Toom-bah-ee-lero
Grace Note Preschool
West African Call and response chant.
Djembe Drum, Drums and Voice
The children in the video participate a call a response song called Toom-bah-ee-lero. They can sing back the response from the teacher, play drums or dance along with the song. This is wonderful for social interaction with other students they can see if the other children like to play the drums or sing. This can cause a positive interaction from the students. It also gives the children a chance to hear and participate in a music from another culture and could spark interaction from the children to learn more. They could study what the culture is like for other children their own age in the country that the songs are from.
This was a great video! I like how the children were able to choose whether they wanted to dance, sing, or play an instrument. I think this freedom of choice at such a young age is important to create positive experiences. These children are very young and it is great that they are being exposed to world music. I think it would be a good fit for even a first grade class where students will be able to better understand a culture much different than their own.
ReplyDeleteHi Jason,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your post. I think you touched on an important point. We explored this week how musical play can help in socialization between children, but it also helps socialization between student and teacher. Using music of other cultures, for example, opens up a dialogue between teacher and student when the student wants to learn more about the culture or sound. It also creates a connection if the teacher shares a music from the culture a student is a part of. Great stuff!