The first instrument that we expose the children to, in the classroom, is egg shakers.  Egg shakers are an excellent tool to use during music instruction because it is easy to play and does not require previous experience.  Music in the preschool classroom obviously provides pure enjoyment for young children.  Music is a pathway that supports social-emotional, language, mathematical, cognitive, physical, and creative development.  Also, music experiences teach children to be part of a social group.  All children have music potential.  Our goal is to help build basic music competence (a sense of rhythm and tone) in all of them.