Engaging intentional sound-making builds, develops and enhances executive function skills: inhibitory control and self-regulation, working memory, creativity and cognitive flexibility. A simple example of this is counting aloud from one to ten.
ACTIVITY IDEAS
Pitch
Let’s count from one to ten and alternate between a high and low pitch sound. The number one is high in pitch; two is low; three is high; four is low in pitch, and so on.
Count again but reverse the pitches. One is low; two is high…
Volume
Now, let’s only focus on volume and gain control from sounding out quiet to medium to loud:
Start very quietly in a whisper and gradually get louder and louder until the class is at its loudest point when sounding the number ten. Be sure to keep a steady pace and not speed up.
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