March Marching Songs and Activities

 

17 minutes long: physical activity with a different Irish instrument to learn about

in between the physical activities

 

THE MUSIC GOALS 

THIS MONTH 

ARE...

💓LEARN MORE ABOUT MARCHING

💓 REVIEW THE

FOUR INSTRUMENT FAMILIES

💓 PLAY INSTRUMENT BINGO

💓 REVIEW MUSIC ALPHABET

💓 REVIEW THE

         TREBLE and 

            BASS CLEF SONGS

💓 PRACTICE BODY PERCUSSION

💓REVIEW RHYTHM WITH

        FLASHCARDS AND 

        RHYTHM STICKS

IRISH INSTRUMENT FOR THE WEEK

BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE 

MONTH OF MARCH 

AND WE HAVE BEEN LEARNING 

ABOUT MARCHING

IRISH BAGPIPE MARCHING BAND

WE JUST REVIEWED THE

IRISH BAGPIPE

WHAT BETTER VIDEO TO WATCH THAN  THE

IRISH BAGPIPE ROCK GROUP

MUSIC REVIEW TIME:

2 EIGHTH NOTES

= 2  quick CLAPS

an EIGHTH NOTE BY ITSELF

HOW MANY EIGHTH NOTES

ARE IN A WHOLE NOTE?

JUST FOR FUN REVIEW OF 

SOLDIER INTRODUCTION

FROM SOUND OF MUSIC

CAPTAIN VONTRAPP INTRODUCES

MARIA (THE NEW NANNY FROM THE ABEY)

WATCH THE SOLDIERS MARCH

REMEMBER OUR THEME

FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH IS

MARCHING

HERE IS AN

ALL AMERICAN MARCHING BAND 

PLAYING UPTOWN FUNK 

NOW LET'S TRY TO PRACTICE

CLAPPING OUR HANDS

TO THE BEAT

IN THE SONG

"UPTOWN FUNK"

GO OVER SYLLABLES

TO CLAP TO EACH

SYLLABLE IN A WORD

USE EXAMPLES OF

KIDS NAMES

THEN TIE IT INTO

THE ST PATRICK'S DAY

WORDS IN THE RHYTHM VIDEOS

GREEN

COIN

SHAMROCK

TIME TO PRACTICE 

THE NEXT VIDEO

BEFORE GOING FASTER.

WHAT ARE THE FOLLOWING

NOTE SYMBOLS CALLED?

NOW LET'S PRACTICE

I WONDER WHO CAN KEEP UP?

NOW LET'S TRY TO PRACTICE

PRETENDING TO PLAY DRUMS/BUCKETS

WITH STICKS ON THE FLOOR  

IF YOU ARE AT HOME,

GO FIND A BUCKET OR PAN

OR JUST PRACTICE ON THE FLOOR

WITH STICKS 

TO THE SONG

"UPTOWN FUNK"

I WONDER WHO COULD DANCE 

TO THE BEAT

OF UPTOWN FUNK?

MUSIC JOKE FOR THE WEEK

TO UNDERSTAND WHAT A 

MUSIC ROCK GROUP IS

LET'S WATCH THE 

TROLLS PLAY A ROCK SONG

MUSIC REVIEW TIME:

2 EIGHTH NOTES

= 2  quick CLAPS

an EIGHTH NOTE BY ITSELF

HOW MANY EIGHTH NOTES

ARE IN A WHOLE NOTE?

THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITY

IS GEARED FOR 

KINDERGARTEN

1st GRADE

2nd GRADE

AND 

3rd GRADE

(MAYBE 4TH AND 5TH)

TIME TO 

STAND UP

THIS ACTIVITY HAS YOU

JUMPING OVER

GRASS

DUCKING UNDER

RAINBOWS

AND 

GRABBING

GOLD COINS

💓IF TIME

LET'S GO AHEAD AND PRETEND

WE ARE PLAYING THE DRUMS TO

YANKEE DOODLE

NUMBERS 1-8 IN ASL SIGN LANGUAGE

MUSIC INSTRUMENT 

FOR THE WEEK

TODAY'S MOTOWN SONG

FOR THE WEEK IS

THAT'S WHAT I WANT

BY BARRETT STRONG

TIME TO GO TO NETFLIX

SEASON 1 MOTOWN SERIES

EPISODE CALLED "MONEY"

THAT'S WHAT I WANT with LYRICS

JUST FOR FUN

HERE IS A MOTOWN MASHUP

NOW...

