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While children generally will not be introduced to formal, standard notation until they have completed three or four years of the primary cycle, simple but carefully chosen songs for junior classes can provide the key to developing musical concepts at a later stage. For instance, familiar songs can be used in senior classes to emphasise features such as rhythm patterns, shape of melodies, structure, tempo and key signatures. In a similar way, older children may experience musical forms that may not be 'analysed' until they reach second or third level. At all stages, therefore, the children hear and experience sound before proceeding to a more conscious understanding of the musical concept through naming or notating.
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