Musical activities: Voice play: • Dee, dee: Creep index fingers up legs to top of head • Whoo (continuous): Run fingers back down • Follow voice inflections up and down in direction of movement. Lead as in week 23 for the value of repetition. Use dynamics for variation and dramatization. • Slowly, slowly: Soft voice, shrink body slightly • Quickly, […]
Musical activities: Lead as in week 21 for the value of repetition.
Musical activities: Turn on Stand up. Sing along. Dance freely, using a new large movement at the start of each verse. Include variations that naturally transition from macrobeat to microbeat. Ex: bounce (microbeat), fly (macrobeat), tippy toe (microbeat), stamp (macrobeat).
Musical activities: Sing a cappella, or turn on Suggested movements: • Rolling/wagon: Roll arms in front of body • Riding/bike: Hold handles of an imaginary bicycle moving left and right • Sailing/boat: Wave arms side to side • Flying/kite: Raise arms overhead with palms together, wave hands side to side • Taking/nap: Lay your […]
Musical activities: Lead as in lesson plan 21 for the value of repetition. Observe children’s vocal and facial responses, providing encouragement as needed. Rhythm patterns Presentation ideas: music play
Musical activities: Distribute stuffed animals/dolls*. Ask the children to rock their sleepy baby. Turn on or lead a cappella. Rock to triple meter, using movements that reflect the tranquility of the lullaby. Repeat with nonsense syllables. Tonal patterns Presentation ideas: music play *If no stuffed animals are available, children can pretend or simply rock side to side.
Musical activities: Turn on Stand up. Sing along. Use the following movements: • Dee (section A): March and clap • La (section B): Turn clockwise in place. Turn counterclockwise after four measures (mid-way) Choose a new large movement variation at the start section B. Include variations that naturally transition from macrobeat to microbeat. Ex: run (microbeat), fly (macrobeat), tippy […]
Musical activities: Distribute shakers. Vocal play: Raise shakers overhead with ascending “Whoo!” Lower shakers with descending “Whoo!” Repeat several times for vocal flexibility. Turn on Sing and play along. Shake to the macrobeat. Using the same movement, switch to the microbeat on the repeat. Continue with this pattern adding more shaker variations. Continue a cappella with nonsense syllables. Start […]
Musical activities: Vocal play • Make a fist with each hand. Open and close erratically, and say pop with each opening. Use a variety of inflections. • Crescendo: Keep hands low to the ground, softly saying, “pop…” Crescendo voice as erratic popping hands gradually raise overhead. Use movements below and model communicating emotions with purposeful […]
Musical activities: Distribute instruments. Turn on Children choose an instrument and play freely to build confidence in improvisation and movement to the beat and rhythms. Allow the children to trade instruments as they wish. Model, and observe the children’s accompaniments and movements. Collect instruments.