Musical activities: Sing a cappella, inviting each child to sit with you through one reptition. Optional: Suggested Movements: • I wanted: Tap child’s belly or shoulders (microbeat). • Slowly: Rock side to side (macrobeat) • Bump: Bounce up and down (microbeat) • Hop: Lift child while lifting own knees (double macrobeat) • Zooming: Lean […]
Musical activities: Lead as in week 23 for the value of repetition.
Musical activities: Distribute instruments (perhaps 2 next to each child).Turn on Children choose an instrument and play freely to build confidence in improvisation and movement to the beat and rhythms. Model, and observe the children’s accompaniments and movements. Collect instruments.
Musical activities: Turn on Lead as in Week 22. Sing a cappella, incorporating variations in dynamics with voice and movement: • Tippy toe (soft) • March (loud) • Creep (soft) • Jump (loud) Create community within the classroom with waving and singing “Hi, hi, hi. Hi to my friends…”
Musical activities: Sing a cappella, or turn on Lead as in week 22 for the value of repetition. Tonal patterns Presentation ideas: music play
Musical activities: Visit each child for voice play, rhyme, and rhythm patterns as follows. Voice play: • Dee, dee, dee, 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. Rhyme: • Garden snail: Creep pointer […]
Musical activities: Lead as in week 21 for the value of repetition.
Musical activities: Turn on Sing and dance joyfully with each child. Observe to see how children are responding to the joyful mood of the music.
Musical activities: Sing a cappella, or turn on Visit each child. Suggested movements: • Rolling/wagon: Rock child side to side • Riding/bike: Rock child forward and back • Sailing/boat: Brush palm of hand back and forth across child’s belly while rocking • Flying/kite: Fall back a little and lift child’s legs. Say “Whee!” • […]
Musical activities: Lead as in week 21 for the value of repetition.