The Connection Between Your Baby Needs Music and Mother Goose on the Loose
There are a lot of similarities between Mother Goose on the Loose and Your Baby Needs Music. This is to be expected, since the Listen, Like, Learn approach was the model for both Your Baby Needs Music and Mother Goose on the Loose. For example:
- They both follow a structure beginning with general rhymes, then going to body rhymes starting with the head and working the way down.
- They both use musical instruments, and they both use books. Both rely heavily on music, with emphasis on songs by Barbara Cass-Beggs.
- The physical setting is the same (sit in a circle on the floor with children on parents’ laps).
- The idea of recitng each rhyme twice came from Listen, Like, Learn, as did the idea of doing the same opening and closing rhymes each week.
On the other hand, there are also significant differences that make Mother Goose on the Loose a school-readiness program. For example:
- Although Your Baby Needs Music classes use some books, Mother Goose on the Loose uses A LOT of books.
- Mother Goose on the Loose uses a flannel board/easel; Your Baby Needs Music does not.
- Your Baby Needs Music classes may have started as 30-minute sessions, but they quickly worked their way up to 45 minutes per session. MGOL stays 30 minutes per session.
- YBNM has a lot of repetition, but there is no formula for how much of each session is repetition. MGOL has a consistent 80% repetition, 20% new-material formula.
- YBNM does not have formalized developmental tips. MGOL has one or two tips per session.
- YBMN does not limit itself to only two musical instruments per session, there might be many more. MGOL uses two.
- Both programs use nursery rhymes, but MGOL has its signature nursery rhymes (like the starting "Old Mother Goose when she wanted to wander.")
- YBNM does not have the opening comments that MGOL has (when the boundaries are laid out) nor does YBNM have the formalized positive reinforcement with activities such as pulling Humpty off his wall or throwing the pig puppet into the air.,
- MGOL uses many more puppets than YBNM.
In short, the focus on YBNM was really music and musical instruments, as it was a music-oriented program. MGOL uses music and musical instruments along with books, puppets, flannel boards and other props to provide early literacy experiences and a school-readiness program.
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