WITH ST PATRICK'S DAY

THIS MONTH

LET'S PRACTICE

STAYING ON THE BEAT

TOGETHER

HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU

CLAP ON A HALF NOTE?

HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU

CLAP ON A QUARTER REST?

HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU

CLAP ON A QUARTER NOTE?

WHEN YOU SPLIT A 

QUARTER NOTE 

IN HALF

YOU GET AN

EIGHTH NOTE

IN THE FOLLOWING SONG,

THE....

COIN = 

RAINBOW = 
SHAMROCK = 2 

SHAM= 1 

ROCK= 1 

LESSON 1 (MARCH 1-4)

OBJECTIVE:

💓REVIEW THAT THE MONTH "MARCH"

IS PERFECT TO TEACH ABOUT "MARCH"Ing IN MUSIC

💓REVIEW THE...

        MUSIC LETTER "B"

💓LEARN DIFFERENT MUSIC TERMS

        THAT START WITH THE LETTER "B"

💓GET BETTER AT LEARNING AND

        PRACTING RHYTHM

💓PRACTICE WITH RHYTHM STICKS

      AND THEN WORK ON BEING ABLE TO

💓USE STICKS FOR DRUMS TO YANKEE DOODLE

MUSIC JOKE FOR THE WEEK

 How many letters are there in

the musical alphabet?

Remember to not count the repeated C again 

LAST WEEK OUR INSTRUMENT 

FOR THE DAY WAS A....

?

WHAT INSTRUMENT FAMILY

DOES THE BANJO BELONG TO?

THE NEXT VIDEO 

YOU WILL GET TO HEAR

WHAT BLUEGRASS MUSIC

SOUNDS LIKE

BY 3 BROTHERS

9, 12, AND 13 YEARS OLD

WITH THE BANJO

AND 2 OTHER INSTRUMENTS

WHAT IS THE NAME OF 

THE OTHER INSTRUMENTs?

ANOTHER INSTRUMENT 

THAT STARTS WITH

THE MUSIC LETTER "B"

IS A BALALAIKA

IT IS BEING PLAYED

BY A 7 YEAR OLD GIRL

TO A RUSSIAN FOLK SONG

CALLED "VALENKI"

VALENKI MEANS

WARM RUSSIAN BOOTS MADE OF FELT

I think she sounds absolutely amazing.

WHAT DID YOU THINK?

There is one more instrument

that I want to show you

that starts with the letter "B",

and it is called the...

💓WHAT INSTRUMENT FAMILY

DOES THE BASSOON BELONG TO?

💓 REVIEW TREBLE CLEF

2nd-5th GRADES SING THE FOLLOWING

    💓 REVIEW BASS CLEF

BASS CLEF

💓 3RD, 4TH, 5TH 

REVIEW ASL PIRATE ACTIVITY

    BY SINGING AND SPELLING WITH HANDS

    THE WORDS:

        PIRATE

        HEART

💓 3RD, 4TH, AND 5TH GRADE SING 

SUPERCALIFRAGILISTIC

WHILE CLAPPING THE RHYTHM

💓 REVIEW 

    WHOLE, HALF, QUARTER, & REST

💓REVIEW FIRST 3 RYTHM CARDS

    USE STICKS WITH CARDS

💓 PRACTICE RHYTHM

KEEP USING STICKS

💓SING SWITCH SONG

OBJECTIVE:

💓MOTOWN DAY 

GO TO NETFLIX SEASON 1

 DANCING IN THE STREET

                DANCING IN THE STREET

MARTHA AND THE VANDALLS

💓REVIEW ASL PIRATE ACTIVITY

    BY SINGING AND SPELLING WITH HANDS

    THE WORDS:

        PIRATE

        HEART

IF TIME, HAND OUT STICKS

💓SUPERCALIFRAGILISTIC

THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITY

IS GEARED FOR 

K - 3rd Grade

TIME TO 

STAND UP

THIS ACTIVITY HAS YOU

JUMPING OVER

GRASS

DUCKING UNDER

RAINBOWS

AND 

GRABBING

GOLD COINS