Mini Chimalong

Mini Chimalong

Musical activities have been loved by most of the kids I have ever worked with. To play, just note the color or number from a note on the song, then look down to the chime and hit the one that matches the color/number (color/ numbers under chimes). Easy to play even if you don't read music.

 

This set is much smaller than I expected, only about 5 inches wide. You can slide the tubes up and down, but the gray pieces are attached to the book so the tubes stay above the appropriate colors. There is no need to take the chimes off the book. The flipbook songbook is sturdy and stands up well.  There is only 1 mallet, and it is small and lightweight.

 

 

 

Some of the chimes are slightly muffled and don't have a resounding tone. I was rather disappointed as I have the larger Chimalong chime set and I love them.  However, the kids still like this mini set as well, and those who can match the colors or numbers from the songbook to the base do fine.

 

Songs include Oh Susannah!, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (ABC song), Lullaby, London Bridge, Tinga Layo, The Mulberry Bush, Row, Row, Row Your Boat, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Jingle Bells, Three Blind Mice, Old MacDonald Had a Farm, and Over the River and Through the Woods. 

 

If I was going to only buy one set, I would consider the big Chimalong set the best investment. Read about it here - Woodstock Percussion Chimalong.

Try this:

• Color code the songs on index cards for those who cannot use the songbook.  I add anywhere between one and four lines per card, depending on how far I have to break it down.   
• Ask the child to look up and remember two notes (colors or numbers) at a time, then three. Look down and play. 
• Color code new songs to add to the songbook.
• Point to the appropriate note in the book as the individual plays to help them keep track of where they are.
• Point to each chime the child must play if he cannot read the book. 
• Work on visual discrimination, visual memory, spatial relations, figure ground, sequencing, manual dexterity, tool use, executive functioning skills, process skills, play and leisure exploration and participation 

In the box: Set of chimes, song book, one mallet  

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