I never really knew how to even approach teaching music before and after the first input it doesn’t seem as difficult as it is in my head. For subjects like these it feels like if you’re not already musically talented you won’t be able to teach it well. However, clapping to the syllables of squares and circles to build a beat and rhythm, I thought, was a great idea as it brings in the maths and literacy element and provides stepping stones to reading music.
Some children may feel instantaneously disadvantaged when it comes to music if some of their peers already play an instrument and have been taught outside of school so may be apprehensive to join in because of the fear of not being good. Using the Pentatonic Scale was great as you don’t have to have a musical ear to hit the notes in any particular order for it to sound nice and go along with the music. I feel like that would break the initial nerves and relax children for playing music.
