Twinkle THEME - Pre-Twinkle Exercises WITHOUT Instrument

Music & Movement

Young children enjoy moving around when they hear music. They feel energy, life, joy, and playfulness. Teachers should encourage this desire and include these activities during their teaching. Research has shown that the connection between body movement, rhythm and awareness is beneficial to the development during the whole childhood, which includes not only thinking and feeling, but also motoric abilities.

Concrete aims
- Through singing, clapping and movement games, the basics in the areas of rhythm and intonation are conveyed.
- The intensive training of the senses (listening, seeing, touching and feeling).
- The development of physical endurance and dexterity in the gross and fine motor skills.
- Growing into the task of daily practice at home. This is a new area of life to be discovered by both, the child and the parents.
- Continuous work on personal and social skills like concentration, memory, endurance, self-esteem, willingness to perform, social behavior in the group.

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ARJADA HASANAJ presents many exercises for each Twinkle.
Of course, other rhythm texts can be spoken for these exercises. The movements to the rhythm exercises can also be varied.
DAVID ANDRUSS has created the piano accompaniments.
GINO ROMERO RAMIREZ played the Djembé (African drum).
RUDOLF GAEHLER played the violin in the “Question-and-Answer” Song.
LISA IKEGAMI made the beautiful paintings.
Kerstin Wartberg did the concept and the video editing.

Background of the videos
In Japan, DR SUZUKI and his teachers have developed many movement exercises that have been used especially by Pre-Twinkle students in preparation for instrumental instruction.
In Germany, KERSTIN WARTBERG used and developed these exercises during her decades of experience as a Suzuki Violin Teacher and Teacher Trainer.
In Italy, ELENA ENRICO has developed a comprehensive concept called CML (Children's Music Laboratory), which systematically trains the child's motor and musical abilities.
ARJADA HASANAJ is both, a trained CML and Suzuki violin teacher. She clearly shows basic exercises that can be of great benefit to young violin beginners, their parents and teachers.

Published by IMTEX
International Music Teachers EXchange