Tuesday, January 31, 2023

February 1st Grade Pirates Who Learn at School

 

GOALS:

BELLS, VOWELS, 

OPTIMISTIC/MY FAVORITE THINGS

PIRATES, AND CAPTAIN ANDY


PRACTICE 

I AM A PIRATE 

IN ASL (AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE)




















WHEN I SAY 
JINGLE
YOU SAY 
BELLS

INSTRUMENT FOR THE WEEK
BELLS

IN THIS EPISODE BELOW
IN MELODITTY LAND
WE WILL LEARN ABOUT
Little JINGLE BELLL BERRIES
BELLS IN A TREE (LOOK LIKE A COW BELL)
THE BELL RINGING ON A CLOCK




#1-10 SPANISH AND ENGLISH

WARM UP VOICES WITH THE VOWELS

OUR class theme is being 
OPTIMISTIC
and thinking of our 
FAVORITE THINGS

MUSIC REVIEW TIME:



 


2 EIGHTH NOTES
= 2  quick CLAPS
an EIGHTH NOTE BY ITSELF

HOW MANY EIGHTH NOTES
ARE IN A WHOLE NOTE?

REVIEW SONG 
I CAN LEARN

PRACTICE 

I AM A PIRATE 

IN ASL (AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE)


PRACTICE TALK LIKE A PIRATE

END OF CLASS ACTIVITY 

RHYMING WORDS
ONE-FUN
TWO-SHOE
THREE-KNEE
FOUR-FLOOR
5-FIVE-DIVE

Friday, January 13, 2023

1-5 Drum Circle and Interactive Music Class Activities Lesson Ideas



William Tell Overture Rhythm Sticks 



WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE 2 minute CARTOON




WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE BODY PERCUSSION


WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE RHYTHM STICKS




1st GRADE STEADY BEAT AND SCRBBLE WARM UP










4th GRADE RHYTHM AND SOLFEGE ACTIVITY



3rd GRADE STRONG AND WEAK BEATS







 


1. DO A RUMBLE
        EVERYONE PLAYS TOGETHER AND GETS LOUD AND SOFT
2. CALL AND RESPONSE
        LEADER AND ECHO
3.  RHYTHM NAMING
        HAVE A STUDENT SAY THEIR NAME AND PLAY IT
            NOW HAVE CLASS REPEAT NAME AFTER STUDENT
4.  USE A BUILD A BEAT CHART

DRUMS, SHAKERS, STICKS, COWBELLS, TAMBORINE, SCRAPER

NAME INTRO OR FAVORITE COLOR

HD = HANDS DOWN

HU= HANDS UP

HD HD

HU HU



IF YOU CAN SAY IT

YOU CAN PLAY IT


LET'S ALL PLAY OUR DRUM 

CIRCLE TIME ACTIVITY


LET'S ALL PLAY OUR DRUM

ALL PLAY OUR DRUM

PLAY OUR DRUM


LET'S ALL PLAY OUR DRUM 

BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH FUN


5 SAY AND PLAY RYTHMS

I LOVE   AP   PLE     PIE
I LOVE   TO PLAY    THE DRUMS
MASHED___ PO   TA   TOES
HOT   CHOCO  LATE
X    HEART BEAT     X    HEART BEAT


( THE FOLLOWING IS 
2 DIFFERENT HAND POSITIONS
WITH THE SAME BEAT)

ONE BA NA NA
MASHED PO TA TO



LEAD CALL RESPONSE





RUMBLE DRUM BALL
PLAY THE INSTRUMENT WHEN BALL IS 
IN THE AIR
HITS THE GROUND
AND EVEN ROLLS ON THE GROUND





BONGOS



How to play your first bongo solo: a lesson for beginners








Beginner Bongos VS Professional Bongos | Bongo Comparison





How to play 

a classic rock beat on bongos


Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Sound of Music Movie Lesson

 


MY GOAL WITH THIS LESSON OUTLINE

IS TO LIST MAIN MOVIE CLIPS

PREFERRABLY THE SONGS

 IN ORDER TO SHORTEN THE MOVIE 

FOR KIDS TO WATCH

BECAUSE MOST LITTLE KIDS HAVE A 

SHORT ATTENTION SPAN 

THE MOVIE FIRST STARTS OFF

WITH MARIA SINGING ON THE HILL

ABOUT HOW

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE

WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC



MARIA IS SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE ABBEY
BECAUSE SHE WANTS TO BE A NUN
AND SHE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE 
OUTSIDE SINGING IN THE HILLS

