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Wala is Life
Using the resource from session four. I played Wala is Life to a group of 4-5 year old's asking them to tell me what they heard in the musical piece.

I felt the children responded well to this. an image above of what the children felt or heard whilst listening.

So of the sounds heard were
-kookaburra
-bird
-digeridoo
-clapping sticks
-a lady telling a story

I felt this connected to my second assessment because whilst I was recording I just listened. This activity was just about the music and what they heard and how the children connected to it. It also gave the children the opportunity to listen to an indigenous artist.

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Movement treasure hunt

This activity was done with 4-5 year old's and we created a movement treasure hunt.
For this the children had to follow a list we had made together based on an outdoor environment. The children had created with myself a list of movements they needed to complete based on the outdoor space.

This list included
-jumping over a puddle
-crawling through a tunnel
-jumping into a tire
-skipping on a bridge
-swinging on the monkey bars
-rolling on a mat

The children took their check lists and completed each movement in a space they saw fit.

This activity came to mind thinking of my assessment two and what movements I could have done in that space.

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Sleeping bears

This is a take on sleeping bunnies but is tied to my second assessment. This activity was was done with 2-3 year old's whilst playing outside.
Giving the children the opportunity to stomp, growl and behave like a bear.
The children enjoyed the opportunity too express themselves as a bear.

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All three activities had their successes. Children all engaged for a minimum period of 5 minutes however I did find out in the yard their were distractions. If we were where I found my artifact initially. There would have been minimal distractions.

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Allara,2018, Wala is Life : https://youtu.be/1XACgej9L80. (Accessed: March 7, 2023).

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What is music?

As said by Victor Wooten "music is a language". Its is a form of self expression. Just like getting a tattoo or painting your nails red. Music offers everyone an opportunity to explore their world and develop language.
More open ended experiences that give a child the opportunity to explore music without restriction.

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What is movement as a temporal art?

I will admit I had to google "temporal art" as much as I wish I knew what it was prior to this unit. I had never heard the term. Temporal art means it has a temporary existence dependent on its medium, this being movement. Whilst movements are temporary dancers practice the same movements over and over.
Watching Mutton Bird for example is recorded. Is it temporal?
Tokinism is another this that came up in this session and respecting all cultures and questioning where and what is culturally appropriate.

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What is drama?

Drama can be anything from a picture, to a feeling or mood that is then interpreted into a performance. It is a way of telling a story or journey.
I remember as a child I was good at telling stories. Relaying them ever so dramatically to my parents when the actual scenario was never that dramatic.
The ability to engage in dramatic play got harder as I got older.
A highlight of my day as an educator is watching children engage in dramatic play and seeing how the resources i have placed out are interpreted.

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Connecting with place - Playing with Music
I think this session touched on the possibilities of music and what can make music. if we look at our environment we can make music from sticks, rocks and the birds chirping.
this session for me raised the importance of your environment and what music you can make in it.

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Connecting with place - playing with music, movement and drama
Walla is Life, Allara
This was an eye opener for me. The importance of sound and how you can make music from it was raised in this session.
You can view anything as music. Whether is be a bird or the sound of the wind through the trees.
It is what you make it.
This brought me to children and a reminder of how they view their environment.

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Connecting with place - playing with Movement

Movement is so important. any movement a child does in a place helps or instigates play. Children are leaders and they lead the play based on what they see in the space.
We are there to support it and facilitate their play

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Connecting with place - playing with Drama
Life is drama. My children create drama daily. Whether it be by a regular routine or by a change in routine. Everyone sees drama differently.

For myself as a manager drama may present as conflict. for children drama is utilising a dramatic place to it potential. You may set up a shop but the children use it a something else. That is the benefit of drama it is what you see it as.
Open ended play spaces are great for this and i plan to implement more of them.

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Connecting with place - playing with all languages combined

What I gained out of this unit?
Is the importance of music. Ever since I started childcare in 2002 it has always been talked about the importance of music in a child's learning. More so since staring the unit. it was highlighted how it improves learning and how children learn from their environment.
I have learnt so much from just listening and just watching and the importance of slowing down and just hearing, seeing and watching. We learn so much form this! Just stopping. Its not a rush!

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Mutton Bird https://www.bangarra.com.au/learning/education-resources/, YouTube link https://youtu.be/o-PV98Oshkc (Accessed: February 24,2023).

Music as a Language (2013) YouTube. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zvjW9arAZ0 (Accessed: February 24, 2023).

Edwards, C.P., Gandini, L. and Forman, G. (1998) The hundred languages of children: The Reggio Emilia Approach - Advanced reflections. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corporation.

Allara,2018, Wala is Life : https://youtu.be/1XACgej9L80. (Accessed March 7, 2023).