Music touches all of our lives and is a defining element of culture. The provision of a music and sound area enables children to explore and play with sound independently as well as to appreciate, and respond to, music as a consumer. Not only do musical experiences support children's creative development, but they can also promote learning across a number of other areas.
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Settings should aim to provide:
- a range of musical instruments, including some from different cultures - for example, chime bars, glockenspiels, sleigh bells, carousel bells, jingle sticks, rainmakers, a range of drums (such as djembe, marching, ocean), two-tone wood block and beaters, tambourines, tambours, maracas, calabashes, castanets, cymbals, recorders, whistles, zithers, guitars, electronic keyboards and touch-sensitive sound pads;
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