“No, let’s do this instead.” “I want to do this now.” “Let’s do it this way.” How many times during the day do you hear such directives? Every activity, whether eating, playing, or getting dressed, can trigger a child’s desire for independence and the will to command the activity. Every parent has learned to cleverly get a determined child to go along with the parent’s wishes, with the little one seemingly in charge. Let your little maestro be the conductor of CCS Activities, using your own creativity to guide the process.
Your child’s preference for Rhythm Activities over Tonal or Tonal over Rhythm may be out of a need to call the shots. Or, it could be because that little musical mind is presently tending more to rhythm or tonal and needs more Rhythm or Tonal without the interruption of the other. It could be that your child is trying to aurally comprehend the difference between rhythm and tonal and needs to focus on one more than the other. Choosing a Discrimination Activity or Music Reading Activity over and over may demonstrate concentrated effort of the musical mind to understand the advanced challenges.
Assume that reluctance to engage in a CCS Activity stems from either the need to be in charge or a musical need, either of which is to be respected. Use your own ingenuity to engage your little one in CCS Activities in a way that puts the maestro in charge. Let your little one feel in command of the computer by clicking on each CCS Activity. If your child doesn’t want to participate in Rhythm or Tonal Dialogue, engage your little one’s sense of humor by dialoguing with a broom, a telephone, or a cabinet door. The bottom line is simply that your child hear the CCS Activities. That little musical mind will process what it hears, whether your child appears actively involved or not.
Change your child’s expectations by playing downloaded Activities in another location. Use the recording as a sound track when your child is independently playing with toys. Musical input will eventually become musical output. Whatever reluctance you might encounter while the need for independence is so great, know that your little maestro’s musical gifts will ultimately triumph.
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