- Develop listening skills
- Enhance ability to follow directions
- Develop a singing voice through pitch matching/echo singing
- Identify and perform a steady beat, using the tambourine, hand drum, woodblock, jingle bells, maracas, rhythm sticks, and finger cymbals
- Add movement to music to enhance coordination
- Imitate simple rhythm patterns
- Distinguish between loud/soft music
- Distinguish between fast/slow music