1. Learn to distinguish and compare sounds of different pitches and timbres.
2. Introduce the simplest musical instruments.
3. Give concepts about the main characteristics of musical passages or works: sad and cheerful, loud and quiet, fast and slow.
4. Develop the ability to move to the beat of music.
5. Instill initial skills in individual and joint singing to music.
6. Teach the easiest dance movements to perform.

Special musical didactic games for preschoolers are mostly designed for children in the senior and preparatory groups.

Musical didactic games in kindergarten have the following goals:

1. Deepening and consolidating all the knowledge acquired at the initial stage of musical studies.
2. Practical acquaintance with children's musical instruments.
3. Study of various “adult” musical instruments.
4. Formation of such concepts as “musical ensemble” and “orchestra”.

In addition to specific musical goals, musical games in preschool educational institutions with older preschoolers are designed to instill perseverance, as well as improve memory and sharpen the attention of children.

Musical and didactic games can be separate for girls and boys. For example, musical games for girls involve the use of dolls: fast music sounds - the dolls “dance”, and when the sounds of lullabies are heard, the dolls need to be rocked to sleep. Boys can be “robots” who move when the music is fast, but “turn off” when the music is slow. These are the simplest children's games with music to introduce the concept of tempo.

Musical instruments for children

Playing children's musical instruments is an essential part of child development.

The main musical instruments for young children are the following:

• glockenspiel;
• bells;
• triangle;
• drum;
• tambourine;
• spoons.

Children can play all of these instruments independently. Children with an ear for music and a sense of rhythm are able to form a well-matched group and then demonstrate their skills at holidays and matinees in preschool institutions.

Games using musical instruments make it possible at an early age to identify children who have a special inclination to study music and have an ear for music. Parents of such children are recommended, if possible, to further develop the child’s abilities: for example, enroll their daughter or son in a music school.

Holiday Music Events

In preschool children's institutions, matinees and other festive events are of great importance. Preparing for the holidays organizes children's groups and instills basic concepts of teamwork. Successful performances give children considerable pleasure. Parents present at the celebrations can clearly evaluate the work of music and other preschool teachers, as well as the success of their children.

Games for children accompanied by music at holidays and matinees have slightly different goals and character than games in music classes. In the second case, it is a process, and in the first, it is a demonstration of the result. Children's musical festivals also play an important psychological role: they help identify children who experience fear and discomfort when performing in front of an audience or while being among a large number of people.

With the exception of graduation events for future first-graders, the New Year occupies a very special place among children's holidays. Musical New Year's games for children are not just filled with sound, they carry a sense of fairy tale, mystery and magic.

New Year's musical games for children can be divided into two groups:

• To the first group will include all standard games with music that do not have a special New Year’s theme; The holiday flavor is emphasized by Father Frost, Snow Maiden or Snowman as presenters and/or participants. Decorating musical instruments with tinsel or “rain” also gives a wonderful New Year’s effect.
• Second group will make up specific New Year's musical games that use songs about the New Year, Christmas tree, snow, Christmas tree decorations and New Year's pictures as auxiliary items.

Children's musical games for the New Year can be used by parents if there is a meeting with friends or relatives in which a large number of children will take part (not necessarily on New Year's Eve).

And a completely special category can be made up of such New Year's musical games for kids, which are individual in nature and can be used by artists working by invitation and playing the role of Father Frost and the Snow Maiden.

Selection of music games

The selection of musical games for children should be carried out with special care and take into account:

1. age of the child(ren);
2. the presence or absence of any musical knowledge and skills;
3. equipment available for conducting classes.

We also note that educational musical games for children are provided free of charge by some Internet sites; It’s not difficult to download musical games for children, the main thing is to determine how accurately a particular game corresponds to the child’s age, as well as to the goals and objectives set. Properly selected and conducted musical didactic games significantly enrich the inner world of every child and contribute to his all-round development.

Outdoor and musical games

Examples of musical games for little ones

At the age of one and a half years, you can master musical games. Music has a beneficial effect on the baby's intelligence, develops his thinking, imagination, and memory. In addition to its positive effect on the psyche and intellect, music also contributes to the physical development of children: feeling the rhythm, the child involuntarily begins to move to the beat of the music. This allows you to get involved in the process of exercises and gymnastics much faster.

