tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21872485046325106202024-03-13T07:42:25.501-04:00Music, Music, Music!I teach full-time K-5 elementary music in Kansas, while supporting my husband through his PhD. I have a wonderful family: a musical, handsome, and very funny husband, and the most wonderful 5-year-old daughter in the world! We are currently completing paperwork in the hopes of adopting another child sometime soon. I am certified in Kodaly and have taken Levels 1 and 2 Orff Training (hoping to take the rest soon) - and love to incorporate both approaches in my teaching.Jaylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16363361644719680348noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187248504632510620.post-24272480227820493872016-10-20T20:49:00.000-04:002016-10-20T20:49:35.718-04:00Miss White: a movement activityMost of you are probably familiar with the chant "Miss White." I love this chant and use it every October!<br />
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I found a great resource on TpT - not mine - that teaches this chant well and is a great set-up for either introducing or practicing ta ti-ti. You can find it <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Miss-White-A-song-for-ta-and-ti-ti-1509117" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Anyway, after I introduce the chant, I've always been at a loss as to what to do with it from there. I've been tweaking this movement plan for a couple of years, and I finally love what I have.<br />
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First, I tell the students that my music classroom has become "haunted." I have laminated pictures of ghosts with numbers, that have different rhythms on the botttom. Examples: <br />
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I spread these ghosts around the floor, and the students travel around the room while saying the chant in a "ghostly" voice. They have to stop near a ghost and clap the rhythm on it. We do a couple of group practices ..... then ...... oh no! Somebody called the Ghostbusters! I pull a number out of a container, and whichever students are at that ghost are eliminated! They first must clap their rhythm as a solo or in a small group. We continue playing until only one student or group of students is left. Basically, it's kind of like musical chairs, but way less dangerous :)</div>
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For my eliminated students, I don't like them just sitting out doing nothing, so I send them over to the tubanos, and they play the rhythm of the chant while the others are walking around. It keeps them engaged the whole time, and they love giving me a drumroll before I announce the next elimination. </div>
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Small and simple, yet so fun! My kids love this activity. Hope you all can find a use for it. Happy October!</div>
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<b>Vocal Exploration. </b>I'm sure many of you are doing this frequently. It is so good for young voices! I use exploration with my younger students to discover high vs. low, smooth vs. choppy, long vs. short, and so much more. I have some pre-made sets that I show on my white board, or have the students draw on the board with a marker. They've even followed a leader as they wave a scarf or some object, and students will follow that with their voices. We pick a neutral syllable, and off we go! As simple as it sounds, the kids really do enjoy it.<br />
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<b>Movement Exploration.</b> I'm Kodaly trained and have been doing vocal explorations forever. But, I recently have been working on my Orff certification, and have been using lots and lots more movement activities in my classroom. To clarify - I've always been moving in class, but it used to be really structured all of the time - folk dances, specific actions, etc. I still do all of that, but in Orff, a huge push is for improvisation and exploration. This past summer, we really worked on exploring different pathways through movement - zigzag, spiral, straight, etc. And then it dawned on me - why can't I use the same exploration activities through movement that I'm already using with voice?<br />
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So easy, and maybe I'm the only one that hadn't thought of this - but it's so much fun! The kids love finding pathways through the music room. Fun really happens when they use their voices and movements at the same time.<br />
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So, I uploaded this little file to Teachers Pay Teachers - free from now until Thanksgiving 2015. You can click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Save-the-Turkeys-a-vocal-andor-movement-exploration-activity-2224730" target="_blank">here</a> to get it.<br />
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Included are some basic exploration slides, like this:<br />
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Also, a couple of slides where the kids can create their own pathways, like this:<br />
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And, a couple of printable worksheets for your kids to draw/color, like this:</div>
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Have a Happy Thanksgiving!</div>
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<br />Jaylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16363361644719680348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187248504632510620.post-2901744161653546612015-09-18T17:09:00.004-04:002015-09-18T17:09:58.694-04:00Swat that bus!If you've ever looked around this blog, you'll know that I love fly swatter games. They are great for individual assessments - and the kids don't even know you're testing them! You just split them into teams, and 2 at a time come and try to identify the rhythm that you clap.<br />
