Musical activities: Stand up. Turn on Walk, dance, twist, fly, etc during each verse of the song. Sing a cappella, and alternate between piano and forte on each of the verses. Ex: Let’s tippy-toe, Let’s stomp and stomp, let’s creep along, let’s jump and jump. Play the Dynamics Game: Hold up or point to the piano sign and tap quietly on the […]
Musical activities: Stand and sound your fire siren. Race around the room as you sing the refrain. “Freeze.” Say, “Be my echo!” Sing, and act out the verses as below. • “Get on the fire gear”: put jacket on • “Get on the truck”: climb up the ladder • “Sound that siren”: circle arm above […]
Musical activities: Distribute instruments and Play the drum as in week 5. Tap to the macrobeat during the verse. Each time the refrain is repeated (Boom, Boom…) tap to the microbeat. Continue using drum variations, such as driving, spinning, wearing a hat, etc. Observe the children’s use of spacing. Be sure to model proper spacing. Sing a cappella. Show the difference in the spacing between verse and refrain. Improvise. • […]
Musical activities: Lead the activity as in week 5 for the value of repetition. Audiate the dialogue. For example, say “the first one said” and silently think “oh my it’s getting late!”. The first time through, put one finger to your lips to remind the children to think instead of speak. Ignore mistakes as the children […]
Musical activities: Tap to the macrobeat on the floor as you sing: I’m playin on the floor… Tap to the microbeat for the refrain (Boom, boom…) Tap your belly to the macrobeat while singing the verse. Tap to the microbeat on the refrain. Rock side to side and replace the lyrics with nonsense syllables. Distribute drums. Turn on Play your drum […]
Musical activities: Tap your lap as you sing the song. Ask the children what animal is in the song and share a picture of the cuckoo bird. Invite two or more children to play the part of the cuckoo. The other children will be the narrator, remaining in the circle. Narrators sing the first part of the […]
Musical activities: All stand up. Turn on or lead with guitar. Use large movement variations for each new verse in the song. Pause briefly and explain found sounds. Use found sound variations as follows: • Find a good accompaniment (ex: stomp your feet, tap pencils together, tap on the legs of a chair). Sing: “Oh, oh, oh […]
Musical activities: Distribute instruments. Turn on Tap to the macrobeat (big) during the first verse and the microbeat (little) on the refrain. Continue using finger cymbal variations, and invite children to share their ideas for movements and nonsense syllables. Partner up and sit cross-legged, facing each other. Tap your partner’s cymbals as you sing. Continue with several dyad variations. Ask for a volunteer child to […]
Musical activities: Count to five lifting a finger for each number. Act out the chant as follows: • Hold up five fingers and rock as you recite the first line. As you count each pumpkin, hold up the appropriate number of fingers. Continue to rock to the macrobeat (big) throughout. • Shake your head with your […]
Musical activities: Sing a cappella while clapping your hands or sing accompanied with piano or guitar. Sway left and right while singing all of the children’s names where indicated.* Invite children to sing their names as you did in “Hello and Welcome.” Limited time? Sing goodbye to the boys, girls, teacher(s), and then into “So […]