Musical activities: Lead as in week 26 Suggested variations: • Articles of clothing the children are wearing • Actions: “I have the what do I do blues?” Answers: “I’ll eat my snack today,” and “I’ll wash my hands today.” Tonal patterns Presentation ideas: music play
Musical activities: Lead as in week 26 for the value of repetition.
Musical activities: Introduce 7/8 unusual meter by playfully repeating the following movement and vocal play several times: • Wooh: Tap lap and lift arms up overhead providing longer spacing (1-2-3) • Ch-ch, Ch-ch: Clap hands on first ch of each pair for shorter spacing (1-2, 1-2) Sing a cappella. Optional: • Continue tapping lap and clapping […]
Musical activities: Pat lap (macrobeat), and click tongue (microbeat). Tap other body parts, then tap lap again. Recite rhyme with suggested movements, modeling response to emotions through vocal inflection and facial expression. • Humpty Dumpty: Pat lap • Aww (fermata): Rock sadly side to side, with palms up and arms to the side • Interlude: […]
Musical activities: Review habits of good audience members. Remind children that clapping is a way we give positive feedback to a performer. Ask if anyone would like to share a solo today. They can sing any song they would like. There is no pressure. If no one wants to sing a solo, the children can help […]
Musical activities: Begin as in lesson 15. Add start and stop movements to the improvised traffic jam: • Count to three, and gesture the class to begin beeping! • Circle and catch movement with hands to stop the beeping. • Practice this movement with the children. Saying “stop” may be helpful on the “catch,” eventually […]
Musical activities: Stand in a circle. Blow your whistle. Repeat several times, and assess the children’s vocal placement. Sing and move to reflect phrasing: Be the engineer and have children follow behind you. Weave around the classroom. • This train… (1st phrase of eight measures): Walk, using arms as train wheels (macrobeat) • No more… […]
Musical activities: Distribute sticks. Turn on Tap to the macrobeat the first time. Tap to the microbeat on the next repetition substituting a new consonant for the /b/. Incorporate stick variations. Continue alternating between macrobeat, then microbeat. Use a new stick variation on every macrobeat. Observe the children as they move. Are they changing the […]
Musical activities: Vocal play* (repeat several times). The highlighted numbers are the macrobeats. • Microbeat: Tickle fingers down face. Say, “Deedle-dee” (1-2-3) • Macrobeat: Clasp hands, and rock them side to side. Say, “Oo, oo” (4-5-6-7) Recite first verse, continuing movement above. • Snow-flakes so soft, “Oo.” (1 – 2 – 3) (4-5) (6-7) • Snow-flakes so cold, […]
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 spacing and consistent beat. After the recorded selection is done, sing “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” softly like a lullaby. Ask the children to […]