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Here are all the makings of a great lesson:<br />
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After every page, we practiced saying the phrase "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus." The kids love the pigeon books, and so do I :)<br />
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Anyway, after the book was read, we figured out the rhythm together. We decided it was "ta ti-ti ti-ti ti-ti ta rest rest rest." We've been learning about bar lines, and it was a great moment to decide where the bar line was, and how many rests we needed to fill up that measure!<br />
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I found these foam buses in the dollar bins at Target. I love foam manipulatives! I have drawers and drawers full of them.<br />
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<br />Jaylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16363361644719680348noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187248504632510620.post-43766733424000323472015-09-09T17:18:00.001-04:002015-09-09T17:20:46.999-04:00Room design - oh what a nerd I am!So, I am a huge nerd when it comes to certain TV shows. I know they're kind of <strike>dumb - </strike> for a select group of people - , but I love them anyway. I'm not ashamed to admit it. One of the shows that my husband and I like to watch is "Dr. Who." It's definitely not for everybody, but we really like it. I like that it's generally clean (family-friendly), and the premise of the show is good too. Dr. Who basically travels around, saving people from bad things in a non-violent way. Yes, it's cheesy. But, it's also awesome.<br />
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Based on this love for such a silly show, I've decided my entire theme for my classroom this year is "Dr. Who."<br />
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I even have a door to my storage room designed to look like the TARDIS (Dr. Who's traveling space ship). I wish I had darker blue butcher paper, but I had to make do with what I have :)</div>
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I've decided to use this door for my composer units. My 3rd graders will be learning about Woody Guthrie very soon, so I put up a "Wanted" picture with him on it. As we learn more about him, I'll add facts to the blank blue spaces on the door.</div>
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Next to this door, I have my rewards chart (I do a star chart) with a Dr. Who quote hanging up. It says "900 years of time and space, and I've never met anyone who wasn't important."</div>
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I also have some music rules posted on the way into my room with this theme:</div>
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And, one of my favorite touches is my row of hats (the center one is a fez that I still need to hang up) - representing the different cultures Dr. Who, and our music classroom, can discover.</div>
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<br />Jaylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16363361644719680348noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187248504632510620.post-86316774293015231132015-08-21T17:06:00.004-04:002015-08-21T17:06:54.945-04:00Little Sally Water - add shapes!Many of you know the folk song "Little Sally Water." It's in the good old 150 American Folk Songs (orange book), and I've used it for years.<br />
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It's wonderful for teaching so-mi-la - and especially for isolating so-mi on the "turn to the east" part. I've used this with my kinders for high/low and then labeled the solfa in 1st grade. Great, great song. The original game is also fun for my kids:<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The children stand in a circle, joining hands. One child stands in the middle as "Sally," covering his or her eyes as the rest sing the song. "Sally" imitates the song throughout, pointing at another player at the end of the song, still covering their eyes so the choice is accidental. The chosen player becomes "Sally," goes to the center, and the game starts again.</span></div>
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Fine. Simple game, and the kids do enjoy it, but do get bored easily. So, I've been trying to think of different ways to do this, as I do love the song and it is great for teaching so many things. And then it came to me - movement!<br />
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As I've been going through my Orff levels (I completed Level 2 this past summer) I've really been trying to incorporate a lot more movement in my classroom. I love using Kodaly approaches to music literacy and beautiful singing, but the Orff improvisation and movement really speak to me as well. I feel that really, you can tie both approaches together, and your students end up better musicians. Anyway, one thing we worked on a lot in my Orff classes was creative movement, and creating different kinds of shapes with our bodies. The Laban Movement Analyses words for the 4 basic kinds of shapes are ball, pin, screw, and wall. Here are some pictures of my adorable daughter demonstrating these types of shapes: <br />
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So, as a class, we decided that "Sally" was going to find a shape he/she liked. Students sang the song and walked around "Sally," as regular, but on the words "east," "west," and "best/next," they created different statues. "Sally" would then walk around, find a statue he/she liked, and copy that shape. The student whose shape was copied would then become the next "Sally."</div>