"Guess whose sound"

The child's familiar toys are selected as tools for play. You can also use various materials from which it is possible to extract sound. These can be wooden cubes, spoons, glass balls (put them in a jar first).

If the game is played for a group of children, then first they need to be introduced to objects, the sound of which will need to be recognized.

Items are placed on a tray. It is located behind the leader’s back or behind some kind of fence (for example, a screen or a box with toys). The presenter makes a sound from an object, but the child does not see this object. Then he unfolds the tray to the baby and asks him to take the thing he just used.

"Guess the melody"

Three or four melodies of famous children's songs are selected, as well as thematic pictures for them. The presenter introduces the children to this material. Then he turns on the melody of one of the songs and asks to show a picture that relates to this song.

Examples of musical games for children from 2 to 4 years old

Between the ages of two and four years, the child’s need to acquire new knowledge rapidly increases. He becomes interested in everything, he asks a lot of questions. His motor activity increases. At this age, it is very useful to introduce a child to musical instruments, learn songs, and dance.

"Clear sun"

To play this game you will need a scarf (or a scarf) of blue or blue color (it will symbolize the sky) and a toy in the shape of a sun (plastic or soft).

Children sit on chairs with their palms on their knees. The child, who plays the role of the “sun,” picks up a toy and hides behind a scarf. The handkerchief is held by an adult or other children.

Music plays, and the children begin to call the sun: “Sunshine, sunshine! Look out the window! In the middle of a piece of music, the “sun” peeks out from behind a scarf or shawl. Children sitting on chairs, seeing the “sun,” say: “Come out, sunshine, quickly.” Caress and warm! And after that they turn their hands over with their palms facing up. The child playing “sun” comes up to everyone and strokes their palms.

After the end of the music, the “sun” independently chooses the child who will continue to portray the “sun”, and sits down in his place, while passing the toy.

"Cats and mice"

Quiet and loud melodies are selected. They choose one baby - he will be a cat, the rest - mice. The “cat” is placed in the center of the circle. When a quiet melody sounds, the “cat” shows that he is sleeping, and the “mice” sneak towards him. When a loud melody is turned on, the “cat” wakes up and begins to run after the “mice”. Whoever he catches first becomes the “cat”.

"Differentiate the Tempo"

A song or simply a melody is selected, which has a slow and fast tempo. The presenter shows the children movements to music at a slow tempo, and then at a fast tempo. The music is turned on and the children must depict the movements correctly, taking into account the tempo.

By analogy, you can play a game in which the emphasis will be placed not on tempo, but on the volume of sound.

"Bunnies and the Wolf"

One is selected from a group of children to play the role of a “wolf.” The rest of the children become “bunnies”. A “house” is built for them from chairs (the chairs are placed in a semicircle). A musical composition symbolizing morning begins to play. The “bunnies” gradually begin to rise from the “house”. They stretch and wash themselves. A more cheerful tune begins to play. The “bunnies” come out of the “house” and jump across the “lawn”. The music changes to something more menacing. A "wolf" appears. He begins to run around the “lawn” after the “bunnies”. Whoever he catches first becomes the “wolf”.

Examples of musical games for children from 4 to 6 years old

Children aged four to six years are characterized by increased motor and cognitive activity. Therefore, emphasis should be placed on dance exercises and active musical games; for children of this age, they should be alternated with music classes that involve choral singing and a minimum of movements so that the children can rest a little.

"Put on your hat"

A simple musical game for preschool children that promotes not only their musical but also their cognitive development. To carry it out, you need to have several hats (a woman’s hat, a cowboy hat, a medical headdress with a red cross, a policeman’s cap). The presenter introduces the children to these hats and explains how they can depict who the hat belongs to.

Children stand in a circle. Music starts playing. The presenter gives some child a headdress. Next, the hat is passed on to everyone in turn. And as soon as the music stops sounding, the one in whose hands the hat remains must portray the person to whom it belongs (policeman, doctor, woman or cowboy). Having fulfilled the role, the child leaves the circle. The game continues until there is only one child left. The host also gives him a hat and he must show who it belongs to.

