Musical activities: Sing a cappella. Optional: Pretend to dig through first repetition. Tap a different body part through each verse, and adjust lyrics. Ex: “We are planting with our head…” Alternate between microbeat and macrobeat. Additional variations if time: pulling up the weeds, raking all the leaves, smelling all the flowers Tonal patterns Presentation ideas: […]
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: Sing a cappella. Optional: Dig through the first verse. Tap a different body part with each subsequent repetition, adjusting lyrics to match. Alternate between macrobeat and microbeat. Incorporate daily activities as variations. (Ex: pulling up the weeds, raking all the leaves, smelling all the flowers) Tonal patterns Presentation ideas: music play.
Musical activities: Turn on March through first verse, and sing along in dorian minor. Start each verse with a new nonsense syllable and movement: large movement variations Continue a cappella. Incorporate variations in dynamics with voice and movement (Ex: creeping quietly, stomping loudly) Singing observation: Some children may sing fragments of the song, particularly the […]
Musical activities: Lead as in week 27 for the value of repetition. Incorporate additional finger cymbal variations to reinforce 7/8 meter and build movement vocabulary. Suggestions: • Replace tapping with long slide (1-2-3), followed by two short slides (1-2, 1-2) • Tap head (1-2-3), tap cymbals together twice (1-2, 1-2) Optional: Visit each child and […]
Musical activities: Lead as in week 27 for the value of repetition. Observe children’s responses, and consider the following: • Are children’s vocal inflections and facial expressions reflecting the emotions in the music? • Do their voices or movements slow or extend to reflect the fermata? Incorporate dynamics using voice and movements. • Loud: drum floor, […]
Musical activities: Sing a cappella. Optional: Refrain (What do I wear blues): Clap (microbeat) Verse (I’ve got my…): Tap clothing included in lyrics (macrobeat) Wearin’ my: Clap (microbeat) Verse variations: Incorporate pieces of the children’s clothing Tonal patterns Presentation ideas: music play
Musical activities: Turn on Sing and jump throughout the first verse. Continue with large movement variations allowing the child to move in their own way. Add in a game of peek-a-boo, and tiptoe around the room. Sing a cappella. Incorporate variations in dynamics with voice and movement: • Tippy toe (soft) • March (loud) • Creep (soft) • Jump […]
Musical activities: Distribute one bell* per child. Tap bells, sing “ring” on the resting tone (D). Stop and start. Observe children following direction. Repeat several times. Sing a cappella. Optional: Tap bell to macrobeat for one full repetition. Tap to microbeat on repeat. Use a new nonsense syllable and resonator bell variation. Play to […]
Musical activities: Vocal play: Pull back reigns of a horse, and say, “neigh!” Encourage children to join in. Incorporate dynamics as follows, starting softly: • Mother and father: Tap index fingers • Mother fell off: Bounce left index finger • Father fell off: Bounce right index finger • Uncle John (crescendo): Circle hands, small at first and […]