Musical activities: Distribute shakers. Turn on Verse: Shake your chickitas on the macrobeat and sing the song. Encourage all children to join in. Create a new way to play on every repetition of the verse. Refrain (show me a motion): Choose a different body part to tap each time. Observe chidlren’s responses. Continue a cappella […]
Musical activities: Vocal play: Make two bees by pinching index and thumb together on each hand. Fly bees around, making a buzzing sound. Stop on your shoulder. Repeat stopping on a different place. Cover one fist with the other making a beehive. Rock beehive side to side on microbeat. Recite this triple meter rhyme. Raise […]
Musical activities: Reach up high and wiggle fingers. Seated children: reach up with the familiar “so big” movement. Crouch down and find your toes to explore low space. Stand up, and pat your belly for middle space, saying, “Ha, ha, ha!” Pick up a scarf and accompany with complimentary voice play.• High: scarves can be […]
Musical activities: Pick up one child at a time to move. • Hop: on macrobeat • Sniff: wiggle your body • Sneak: tiptoe around to macrobeat • Chomping: Stomp to macrobeat • Coming: tiptoe to microbeat • Added fun: On the last verse repeat “He runs, and runs…” a few more times. Freeze after each […]
Musical activities: Sound your sirens, but not too loudly! Repeat several times inviting all children to join in. Turn on Refrain: Clap hands, and rock body to microbeat remaining seated. Verse one: • Traffic problems: Push hands out in front of you and back to your chest on the marcobeat. • Doggy’s lost: Bounce “paws” […]
Musical activities: Lift each finger counting to five. Repeat with the other hand. Plant the peas making a fist and covering it with the other hand. Begin rhyme. Rock planted peas side to side on the macrobeat. Raise each finger of the covered hand while counting the growing peas. Crescendo starting softy with hands close […]
Musical activities: Distribute sticks. Turn on Tap the sticks or shake jingle bells alternating between the macrobeat for the verse and microbeat on the refrain throughout this aeolian song. Continue a cappella with changes in dynamics: sing loudly on the verse with a matching movement, contrasted with soft singing on the refrain and small instrument […]
Musical activities: Stand up and act like a bunny for the children. Turn on sing a cappella • Hop: Hop, bounce or jump around the room. • Sniff: Walk around sniffing. • Sneak: Tiptoe around the room switching dynamics to soft singing. • Chomping: Pretend to pick flowers or vegetables and eat.• Coming: Walk around […]
Musical activities: Sound your sirens, but not too loudly! Repeat several times inviting all children to join in. Refrain: Clap hands and rock body to microbeat remaining seated. Verse one: • Traffic problems…: Push hands out in front of you and back to your chest on the marcobeat. • Doggy’s lost…: Bounce “paws” in front […]
Musical activities: Lift each finger counting to five. Repeat with the other hand. Plant the peas by making a fist and covering it with the other hand. Begin rhyme. Rock planted peas side to side on the macrobeat. Raise each finger of the covered hand while counting the growing peas. Crescendo: start softly, opening closed […]