“Whose tambourine?”

The guys sit on chairs. One of them is given a tambourine. The presenter begins to sing a song mentioning the name of the child to whom he handed the tambourine. At the end of the song the name of another baby is called. The one with the tambourine must hand over the musical instrument to him. And then the song is sung using the name of another child. A song known to many is chosen as a piece of music so that everyone can sing in chorus.

"Pilots, watch the weather"

Children stand near the wall or sit on chairs. They will depict pilots who fly airplanes. The wall or chairs will be “airfields”. Happy music starts playing. “Planes” leave “airfields” and fly across the “sky” (this will be the room) in any direction. Cheerful music abruptly gives way to calm music - the “planes” return to the “airfields”. Then everything is repeated, but instead of calm music, loud, menacing music is turned on (it symbolizes a storm). And at this moment the “pilot” must “land the plane” (stop) in order to “wait out the storm.” He should do this in the place where he was at the moment the melody changed.

Musical games at the Children's Party

Examples of musical games for children from 6 to 8 years old

A peculiarity of the musical development of children aged six to eight years is that they are able to perceive changes in musical moods; imagine images evoked by musical works. At this age, children interact effectively in pairs, and their dance movements become quite varied. Musical games should be selected taking into account these age characteristics.

"Stream"

A well-known musical game for children and not only. Children divide into pairs and join hands. They line up in this form one after another and raise their clasped hands up. A corridor is formed. Happy music starts playing. The child, who is the driver, runs through this corridor and chooses from among the children the one with whom he wants to form a pair. Then he stands with this child at the other end of the corridor. The newly formed couple clasps hands in the same way as the other participants. The one who is left without a partner becomes the driver and runs along the corridor, choosing a partner.

The game continues until interest in it is lost.

"Dance on the Newspaper"

For this game you will need several newspapers or sheets of paper. The guys are divided into pairs. Stand on newspaper or paper. Cheerful music comes on and they start dancing. Do not go beyond the edges of the newspaper or paper. Whoever leaves is out of the game. The music stops and the guys must fold the newspaper or paper in half and dance on it, following the rules. Then it decreases again. The winner is the couple that was able to dance on the smallest piece of newspaper or paper, without going beyond its boundaries.

“Hands, legs, head, let’s dance without difficulty!”

The presenter divides the guys into two teams: spectators and dancers. The music begins to sound and the “dancers” must dance only with their hands. The music stops. Children playing the role of spectators choose the one who danced best with their hands. Then the “dancers” perform a dance with their feet, and the best one is also chosen. Next is the head dance. The winner is the one who performed the two or three best dances. After this, the teams change places. At the end of the game, the two winners from both teams compete against each other.

"Who is faster"

Chairs are used as equipment for the game. There should be one less of them than the participants. The chairs are placed in a circle, with their backs inward. A cheerful melody is playing. The guys dance to the music, walking in a circle. As soon as the music stops, participants must sit down on chairs. The one who does not have enough chair is eliminated from the game. The game continues until one player remains.

"Guess the song"

Children are divided into two groups. One group asks for a song, and the second must guess it. A player from the team that made the song goes to the middle of the room and begins to use gestures, movements and facial expressions to show what the song is about. The second team must guess the song. After this, the teams perform the chosen composition together. If the song is guessed, then you have the right to guess a new composition and move on to another team. If not, then the group whose song was not guessed guesses again. Every child must take part in pantomime during the game.

How to instill in your child an interest in music

Parents and teachers should develop a child’s interest in music gradually. You need to start before the baby is born. The first acquaintance with music should consist of listening to musical works, then you should include dance movements, then move on to learning songs and becoming familiar with musical instruments.

To develop an interest in music, you must follow the following recommendations:

1. a pregnant woman should often listen to classical music so that the baby in her womb can also hear it;
2. after the birth of a child, you should play the music that he heard before he was born;
3. perform gymnastic exercises and massage on the baby while listening to music;
4. practice joint dancing between children and parents;
5. buy musical toys for your child;
6. regularly play classical music and children's songs (try to learn them);
7. introduce your child to musical instruments;
8. regularly hold musical games for children.

