Triangles, Right Ear-Left Ear

During or after the Love Song of Kangding, I asked parents in my classes to move their triangles nearer to one of their children's ears and play gently for a few moments, and then to play nearer the other ear.  The triangle sounds different to your child, depending which ear is closer to the sound.  Our ears hear things differently, and this goes for any sound of any instrument or object or voice.  

Of course, this is an activity that is much more effective when done at home rather than in class. Help your child explore sounds, and encourage the development of the neural pathways between the two sides of your child's brain by doing some ear-to-ear play at home.  No matter what you think your own voice sounds like, the sound of your voice is your child's favorite sound in the world and the one that he or she is most intensely tuned into.  So, try singing or chanting softly into one of your child's ears, and then sing the second verse into the other ear. Try the same activity with other sounds: if you have musical instruments, that's fine, but you can use any object that makes an interesting sound.   Just take care not to play too loudly--test the sound on your own ears first.