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I loved this, because the kids were improvising/arranging what they already knew. They were practicing making different types of shapes, and we were labeling them with new vocabulary! I also loved that it really eliminated any kind of talking we had going on before - because their statues had to stay still (including no talking!)</div>
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I've also created an analysis file you can use to present ta/ti-ti or so mi la to your kids on Teachers Pay Teachers <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Little-Sally-Water-a-song-to-present-la-and-practice-ta-and-ti-ti-1186169" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
Jaylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16363361644719680348noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187248504632510620.post-63238327052010520812015-07-11T09:38:00.004-04:002015-07-11T09:54:54.104-04:00Professional Development - do it!I'm not writing this post to condemn anybody; rather, I hope to inspire.<br />
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In a conversation with some music teachers from my district this year, I shared how I really enjoy going to my local Orff and Kodaly workshops, and all of the great things I learn there. In response, one answered "Oh, that's great, but I just can't give up my Saturdays."<br />
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I don't get it. I am constantly trying to improve my teaching. I reflect about myself, but it is at conferences, workshops, and training where I can focus my energy on developing myself as a teacher. I may not use every single little thing the presenter has to offer, but I always walk out of a workshop with a renewed energy and loads of new ideas. It might not even have been what the presenter said, but how they presented it. I think my kids can tell when I have been to workshops as well. Class always goes better. There are fewer behavior problems. My kids seem to learn more and have more excitement.<br />
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First of all, I want to talk about workshops. Go to <a href="http://www.aosa.org/" target="_blank">www.aosa.org</a> (Orff) or <a href="http://www.oake.org/">www.oake.org</a> (Kodaly). Find your local chapter. Each chapter has workshops they present 3 or 4 times a year. 3 OR 4 TIMES, people. This really is not that big of a time commitment - it's not like you're giving up every weekend. They always bring in fantastic presenters or have share sessions where you can learn from your colleagues. Go. Learn. There may be a small cost involved with this, but it is well worth it. Check with your chapter - there may be discounts too. I know that my local Orff chapter offers college students a deal where $5 buys them membership in the chapter as well as FREE attendance at all 4 workshops for the year! First-year teachers can do the same for only $10. Also, my local Orff chapter offers 1 college credit (for salary movement/license renewal) for only $50 - all you have to do is attend 3 workshops and write a brief summary of each one.<br />
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Some great clinicians I've had the privilege of learning from recently at my workshops have been:<br />
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Google them. They are master music teachers! And for only a small fee and a few hours a few times a year, I can learn from them.<br />
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I am fortunate in that my local Orff chapter is only a 30 minute drive for me. My Kodaly chapter is harder to get to, because it is always based in Wichita - a city 3 hours from where I live. Yet, I go to every workshop I can, because they are that valuable.<br />
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You may recall the story of Bach. He traveled almost 300 miles (the way I heard it was that he did it on foot) just to learn from master organist Dietrich Buxtehude. <br />
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I am currently going through Orff Level 2 at Baldwin-Wallace in Ohio. I have already completed my Kodaly training - it was part of my Master's degree. I love both approaches to teaching music. They both offer something immensely valuable. Are they the same thing? Absolutely not. Do I use them both? Yes, absolutely. Zoltan Kodaly and Carl Orff had the same idea - they wanted to teach children music. They may have gone about it with different approaches, but the end goal is the same - to provide a quality musical education for kids.</div>
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Training is a harder thing to do than workshops. If you feel like you just can't sacrifice 2-3 weeks in the summer to do it, then start with the workshops. However, if you want your teaching to be transformed - GO DO THEM. </div>
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My family is in Kansas City, and I am in Ohio for 2 weeks. I Skype with them every day for an hour or more. It is hard. Of course it is hard. But, it is so worth it. I will become a better teacher, and that will help me to become a better wife and mother too, I think. You might know this if you've been teaching awhile, but there are some days (maybe more than some) where you just bring work home with you all of the time. Maybe not an actual work load, but at least the emotional wear and tear from the day. What if instead, you had amazing days at work because your training taught you to teach more effectively and efficiently. You'd bring back less actual work, and you'd be more emotionally available for your family.</div>
