Musical Fitness Assessment
WHAT IS MUSICAL FITNESS?
The ability to perform basic music skills, such as keep a steady beat, clap the rhythm of the words of a song, match pitches, and sing in tune.
WHY ASSESS CHILDREN’S BASIC MUSIC SKILLS?
They are correlated with reading achievement.
“FIT BY 5!”
With practice, most children can master these skills by age five.
you Need:
1. A metronome
Download a free app, such as, Metronome (Android) or TrueMetronome Lite (Apple), or use an online version, Online Metronome .
2. A pitch pipe
Download a free app, such as, Perfect Pitch (Swift Scales) (Android) or Pitch Perfect (Apple) or use an online pitch generator Online Tone Generator.