If the child is not particularly inclined to dancing or singing, in no case should you insist on it. If he does not strive to become a famous dancer or singer, or he does not have the inclination to do so, there is no point in excluding music in all its forms from his life. And this is exactly what can be achieved if you try too hard. Simply listening to music at home or in the car can have a positive impact on a child’s development.

Often, parents, when working with their baby, become overly interested in learning letters, numbers, colors, and foreign languages, while such an important area as music remains on the sidelines. Meanwhile, the development of musicality in a child is extremely useful for the formation of personality: listening to musical works and musical games contribute not only to the development of hearing and a sense of rhythm, but also to the development of the child’s emotionality, creativity, attention and imagination.

Another version of the game is that the mother plays the tambourine, the baby walks on his toes to the quiet beats of the tambourine, walks to the loud beats, and runs to the very loud beats. Or if the mother is playing loudly, the child should raise his hands with flags/rattles, if quietly, lower them.

6. Songs and games of the Zheleznovs

Professional psychologists and teachers have long established that they bring enormous benefits to the development of a child. And if they are also accompanied by music, then they simply have no price! It seems to me that now not a single educational club can complete classes without songs and games by Sergei and Ekaterina Zheleznov, and it is no coincidence that their musical developmental games are really funny, playful and the children really like them. My daughter and I also enjoy playing and dancing to them since she was 1 year old. I think there is no need to explain what kind of games these are, it’s easier to download them. I posted the Zheleznovs’ CDs with instructions for dramatized songs.

It should be noted that the games on the discs are not ordered by difficulty level, but I really like order. Therefore, for myself, I divided all the most successful song-games by age. If this is also more convenient for you, then you can use my version of the collection by age.

7. Noisy fairy tales

From about 2 years old, you can try organizing small musical performances with your child. In such performances, the child’s main task is to use available means to produce the desired sound according to the text being read. For example, to the words “The horse is running and the bell is ringing,” the baby rings the bell, and to “A man is walking in the snow,” the baby rustles the bag, imitating the sounds of footsteps in the snow. It turns out very lively and interesting. Here you can DOWNLOAD audio stories with instructions.

8. Game “Sea figure, freeze in place”

This game, known to everyone since childhood, teaches children to hear music and is aimed at developing reaction speed, attention and endurance. While the music is playing, we dance, jump, run - in general, we move; when the music stops - you need to freeze and try not to move; older children can also be given the task of depicting some kind of figure. This game can be played by two people, or by a whole group in kindergarten.

9. Game "Hat"

While the music is playing, we pass the hat around (if you are playing at home, it is advisable to include at least three people in the game), when the music stops, the one who still has the hat in his hands must put it on his head and walk around the room in it. It’s good if the hat is “role-playing” (for example, the hat of Santa Claus or a doctor), then during the passage the player will also need to behave according to the role.

10. Game "Cat and mouse"

In this active musical game, the child also learns to distinguish between the volume and mood of the piece. You need to select two compositions in advance: one is quiet and alert, the other is loud. One of the players is designated as a cat. The rest are mice. Even if there is only one mouse in the game, it doesn’t matter, the game is no worse for it. When quiet music sounds, the children sneak up on the “sleeping” cat, when the melody changes, the cat wakes up and begins to run after the mice, which run away from him in different directions.

11. Game "Tambourine"

For this game it is advisable to find at least three participants. So if you're playing at home, call your dad, grandma or your toy friends. The first player begins to play the tambourine, the rest clap their hands and, turning to the first player, say the words:

Play the tambourine, Tasya,

We will clap our hands

Play, play,

Pass the tambourine to Sasha

After which the tambourine is passed to the next player and everything is repeated again until the players get tired of it. The game can be ended with the words “Play, play, put the tambourine in its place.” When this game was at the peak of its popularity, we played 20 laps before Taisiya agreed to finish it

12. Listen, dance, sing

Well, don’t forget to turn on music more often just for fun. Just to dance or in the background during games. Record music for your baby on a flash drive or disk so you can listen to it in the car. In addition to classical music, it is useful to include children's songs (), and sing them together. If you sing yourself, then the child will very soon remember all the words and also begin to sing along.