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This 2-week sacrifice I'm doing right now will offer a lifetime of benefits. That is why I do it.</div>
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<span style="color: black;">Go to state conferences for NafME, ACDA, or whatever you have in your area. Sometimes schools will even give you professional leave. I've been fortunate that my school district allows a few teachers to go every year. I've applied and they've let me go. But, I've been in situations in the past where I have to use personal leave to attend these things. I go anyway. I may not go the whole time in those situations, but I do what I can to better myself.</span></div>
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If you feel like you have amazing ideas to share, start sharing them! Sign up to present at conferences! Some people learn best by teaching. This is my goal for myself - someday. Someday I will present and share....</div>
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Go to Pinterest and look up music education ideas. I call myself a "blog-stalker." So many amazing music teachers put a little bit of what they do up on the Internet, and you can learn from wherever you are. I have a few links on the right-hand side of this blog to some of my favorites. Click on them and learn!</div>
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My life might seem crazy for other people looking in at what I'm doing. Here's a brief overview of the past year:</div>
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I went to 6 Saturday workshops around my area. I paid a small fee, but was able to take home months and months worth of teaching ideas.</div>
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Over Spring Break, I went to Minneapolis and spent half of it inside a hotel. But it was relaxing for me. Why? I got to go to the Kodaly National Conference and learn from the best. When I feel better-prepared for my job, that relaxes me.</div>
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The week after school ended, I attended a 3-day summer conference put on by my school district. There weren't really any sessions geared towards music specifically, but I went to amazing sessions on classroom management, technology, and more. Don't discredit a learning opportunity simply because it may seem to have nothing to do with you. Go and get what you can from it.</div>
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Later in June, I also had the opportunity to attend a week-long training with Teaching Guitar Workshops <a href="http://www.guitaredunet.org./" target="_blank">www.guitaredunet.org.</a> Honestly, I wasn't sure what to expect going in. I could sort of play 3 chords on the guitar before this. However, after a week, I can play dozens of chords and I have the skills now to teach guitar to kids. Who knew?!?!! It was so much fun. PLUS, for around $500 you get 3 graduate credits, the workshop, and hundreds of dollars worth of supplies (books, extra strings, capos, etc.) Well-worth it. </div>
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Now, I'm spending 2 weeks in Ohio, living in a college dorm room, completing Orff Level 2. I am becoming a better musician myself, and learning different approaches to teaching my students. As my teacher tells us, "Your students can only know up to what you know. The more you know, the more they do as well." I have already learned so many strategies, and instead of dreading the upcoming school year like I used to, I am excited to share music with kids. PLUS, I'm getting 4 graduate credits for this.</div>
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I'm planning on completing my Orff levels next summer. But I won't be done. There are so many other things out there - studying Kodaly in Hungary, Orff in Austria, Dalcroze, Music Learning Theory, Feierabend, World Drumming, and more. I'm just trying to be the best I can be at what I do.</div>
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In short - you don't have to go all crazy like I do, but start somewhere. Start by attending one Saturday workshop. Do more if you can, but anything you do is better than nothing. I promise you that it will be well worth it!</div>
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Jaylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16363361644719680348noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187248504632510620.post-64786524037253455902015-04-28T14:50:00.002-04:002015-04-28T14:52:09.847-04:00Let's go fishing!I recently came across this really cute Guatemalan folk song:<br />
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If anybody knows me, I love all things Latin American - except beans. For some reason, I just hate those!<br />
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Anyway, this is a great song for teaching ta rest for your 1st graders, or bringing it back later on to practice low so. I wouldn't really use it to present that, because the interval is always re-so, but it would help enforce I-V accompaniment, and is really good for practicing that interval.<br />
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Latin American folk songs often have an uneven feel to them, because a lot of the time, their phrases are a little uneven - just different from what we're used to here in the good old U.S.A. This song has that uneven phrase thing - sort of. It has 4 equal-in-length phrases, but each phrase is 6 beats long. That's a little unusual - but cool. Something that you can point out to your kiddos! The form is ABA'B - so it's great for pointing that out as well.<br />
