In this activity, the Brilliant Pandas are required to actively listen to the beats played on the drum to determine a movement response. When you ask children to move in response to a musical cue, you help them to coordinate what they hear with how they move. They also learn to control their movements by connecting their movements to what they’re hearing. They demonstrate that they understand the difference between a walking beat and a running beat by adjusting their movements in response to the changing beat.