Use rattles and tambourines in your dances. Rattle to the beat of the music, perform simple movements with rattles: rattle over your head, behind your back, in front of you, etc. Here’s another interesting version of dancing: try dancing with your baby only with your hands, or only with your legs, or only with your eyes.

I wish you to have music in your home as often as possible, and to always be in a good mood! Thank you for attention!

Natalia Prigonnova
Musical educational games for preschool children

Musical educational games

Purpose music games

Musical education in preschool institutions are mainly carried out at music lessons where children listen music, sing, perform various types musically-rhythmic movements. Ability to act independently in carrying out musical tasks, allows children to perform better and better musical material, promotes development control over your own performance.

Pedagogical research conducted in this area proves that effective musically-sensory education is facilitated by the clarity of learning, the emergence in consciousness children natural associations musical sounds with the sounds of life around them. Therefore, for successful musical and sensory development of children requires a special environment. As such an environment musical pedagogy considers music games.

Musical games always contain action development, which combines entertaining elements, competition with sensory tasks. The purpose of the game actions is to help the child hear, distinguish, compare some properties musical sounds, namely6 their height, strength, duration, timbre.

Regularly spent with children music games help planned and systematic development of musical ear, develop the ability to do more than just hear musical composition, but listen to it, distinguish the change of register, dynamics, rhythm in the same work. Besides, musical and didactic games and exercises, especially with the use of desktop-printed material, allow children to independently practice mastering the methods of sensory actions.

Jr preschool age

Di "Three Flowers" (I option)

Target: Learn to determine character music

Material: three flowers made of cardboard (in the middle of the flower is drawn "face"– sleeping, crying or cheerful, depicting three types of character music:

Kind, affectionate, soothing (lullaby);

Sad, plaintive;

Cheerful, joyful, dancing, perky.

Three small flowers reflecting character music.

Progress of the game

Musical the director performs the piece. The summoned child takes the flower corresponding to the character music, and shows it. All children actively participate in character development music.

Di "Three Bears" (I option)

Target: develop a sense of rhythm in children.

Material: Flat figurines of bears made of cardboard (on a wooden stand, painted in the Russian style - Mikhail Potapych, Nastasya Petrovna, Mishutka.

Progress of the game

Musical director: Do you guys remember the fairy tale? "Three Bears"? (Children answer)

In the last room, Mashenka lay down in her crib for a minute and fell asleep. And at this time the bears returned home. Do you remember what their names were? (Children answer). Listen, who was the first to enter the hut? (Tapping a rhythmic pattern on the instrument on one or two sounds. Children call who came, a bear figurine appears.) How is the bear walking? Slow, hard. Let's walk like Big Bear. (Children walk under music) . The game is played similarly with other figures.

Di "Sweet cap" (I option)

Target: consolidation of the material covered.

Material: caps of different colors with objects (handkerchief, rattle, ribbon, flower). Cap with sweets.

Progress of the game

Children sit on chairs, caps are placed throughout the hall. Sad Parsley comes (adult or doll). He prepared a treat for the children, put it under the cap, and forgot which one it was under. You definitely need to find this cap! Musical the leader invites Petrushka to go to any cap (except where the surprise is, and the children dance with the object they found. Under the last cap is a treat. The cap with a treat can be not only in sight children, but also to be hidden. This game can be played in the days after holiday matinees using musical numbers of these matinees

Di « Music window» (I option)

Target games: develop pitch hearing, auditory attention.

Material: house, animal figures.

Progress of the game:

A cat sat on the window and meowed a little

And then he jumped onto the path and the cat was gone from the house

Well, who stayed at home and is knocking on the window now?

The called child goes behind the house, selects one of the toys lying there and, using onomatopoeia, (meow, woof, etc.) voices the character. Children guess who it is, and the character is shown in the window.

Di “Glashenka teaches you to dance”

Target: Develop a sense of rhythm

Material: Large doll on a stand.

Progress of the game

Russian folk melody sounds "Oh you canopy"

Musical director: Today, guys, the amazing doll Glashenka came to visit us. Oh, and she’s a master at dancing. She knows how and will teach you. As she pats, you repeat.

