Tongue Exercise

Otago Witness, Issue 2817, 4 March 1908, Page 86

Tongue Exercise

was given to children of 10 and 11 year*, and seemed to be much enjoyed— viz., the scale to be sung every day to " din," to " did'n," and to " d!pd-did-dy." If this method of^ 'voice-training appeals to a teacher, it will be found that a large number of sounds heard in Nature and in our daily life may be imitated and converted into real musical tones. This ie much more interesting than merely singing notes mechanically, because there is an idea behind it, and the interest and co-operation of the children can be readily enlisted. We must remember, too; a« Miss Bentley says, that " healthy, normal children need to express themselves all over."- "They feel the desire to put the whole body into the singing." The advantage of moving the arms and hands is that the child works off his restlessness and tendency to shout by so doing. (To be continued.)