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You can also use these cards for games like "Post Office" or the fly swatter game - you know how much I love that one :) I've provided a set of these cards (12 in total, practicing ta, ti-ti and ta rest) in both color and black and white. You can get my whole file on this song (and support my adoption savings) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vamos-a-la-Mar-1833199" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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OR, you can wait until next week, when I'm throwing a big Cinco de Mayo sale and get this for 20% off, as well as all of my other Spanish language files :)</div>
Jaylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16363361644719680348noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187248504632510620.post-52070417873936507252015-04-21T16:40:00.000-04:002015-04-21T16:40:14.213-04:00Cotton Eye JoeDo you know "Cotton Eye Joe?". I have this wonderful folk song in a couple of my books - the standard (orange) "150 American Folk Songs," and in "My Singing Bird." <br />
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Now, the first time I actually have ever heard this song was back in college, when I used to go country dancing every Thursday nigh. I don't really even like country music, but I had so much fun dancing that I ignored that I didn't like the music :)</div>
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Of course, you can help support my adoption fund by getting my file of the song <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cotton-Eye-Joe-1822609" target="_blank">here</a> :)</div>
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Here's a preview of the freebie:<br />
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I developed a little rhythm stick play-along for my 1st graders, as they are practicing ta and rest right now. The form of this song is so repetitious, it is so easy for my 1st graders to follow along:<br />
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Then, I thought it would be fun to extend this into a stick-passing game. Now, I don't know if you have ever tried stick passing games with your young ones before, but it is basically impossible to ask 1st graders and Kindergartners to pass sticks to the beat. They just haven't developed enough yet. But, I am preparing them for the future. So, when you first start a passing game, just work on passing the correct direction. Also, start with only one object.<br />
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Older grade levels could have fun with this as well. Have them pass to the rhythm of the rhythm stick play-along. On the fourth measure every time, though, have them hold on to the stick instead of passing it right away. They tap to their right (in front of neighbor), then in front of themselves, then to their right again, where they finally pass it. It's kind of like the end of "Pass this Shoe," if you've ever played that one before. If not, check out Amy Abbott's blog <a href="http://www.musicalaabbott.com/2012/07/shoes.html" target="_blank">here</a>. She has a fantabulous post about shoe passing games.<br />
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Of course, the Bunny Hop would not be complete without actually doing the dance. Here are the steps, if you are not familiar:<br />
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My kids are really enjoying this! Hope you have fun with it as well!Jaylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16363361644719680348noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187248504632510620.post-7289663695112359672015-03-24T16:53:00.000-04:002015-03-24T16:53:00.582-04:00Play Parties and Pie!I have always loved the song "Great Big House."<br />
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The melody is so catchy that even though I usually use this in 2nd grade for "re" and half note, I have used this very successfully in older grades for improvisation, I-V harmonies, etc. The kids love it.</div>
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Of course, I prepared a file for Teachers Pay Teachers (found <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Great-Big-House-1777898" target="_blank">here</a>) that has all of my regular stuff - intro to the rhythm, melodic preparation, etc. It's all great stuff, if I do say so myself.</div>
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But, that's not why I'm here. I'm here because I recently attended a conference, and up until then, I had no idea this song had a "game." It's really an old play party song - so it's traditional and everything! And, my goal for this year was to make the kids do more folk dances and move more, so this fits right in with my goal. Yay!</div>
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Verse 2: Partner #1 walks to the center of the circle and joins hands with the other #1s. Then, Partner # 2 reaches in between the center circle to join hands with the other #2s. On "put one arm around my wife," the #2s raise their arms up and behind the #1s, and on "the other round my daughter," the #1s raise their arms up and behind the #2s.</div>
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I teach that my solfa notes live on a magical mountain called "Melody Mountain." (Next door is "Rhythm Valley" for when I teach rhythmic concepts). I've seen other people use "Music Street" or "Pitch Hill" kinds of ideas - and these are great. I love the mountain concept because it helps the kids remember which notes are higher than others - because they can see it visually.<br />
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Last year, I had an entire bulletin board specifically for Melody Mountain. I wish I still had that.. My principal also doesn't want us hanging stuff on the walls because of holes/residue....anyway, I'm trying (still) to figure out how to get it up without a bulletin board. I'm supposed to get one eventually.... <br />