Children repeat the rhythmic pattern by clapping; you can pick up a tambourine or spoons.

Di "Wonderful bag"

Target: develop pitch hearing, consolidate program material.

Material: A small beautiful bag. In him toys: bear, hare, bird, cat and cockerel.

Progress of the game

The whole group participates.

Musical director: Children, guests came to our lesson. But where did they hide? Maybe here (shows the bag? Now we'll listen music and find out who's there.

Sounds of melodies familiar to children works: "Cockerel" R. n. P., "Grey cat" V. Vitlina, "Sparrows" M. Kraseva, "Bear" V. Rebikova, "Bunny" Starokadamsky. Children recognize the melody, the teacher takes out the corresponding toy from the bag.

Di "Cheerful Girlfriends" (I option)

Target: develop a sense of rhythm.

Material: flat cardboard figures (5 pieces, painted in Russian style.

Progress of the game

The figures stand on the table, one after the other in a column. Children sit in a semicircle or in a checkerboard pattern, facing the table. Russian folk melody sounds "The moon is shining".

Musical director: Meet the guys, some funny people came to visit us girlfriends: Dashenka, Glashenka, Sashenka, Irinushka, Marinushka. (Arranges them in one line.) They love to dance and want to teach you. This is what Dashenka can do!

Musical the leader takes a matryoshka doll and taps out a rhythmic pattern with a wooden reel stand. You can give the children cubes and sticks in their hands, simply clap the rhythm with your hands or stamp your feet. The figures can be of different sizes (from small to large, in this case the rhythms are given according to complexity (from easy to more difficult). Rhythms can also be demonstrated to children by performing them on the piano.

Di "Merry Tones" (I option)

Target: develop a sense of rhythm.

Material: drawings of a steam locomotive and a steamship.

Progress of the game

Musical director: Look, guys, what a beautiful ship is sailing on the sea. He wants to greet us with his cheerful whistle. (Attaches the steamer to the flannelgraph.) Like this! (Depicts a rhythmic pattern on the piano.). Let's welcome him too.

Children clap the rhythm palms.

The game is played in a similar way with a steam locomotive.

Di “They brought us toys” (ml)

Target: develop timbre hearing.

Material: Musical toys: bell, musical hammer, whistle or pipe, cat (soft toy).

Progress of the game

Musical the leader takes a beautifully decorated box, takes out a cat from there and sings “Grey Kitty2 V. Vitlina. Then he says that there are more in the box musical toys, which the cat will give to the children if they recognize them by their sound.

Musical the leader behind a small screen plays the musical toys. Children recognize them. The cat gives toys to the child, he rings the bell (tapping with a hammer, the teacher himself plays the pipe.) the cat then passes the toy to another child.

P/n "Sun and Cloud"

Target: Learn to determine character music.

Material: Umbrella

Progress of the game

Children run and jump around the hall to the cheerful music. When music changes to sad, the teacher opens an umbrella and the children hide under it. Afterwards it sounds funny again music and the children are running around the hall again. This is repeated several times.

P/n "Butterflies"

Target: develop spatial orientation.

Material: large patterns of flowers in red, yellow, blue and white

Progress of the game

Drawings of flowers are laid out on the floor.

Teacher (sings): Butterflies were flying near a forest clearing

The wings are tired, is there a bench somewhere?

(Children run under music, waving their hands, imitating butterflies)

If only we could rest a little, we’d better sit on a flower

We are little butterflies, we don’t need benches

Children stop

Teacher (speaks with a questioning intonation):

Where is our favorite flower?

Red flower light?

Children look for a red flower and crouch in a flock around it. The game repeats itself

Where is our favorite flower?

Yellow sweet honey?

Where is our favorite flower?

Blue bright petal?

Where is our favorite flower?

White, long petal?

P/n "Wake up the bear"

Target: Develop a sense of rhythm

Material: Toy bear, chair.

Progress of the game

A toy bear sits on a chair against one wall of the hall - "sleeping in a den",

the children stand opposite against the other wall of the hall.

