Musical activities: Go to one child at a time to do this rhythmic rhyme. Tap lap. Recite the rhyme, changing the movement with each, “This little cow” as follows: • Grass: Tap lap (macrobeat) • Hay: Tap shoulders (macrobeat) • Water: Tap top of head (macrobeat) • Runs Away: Tickle fingers […]
Musical activities: Distribute instruments. Put a couple of choices or a few instruments in front of the children. Turn on Children choose an instrument and play freely to build confidence in improvisation and movement to the beat and rhythms. Play along, and encourage other teachers to do the same. Observe the children when the music stops. Have they continued to […]
Musical activities: Allow the children to move freely in response to the music while modeling large movement activities. Sound the elephant’s call gently, and stomp around the room to the macrobeat. Begin singing the song, replacing the lyrics with “stomping like an elephant.” Repeat the song, incorporating the following variations: • Scamper like a mouse: Tip […]
Musical activities: Distribute shakers. Turn on Shake to the microbeat through the first verse. Choose a new shaker variation at the start of every verse. Replace “Daddy” with the children’s names. Use nonsense syllables for verses where lyrics are not included. Observe and celebrate the children’s movements, incorporating them as variations where possible. Resting tone play. Collect shakers.
Musical activities: Feel the unusual meter of 7/8 by grouping and moving to (1-2-3,1 -2, 1-2). Voice play: • 1-2-3: Say “Whoo” and stretch hands up from lap to nose level for a long feel • 1-2, 1-2: Say “Whoop! Whoop!” clapping hands in a little circles for a short feel • For example: Whoo! Whoop! Whoop! 1-2-3 1-2 1-2 […]
S&S: Creating Music–3, Dramatic Play/Games–3, Creating Music–1 Musical activities: Pretend to be a cat. Observe the children to see if they will babble. If they do, echo what they say. Turn on or sing a cappella. Follow actions below, and allow the children observe while moving freely: • Two cats went climbing…: Tiptoe fingers […]
Musical activities: Stand. Dance with one child at a time while singing a cappella. Spin to macrobeat during the first verse, “Spinning like a top”. Bend forward during the rest after “Kerplop.” Change the movement and lyrics for each verse. Incorporate animal variations as follows: Creeping like a mouse: Tiptoe (microbeat) Flying like a bird: Fly (macrobeat) Gallop like […]
Musical activities: Distribute shakers. Turn on Shake to the microbeat through the first verse. Choose a new shaker variation at the start of every verse. Replace “Daddy” with the children’s names. Use nonsense syllables for verses where lyrics are not included. Observe and celebrate the children’s movements, incorporating them as variations where possible. Resting tone play. Collect shakers.
Musical activities: Feel the unusual meter of 7/8 by grouping and moving to (1-2-3,1 -2, 1-2). Voice play: • 1-2-3: Say “Whoo” and stretch hands up from lap to nose level for a long feel • 1-2, 1-2: Say “Whoop! Whoop!” clapping hands in a little circles for a short feel • For example: Whoo! Whoop! Whoop! 1-2-3 1-2 1-2 […]
Musical activities: Circle arms around each other, starting high above the head, and slowly roll them to the ground, landing as a fallen rag doll. Follow with vocal play, using a high to low “whoooooooooooooop!” Reverse the movement and sound. Repeat several times, creating a game. Begin singing the song, while circling arms in front […]