Musical activities: Stand up and turn on Lead as in lesson plan 12. Continue a cappella asking the children to share their ideas for new movements to expand their movement vocabulary. One single child can move into the center of the circle directing their movement. Choose a new child on each repetition of “Show me […]
Musical activities: Distribute finger cymbals. Turn on Tap your cymbals to the macrobeat. Tap to the microbeat. Alternate between macrobeat and microbeat as you continue using finger cymbal variations. Be sure to use some long sounds and some short sounds. Continue a cappella. Tap your cymbals together and move for as long as you hear sound. Tap the wooden sides together, and move […]
Musical activities: Begin and lead this rhyme as in lesson plan 12. Repeat with voice play. High/low voice contrasts: • 1st verse: recite in a low voice tapping toes.• Transition to the 3rd verse: recite in a high voice, tapping chin with tiptoe fingers. Soft/loud voice play: • First half of each […]
Musical activities: Review habits of good audience members. Ask the children if anyone would like to share a solo with the group today. They can sing any song they would like. There is no pressure. If no one wants to sing a solo, the children can help choose a song for the teacher to sing. Clap […]
Musical activities: Sing a cappella. Encourage the children to sing along. Make a closed fist with one hand and crank the handle with the other on the A section. On the lyric “Pop,” lift popped hands high in the air. Roll hands around each other on B section, “A penny for a spool of thread…” […]
Musical activities: Stand up and turn on March, bounce, twirl and shake freely as suggested in the song. Change the movement at the beginning of every repeat. Add in variations: large movement variations Choose movements that require the entire body. Alternate between macrobeat and microbeat. Tonal patterns Presentation ideas: music play
Musical activities: Distribute instruments. Turn on Shake the jingle bells to the microbeat as you sing section one (Zum gali…). Shake the jingle bells to the macrobeat on section two (Lai, lai…). Continue with jingle bell variations. Use a new variation at the start of section one. Include high, middle, and low spaces with each […]
Musical activities: Say, “Dee-dee, dee-dee, dee. Ow!” while tapping fingers up and down the body using the microbeat. Return to toes tapping the macrobeat. Begin the rhyme. Repeat step one moving to the next body part. Begin reciting the rhyme. Do this in between each repetition so the children are ready to begin with you. […]
Musical activities: Distribute teddy bears. Turn on or sing a cappella. Sing and rock bears while singing first half of song.* Lift bears up and down or swing them side to side to the beat on the second half. When the second half repeats enhance body awareness by tapping knees, toes, head, etc. to the […]
Musical activities: Begin with a game of “where is/are…” In a playful voice ask the children, “Where are your toes?” Tap your toes. Ask, “Where are your ears?” Wiggle your ears complimented with tongue rolls for added voice play. Sing a cappella for flexibility with lyric substitutions. Tap on toes to the macrobeat while singing “Where are […]