Teacher (sings): You go quietly, don’t wake up Misha

Children walk on their toes

Let's go to the den and start stamping our feet.

One, two, three, one, two, three!

Children stomp to the count

Children: Bear. Bear, come out!

The teacher takes Mishka, growls,

children run to the opposite wall of the hall,

hiding from the bear.

P/n "Ball Game"

Target: develop a sense of rhythm

Material: rubber ball

Progress of the game

Teacher: The ball jumped up to the kids, it was successful, even though it was small

He invites the kids to play, bounce balls with him

The teacher hits the ball on the floor, shows how the ball bounces,

children jump on two legs to a cheerful music to the beat of hitting the ball.

The little ball is tired, he hasn’t slept for a long time

Wave to the baby, I’ll put the ball to sleep.

The teacher puts the ball in a box,

covers with a scarf, children say goodbye

Musical development and musical games for a child are healing, interesting, and useful.

The musical development of a child is not an easy thing, but it is important. Music and musical games for children are healing, interesting, and useful. There is even a whole direction of music therapy, for example.

How can you play with children using music?

Violet Oaklander (world-famous children's Gestalt therapist) often uses musical games in his work with children. I would like to tell you about how you can play with children using music. Without any boring learning of notes and other things. So, examples.

1. Draw music.

Turn on classical music and listen with your child. Ask your child what he thinks this music is about. What was the musician thinking about when he wrote or played it.

Put the composition on repeat and draw.

Everything that comes to mind when you hear this music. You are on your piece of paper, the child is on his.

I recommend taking compositions from classic children's albums for this game. It is interesting to listen to melodies with different moods and rhythms. For example, “Baba Yaga” and “Mother” by P.I. Tchaikovsky. Completely different images are born under them (it is better not to tell the child the names so that he can “give birth” and hear something of his own).

How is this game useful? It develops the emotional sphere(the child learns to hear the mood), fantasy, imagination, perseverance, attention, auditory perception, fine motor skills.

2. Let's play together.

This game is for a group of children, adults, and the whole family. AND it will require musical instruments. Those that the child plays with are suitable: xylophone, maracas, drum, spoons, harmonica, etc.

Each participant in the game chooses an instrument, and everyone begins to play.

First stage: everyone plays together, as an orchestra.

Second: take turns, clockwise (it will be convenient if you sit in a circle on the floor).

Third: Only those named by the presenter play, the rest wait (you can name one person, or two or three at once).

The game ends with the presenter calling everyone present, and everyone plays together again, as an orchestra.

How is this game useful? Besides the fact that she is cheerful and family-friendly (and what could be better), she teaches you to be patient and wait your turn. The child learns to “be silent” while the other is “sounding”, to show respect for the “sounding” of the other, and at the same time he himself encounters the same thing: everyone is silent when he plays. This can be very useful in a developing group in children's classes. I noticed that after this game it becomes easier for children to wait until the other person finishes.

3. Dancing!

Dancing is the best game to play with music, no need to reinvent the wheel.

Turn on a catchy (or calm, relaxing - depending on your goals) melody at home and dance with your child.

You can also use different items. We dance in class with satin ribbons, and at home with our daughter we dance with washed clothes and hang them on the dryer while dancing. We love to do this to the “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” - the process of hanging laundry becomes very feminine and graceful.

How is this game useful? Bodily development, of course. The ability not only to hear the rhythm, but also to control your body according to this rhythm. And this is a big deal for a child.

4. “Play it like...”

Let's return to the tools. And we fantasize. The game is to play like... How the rain makes noise. How the princess gets ready for the prince's birthday. As the sun sets. How painful it is for a baby when his teeth grow. How joyful it is when Santa Claus brings what you asked him for. How offensive it was when someone pushed me on the court. How bitter it was when my mother scolded me. How a tired boy goes to bed. As we go to kindergarten tomorrow. Etc.

How is this game useful? There is a whole carload of benefits here. Firstly, the game will allow you to learn a lot about your child. What kind of music does he play about going to kindergarten? Cheerful or sad? What will he play about his new friend? Listen and you will hear. Just don’t turn into analysts - it’s just a game.

