Singapore University of Social Sciences

ECE372 Musicking, Moving and Storying with Young Children introduces students to the fundamentals of musicking (making music) and storying (making story or drama). Through child-led and adult-led musicking and storying, children build confidence and self-esteem, relationships, communities and cultures. They build social capital, learn to associate actions with words and sounds and develop skills and understandings that promote positive outcomes in later literacy, learning and life. The core focus of this course is how early childhood teachers in the Singapore context can support birth – 6 years old children to explore with their voices (songs and chants), create music with body percussion and rudimentary classroom instruments, understand these explorations and creations, move their bodies in response to music, and make and extend stories through dramatic play and process drama. The course is suitable for practising educators who wish to broaden their curricular knowledge and pedagogical skills.