Tongue drum for early musical education

People need music to be happy and healthy. And it's not a bad idea to start as early as possible, namely with early musical education in toddlerhood. Through play and fun, children learn in a completely natural way, sometimes more, sometimes less, as they need. The tongue drum is particularly suitable for early musical education.

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What is done in early musical education?

Early musical education has a decades-old tradition in Germany. Preschool children sing and dance in groups, play simple instruments and learn to distinguish between tones and notes. The nice thing about early musical education is that there is no pressure to perform. Of course, one or two children discover their musical talent or the desire to seriously learn an instrument while playing this game, but that is not the primary goal of early musical education. The aim is much more to achieve a positive effect of music on the child's body and psyche.

Why is the tongue drum suitable for early musical education?

Early musical education covers several areas of music: singing and dancing, playing simple instruments, improvisation, rhythm, but also music theory, ear training and instrument knowledge. Many of these areas can be covered with the tongue drum.

The tongue drum as an early instrument

The tongue drum is not only suitable for early musical education, but is generally the perfect instrument for beginners . This is because it is tuned during production and then retains its tone afterwards. The tone always sounds pure, without the child having to have already learned how to get a string to the right note, for example. With the tongue drum, the child can try out what the individual notes sound like and improvise their own melodies on it. But there is also the option of playing pieces of music. Songbooks , among other things, help teachers when teaching. When music theory is added to this, you can also use a songbook. To start with, you can also play rhythms with the children on the tongue drum; it is just as suitable for this. It also goes well with other instruments such as rattles, drums and claves, or the Orff instruments, which are generally used in early musical education.

Singing to the tongue drum

The tongue drum is not only suitable for playing, but also for singing. In this case, you can play a melody on the instrument and the children sing along. The songbooks specially developed for the tongue drum are also a great help here. The songbook for the tongue drum tuned to C major contains many well-known children's songs and Christmas carols. As you can see, the tongue drum is also suitable for early musical education in this area.

The tongue drum in ear training

During early musical education, children should learn to distinguish between tones and noises. At first it is just a matter of distinguishing between high and low tones, but later intervals can be added. It is important that children learn through play and are not forced. If you use the tongue drum for early musical education, you can cover this area with the C major tongue drum, for example. The instrument covers an octave and therefore contains high and low tones as well as the most important intervals.

Instrument knowledge - tongue drum for early musical education

Piano, violin, clarinet - children should get to know all of these instruments in early musical education. But these are all well-known instruments. The tongue drum, on the other hand, is very special. It and similar instruments such as the handpan have only become well-known and popular in recent years. By introducing the tongue drum to the child as an instrument, you broaden their horizons - and you can never start early enough. You see: Use the tongue drum for early musical education, and you can cover a wide range of this area of ​​musical education with one instrument.