AN ABBEY IS A PLACE WHERE NUNS LIVE
SOME ABBEYS NOW ARE USED AS CHURCHES

MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE ABBEY
THE REAL NUNS ARE SINGING ABOUT MARIA
AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT 
HOW TO HELP MARIA (LIKE SOLVING A PROBLEM)
BECAUSE MARIA IS ALWAYS GETTING IN TROUBLE
LISTEN TO THE SONG AND YOU WILL HEAR
WHY THE NUNS ARE SO FRUSTRATED

HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE MARIA


AFTER THE NUNS ARE DONE SINGING
MARIA COMES RUNNING IN BECAUSE SHE IS LATE

MARIA IS THEN SENT TO THE OFFICE
I MEAN TO GO SEE THE HEAD MOTHER NUN
THE MOTHER NUN TELLS HER THAT
THERE IS A CAPTAIN WHO HAS 7 CHILDREN
AND THEY NEED A GOVERNESS (A LIVE IN BABYSITTER)
BECAUSE THE CAPTAIN'S WIFE DIED
AND THE KIDS NEED SOMEONE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM
WHILE THEIR DAD IS WORKING
A GOVERNESS IN A WAY IS LIKE A FULL-TIME MOM
WHO MAKES SURE THE KIDS ARE:
EATING HEALTHY MEALS
BRUSHING THEIR TEETH
GOING TO BED ON TIME
BEING KIND TO EACH OTHER
AND ALL THE OTHER MANY THINGS THAT 
GOOD MOMS DO AT HOME FOR THEIR KIDS

NEXT SCENE
MARIA IS A LITTE SCARED TO LEAVE
AND TAKE CARE OF 7 KIDS SHE DOESN'T KNOW
HOWEVER,
SHE DECIDES THAT IT WILL BE OKAY
BECAUSE SHE HAS CONFIDENCE
THAT SHE CAN DO A GOOD JOB 
OF TAKING CARE OF 7 KIDS

HERE IS MARIA SINGING
I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN ME

NOW HERE SHE IS SINGING WITH MORE ENERGY
AND CONFIDENCE 
as she travels to go to her new job







































Monday, January 9, 2023

January Kindergarten/1st Grade



THE QUIET WINTER



 FOLLOW THE BEAT






THIS IS THE INSTRUMENT
THAT LOOKED LIKE A CATEPILLAR
IT IS CALLED A GUIRO



THE BEAT IS THE 

HEART OF MUSIC












TIME TO LEARN ABOUT
SOFT AND LOUD
IN MUSIC
SOFT AND LOUD
MEANS DYNAMICS
WE WILL NOW WATCH A VIDEO
THAT HELPS US LEARN ABOUT
SOFT AND LOUD DYNAMICS

NOW LET'S LEARN ABOUT 
SOFT AND LOUD
WITH THE MELODITTIES



A MILLION DREAMS 

WARM UP SONG 

WITH MY DAUGHTER

SARAH LOUISE MOORE

AS SHE SINGS AND 

PLAYS THE UKULELE

THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE 

OF SINGING SOFT

AND THEN LOUD



SING 
DO RE MI
MY FAVORITE THINGS
I CAN LEARN 

CHOOSE END OF CLASS ACTIVITY

6 MINUTES

SNOW DAY MUSIC LESSON

BASIC BEGINNER LEVEL (2:17 minutes long) 




END OF CLASS 




January 1-5

 



PRACTICE RHYTHM

CLAP TWICE OR USE STICKS TO

THE PICTURE WORD PENGUIN
CLAP ONCE OR USE SHAKERS TO
THE PICTURE WORD MOOSE
(4 minutes)

4:50 minutes long

GREAT FOR INSTRUMENT DAY 
WITH 
DRUMS, STICKS, TAMBORINES, AND 
WOOD BLOCKS (3:18 MINUTES LONG)



BUCKET DRUM WIZARDS IN WINTER SONG
CENTER, RIM, AND CLICK
3:30 MINUTES LONG



SLEIGH RIDE 
IN THE SNOW TIME

SLEIGH RIDE BODY PERCUSSION



SLEIGH RIDE CUP PLAY ALONG


 NORMALLY IN JANUARY
THERE IS NORMALLY 
LOTS OF SNOW
SOOOO...
LET'S LEARN SOME SONGS
ABOUT SNOW



JUST FOR FUN


TIME TO STAND UP AND LEARN
THE LET IT SNOW DANCE MOVES





6 MINUTES




SNOW DAY MUSIC LESSON

BASIC BEGINNER LEVEL (2:17 minutes long) 




END OF CLASS 

REWARD ACTIVITIES








K-5 (Focus 2nd Grade) Patriotic Yankee Doodle Kidsong with Mrs. Carol Louise Moore and the hand drum

IT'S TIME TO PRACTICE  PLAYING THE DRUMS TO YANKEE DOODLE BUT FIRST, LET'S DO A DRUM LESSON TO HELP US GET GOOD  AT PLAYING DRUMS ...