Ka Waiata ki a Maria on the Tone Chimes.
Persuasive Writing: All classrooms should have a set of tone chimes!
by Whaea Naomi
I know that many of you may not even know what tone chimes are, so let me explain. Tone chimes are individual bells that are held in the hand. When you shake the tone chime a rubber hammer attached to it, hits the bell, and makes a ringing sound. Each tone chime is a different tone, thus the name.
Because tone chimes are all individual notes, they encourage children to work together to make beautiful harmonies and melodies. Each child can only hold one or two at a time and most songs require several tones or notes. We have turns playing, we encourage each other, and we listen to each other in room 17 when we are playing the tone chimes.
Not only do they encourage us to be a harmonious team but they are themselves a very sweet and gentle sounding instrument. No matter how many times they are played or with how much energy, they remain calm sounding and quiet.
Finally, there is a lot of learning that happens when we use the tone chimes. This morning we learned to play Ka Waiata ki a Maria on the tone chimes. Then we recorded the notes as letters and copied them onto our music folders. This meant we got to practice writing, reading, taking responsibility, not to mention the musical knowledge of notes and their pitches and specific sequence, but also how to play the tone chimes when there is more than one of the same note in a row - it's tricky and you have to play it quite hard.
And so to conclude. The tones chimes are a calming and easily played instrument which not only teach children how to play music but also how to use their heart values. We think there should be a set in every room in school.
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