Musical activities: Lead the full activity as in week 7 for the value of repetition. Create a thunderstorm* using sounds found in the classroom. • Select sounds for light rain, thunder, lightning and rainbow. Useful tips for helping children choose as needed.• Perform the piece, with teacher directing movement from each sound to the next.• If […]
Musical activities: Getting started: Tiptoe fingers (microbeat*) from knees to the top of head with a tongue click, or lightly say, “dee, dee….” Return down to knees in the same way. Repeat. Tiptoe fingers to each body part. Pause, and name the body part. Tap to the microbeat while reciting the rhyme. Suggestions for each verse: […]
Musical activities: Distribute drums. Turn on Pat drum head (macrobeat) throughout the first repetition. Pat to microbeat on repeat. Choose a new drum play variation with each macrobeat. Continue alternating. Include suggestions from the children. Observe movement vocabulary. Continue a cappella. Rhythm patterns • Drums behind you for typical rhythm patterns. Presentation ideas: music play. • Drums in front. Tap drum to beat […]
Musical activities: Stand up. Sound the train whistle, “Whoo, whoo!”Repeat several times, encouraging vocal exploration. Invite children to get on the train. Turn on Sing along. Incorporate lots of whistles and vocal play.• Use arms as train wheels while marching around the room.*• Blow the train whistle at the start of each new verse.• Alternate […]
Musical activities: Vocal play: Gradually raise shakers overhead with an ascending “Whoo!” Lower shakers with a descending “Whoo!” Repeat as a vocal play game. Distribute shakers. Turn on Model and observe spacing and consistent beat while singing and playing as follows: • A section: Choose a new shaker variation (microbeat) • B section: Continue with the same […]
Musical activities: Lead as in week 6 for the value of repetition. Include high/low and loud/soft: a. Tippy toe: Tippy toe index fingers up body (soft) b. Clap my hands: Clap hands (loud) c. Make a rainbow: Wave both hands side to side overhead (high) d. Play a drum: Tap the […]
Musical activities: Vocal play: Raise shakers overhead with an ascending “Whoo!” Lower shakers with descending “Whoo!” Repeat several times. Distribute shakers. 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 variation and […]
Musical activities: Stand. Sing a cappella, or turn on Sing along. Clap and bounce to microbeat. Stretch out arms and turn in place 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. Return to turning […]
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. Sing a cappella or turn on Tap to macrobeat. On repeat, switch to microbeat, and sing a nonsense syllable. Variations: resonator bells. Include children’s ideas. Use nonsense syllables. Include sounds children make or suggest. Tonal patterns Presentation […]
Musical activities: Vocal play (repeat several times): Create a vocal crescendo with the words, “Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle. Pop. Whoo!” Rub hands together on “sizzle”. Jazz hands on “Pop.” Wave above head on “Whoo!” Recite the rhyme with the following movements: • You put: Pat lap (macrobeat) • Sizzle: Rub hands together, use crescendo as in step 1 […]