Musical activities: Vocal play: Pull back the reins with lots of horse neighs. Encourage all to join in, and model exploration of vocal flexibility. Observe the children’s vocal responses. Sing a cappella, or turn on Lead as in week 19 for the value of repetition. Be sure to sing softly during the last verse (“sleep now”). […]
Musical activities: Turn on Bounce and clap through the A section (“dee”), and sing along. Repeat. Turn in place during the B section (“la”). Turn the opposite way after four measures. Repeat the same movement for each repetition of the A section. Choose a new large movement variation each time.
Musical activities: Lead as in week 16 for the value of repetition. Vocal play*(repeat several times using 7/8 meter): • Microbeat: Tickle fingers down face saying “deedle-dee” (1-2-3) • Macrobeat: Clasp hands, and rock them side to side while saying, “Oo, oo” (4-5-6-7) Continue work with vocal and dynamic contrasts, emphasizing with movement. Move to the macrobeat, […]
Musical activities: Vocal play: Raise shakers overhead with an ascending “Whoo!” Lower shakers with descending “Whoo!” Repeat several times. Distribute shakers to children able to hold onto them. Turn on and play along using shaker variations. • Move to the macrobeat through the entire song. • Use the same variation, and move to the microbeat. • Repeat with a new […]
Musical activities: Stand. Sing a cappella, or turn on Sing along. Take each child and dance. Use a large movement variation for “Clap Your Hands”. Always turn (spin) on “la,la,la” section to reinforce musical form. Choose a new large movement variation at the start of each new verse. Adapt lyrics to match. Alternate between macrobeat and microbeat.
Musical activities: Begin as in week 14 for the value of repetition, with vocal play and singing the song through several times with movement. Distribute resonator bells to children who can sit on their own and can grasp a mallet to try to hit the bell. Sing a cappella or turn on Tap the bell […]
Musical activities: Vocal play (repeat several times): Create a vocal crescendo with the words, “Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle. Pop. Whoo!” Rub child’s belly to microbeat on “sizzle”. Pop hand off the belly on “Pop.” Wave above head on “Whoo!” Recite the rhyme with the following movements: • You put: Pat lap (macrobeat) • Sizzle: Rub hand on belly, use crescendo […]
Musical activities: Distribute drums. Turn on Incorporate microbeat and macrobeat with developmentally appropriate drum variations. Continue a cappella. Tiptoe fingers on drum head. Sing softly. Beat drum head. Sing loudly. Cover face with drum. Sing, “Oh, peek-a, peek-a-boo, oh, peek-a-boo, boo, oh, peek-a-boo, boo…” Lightly beat drum head while singing resting tone. Repeat softly. Collect drums.
Musical activities: Turn on and sing along, or sing a cappella. Skip around the room. Clap and wave to all the children, expressing the joy of the song. Dance and sing with each child, incorporating a new, gentle large movement variation at the start of each verse, such as rock or twist. Adapt lyrics to match. Ex: “Turn, turn, turn […]
Musical activities: Opening: • Play finger cymbals gently for children to hear the sound • Wiggle the finger cymbals from the handles while moving them from side to side for children to track . Distribute finger cymbals. Turn on Tap to macrobeat. On repeat, switch to microbeat, and sing a nonsense syllable. Variations: finger cymbals. Visit each child for macrobeat, microbeat and tracking. Use nonsense syllables. […]