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Hi, I'm Kristen.
This week my daughter Callie and I are going
to keep exploring sounds--
the sounds our voices can make.
Callie loves music and singing, so this is going to be fun.
We're going to:
play and explore together,
ask questions and talk about ideas,
and explore more.
At the end of the video,
I'll show you all the ways that we did this.
We're gonna watch a video where Quack puts a concert on
for his friends but he has to find the perfect place to sing.
I would definitely do that.
You would do that too?
(Quack shouting)
KRISTEN: Ooh, how does he sound in the can?
CALLIE: Really, really, really echoey.
(both laughing)
You want to give a concert like Quack did?
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Okay, So how about I will show you some different ways
to sing "mi, mi, mi, mi" in different voices.
We can record you and then listen to it later?
CALLIE: Mm-hmm.
Okay, so how about high and squeaky first?
Like-- (high-pitched): ♪ mi, mi, mi, mi ♪
(high-pitched): ♪ Mi, mi, mi, mi ♪
(low-pitched): Low and growly.
♪ Mi, mi, mi, mi ♪
(low and raspy): ♪ Mi, mi, mi, mi ♪
Can you do it really loud, like--
(loudly): ♪ Mi, mi, mi, mi ♪
(louder): ♪ Mi, mi, mi, mi ♪
Even louder?
CALLIE: (louder): ♪ Mi, mi, mi, mi ♪
(softly): Soft, like-- ♪ Mi, mi, mi, mi ♪
(softly): ♪ Mi, mi, mi, mi ♪
KRISTEN (whispering): And even softer?
(whispering): ♪ Mi, mi, mi, mi ♪
CALLIE (via phone): ♪ Mi, mi, mi, mi ♪
KRISTEN: Which one was that?
Soft voice?
CALLIE (via phone, whispering): ♪ Mi, mi, mi, mi ♪
Those ones were really soft.
Even softer.
(blowing raspberry, laughs)
KRISTEN: We explore other sounds we can make with our mouths,
and then we try making sounds with our hands and feet.
(snapping)
(tapping)
Does this look like Quack's pipe?
No.
KRISTEN: How's it different?
Because it's smaller.
KRISTEN: Okay. And how is it the same?
Because it's round and it's probably gonna sound echoey.
Try singing into it and I'll record it, and we can listen.
CALLIE: ♪ Mi, mi, mi, mi, mi, mi, mi ♪
CALLIE (via phone): ♪ Mi, mi, mi, mi, mi, mi, mi ♪
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KRISTEN: Callie sings through the tubes
to see what it does to her voice,
and she also tries listening through them.
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(scraping)
♪ Twinkle, twinkle little star ♪
♪ How I wonder what you are ♪
(clapping)
Callie? Can you hear?
CALLIE: Yes, I can!
Can you hear me?
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KRISTEN: Now let's rewind so I can show you the places
where I did things to get Callie excited about science.
Play and explore together.
Callie loves it when I play along.
If she's got my attention and I'm right there by her side,
she will keep exploring.
I'm there to help Callie, but I want her to decide
how we do a science activity.
Opera. (laughs)
(operatic): ♪ Twinkle, twinkle little star ♪
KRISTEN: Ask questions and talk about ideas.
The more Callie and I talk together,
the more she learns about sounds.
When I asked Callie questions,
it made her think even more about sounds.
Okay, how is it the same?
'Cause it's round and it's probably going to sound echoey.
KRISTEN: After we recorded our singing,
we listened and talked about the different sounds we heard.
When kids talk about what they've done,
it helps them learn and remember.
Explore more.
When we get creative and try out different ways to explore sound,
Callie learns even more.
We used the tube in two different ways.
First we sang through it,
and then she listened through it.
We explored other sounds you can make with your mouth
besides singing and talking.
We explored how to make sounds with other parts of our bodies--
our hands and our feet.
Callie's brother and her
made sounds through the pipes at the playground.
Later that day, Callie gave a concert for her brother.
She used the tube to sing through
because she discovered it made her voice louder.
Playing and talking together will get your child
excited about science.
Then get creative and explore even more by coming up
with your own activities about sound.
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