We also benefit during the game through the development of imagination and fantasy, of course. Well, all this needs to be imagined and figured out how to play.

Emotional development - if you ask to play on the theme of feelings, as in the examples I gave. There is also an opportunity to experience some feelings and react. And for you to divide, using your instrument.

5. Pencil walk.

We arm ourselves with a pencil and turn on the record. I love it. Again, a composition from children's classic albums would be perfect. Fast or slow, happy or sad - your choice. There is no need to try to artificially amuse the child. If he’s a little sad today, just put it on sad and let him live out your mood to the fullest. There is wonderful music about a doll’s illness by the same Tchaikovsky, for example (yes, this is my favorite composer).

The music plays and the pencil walks across the paper to the music. It's just as if it wasn't a pencil. Let him dance. How would he dance to this music if he were alive?

The music ends, we remove the pencil from the sheet and look. We take a closer look. Let's look at it. What does it look like? The task is to “find” something. You are on your paper, the child is on yours. If we find something, we take pencils of other colors and complete what we found.

How is this game useful? The development of imagination and fantasy, as you probably already guessed. Well, and, again, by developing the ability to listen and hear the rhythm of the composition.

6. Stop!

Once again the whole family gathers around musical instruments. We appoint a chief. He will be the conductor. Everyone is playing, and he is in charge. Louder! Quiet! Slow down! Faster! And the children's favorite command is Stop!

Conductors change.

How is this game useful? An opportunity for the child to be in charge at least a little and manage the overall process. Act out your desire to command and dictate. Get a legal scope and time, where and when this can be done (and everyone actually listens). If you play regularly, the child’s desire to command always and everywhere decreases - it has been tested and noticed.

The second side of this game is to try yourself in a new role. It happens that both children and adults only know how to command or only obey. And in this game you can try on both, see where you feel more comfortable.

By the way, there are children and adults who categorically refuse the role of conductor - and there is no need to persuade them. If a person is not ready to take on so much power, nothing good will happen to him if you persuade him.

7. Animals of Saint-Saens.

Yes, besides Tchaikovsky, there are other wonderful composers. For example, Camille Saint-Saens. He wrote a whole, so to speak, collection of short musical works under the general title “Carnival of Animals.” A separate composition is about a separate animal. There he has antelopes, elephants, kangaroos, etc. My daughter's favorite piece is The Swan.

Find pictures with all these animals, or toys. Lay it out in front of your child and play the songs. Ask your child to guess who the music is playing about now. Animals can also, of course, be depicted.

How is this game useful? Getting to know the animal world, the mood and habits of different animals.

8. Guess the instrument.

Quite a simple game. You simply ask your child to turn away or close their eyes and play one of your musical instruments. The child guesses what kind of instrument it sounds.

The more tools you have, the more interesting the game. You can use regular tablespoons, or rustle with paper, for example. I highly recommend playing this game if you have any problems in this area. My daughter and I played, for example, when, after suffering from otitis media, her hearing began to deteriorate. Thanks to this game, I checked how much of her previous hearing had returned.

And, of course, this is how the child remembers the sounds of various instruments and their names.

9. Play a fairy tale.

One of my favorite games. I give the children instruments and ask them to help me tell a story. I tell any fairy tale, and the children act out some of its episodes to me.

How is this game useful? For example, Little Red Riding Hood met a wolf, and what was he like? How did he growl? Kids are playing. Then she walked along the path slowly - how? And the wolf ran quickly - how? It turns out to be such an interactive fairy tale. At home, my daughter and I play fairy tales on the piano. Develops fantasy and imagination.

Gives the child the opportunity to feel involved, to belong, to be useful and important in the overall process, to be an active participant and not just a listener.

10. Conversation with tools.

How is this game useful? Imagine that you can only speak with musical instruments. What instrument would you choose to say something to a child? And how would you “say” it? Do this and, after explaining the rules of the game to the child, ask them to do the same. Let him answer you. Listen to his answer. What is he like? What feelings does it create? What do you think he wants to tell you?

The opportunity to say something to each other that is difficult to say in words.

The opportunity to hear another, to meet him. A great game for the family. It happens that I use it in family therapy.