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I made the rise on the hill smaller for mi-fa, and again for ti-do (this really helps my kids with half steps).<br />
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I don't know if you can tell (so sorry about the picture quality), but I alternated girls/boys with them. Do is a girl, Re is a boy, Mi is a girl, etc. I did that for one main reason: lines and spaces on the staff! My kids used to really struggle with this, but now, they are so, so good.<br />
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I make up silly little stories about each note. For example, "do" is a girl who just really loves rocks. Her favorite music is "rock and roll," her favorite candy is "pop rocks," and her favorite game is "rock paper scissors." She always does "rock," of course. And, because she built her house out of rocks, it is pretty heavy, so it has to be at the bottom of the mountain.<br />
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Each of my stories helps the kids remember where the note is in relation to the others, as well as the hand sign with the note. Then, the kids remember that when do is in a space, all of the other "girls" are in spaces too, and when do is on a line, all of the other "girls" are on lines as well. This quickly resolves which note goes where. All the kids do is find do, or look for the do clef, and they are all getting great at alternating lines and spaces on the staff.<br />
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This technique has worked pretty successfully for me for a few years, and then came along the movie "Frozen." For some reason, this little clip stuck with me:<br />
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My kids love this part! We talk about how when notes live in spaces, they don't even really touch a line, but when they live on a line, they are "impaled" by that line. The kids just giggle about that - they love it so much :)<br />
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It's just these little things that make me happy :)Jaylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16363361644719680348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187248504632510620.post-52930261623817793622015-02-12T14:11:00.000-05:002015-02-12T14:13:04.163-05:00Pizza!Who doesn't love a good pizza? Many of you probably know this song: <br />
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Last year, I was looking around on Pinterest, and I found a blog post about this song with some fantastic improvisation ideas: <a href="http://makemusicrock.blogspot.com/2012/10/pizza-pizza-daddy-o.html" target="_blank">Pizza, Pizza, Daddy-o improvisation</a>. The authors of this blog, Janet and Laura, came up with a great improvisation worksheet that I have used countless times. My kids love it too - plus it incorporates a little bit of that "writing" technique that many of us now have to use with the Common Core stuff.... (printable version of this worksheet on their blog)</div>
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After the kids come up with their different movements, each student leads the class in what they came up with. Side note - as a proud music teacher, I love that the group above used "compose it." Made my day :)</div>
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Anyway, another extension idea I found was on Teachers Pay Teachers. A new seller, Megan Bracciano, came up with these adorable pizza composition worksheets. You cut out red circles for the "pepperoni" (my school has a die cut machine that is perfect for these) and the kids can glue them on. It helps them practice writing music left to right, placing notes on lines or in spaces, etc. She has 3 versions of these worksheets you can download for <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Build-a-Pizza-Do-Mi-Sol-1639586" target="_blank">FREE</a>!</div>
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One is with "high/low" - you can use this with your kiddos who haven't labeled "so-mi" yet:</div>
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Another version is with just "sol/mi":</div>
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And finally, this is the version I will be using with my 2nd graders, as we have just labeled "do":</div>
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After they glue on the pepperoni (or just color them on if you want to go that route), you can have them color the rest of the pizza with other toppings, or whatever you want to do.</div>
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So cute, right?!?!?!</div>
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Going back to the "Pizza, Pizza, Daddy-o!" song, I made some files for Teachers Pay Teachers (you can find it <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pizza-Pizza-Daddy-o-A-song-for-so-mi-la-and-improvisation-1702870" target="_blank">here</a>) for my kids to practice the melodic patterns found in the song, both on and off the staff.</div>
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On the staff, where do is in a space:</div>
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On the staff, where do is on a line:</div>
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I also made some printable tone ladders, both in color and black and white:</div>
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And I even added a steady beat chart, though I don't use this song for rhythm as it contains some complicated syncopation:</div>
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Game/dance instructions:</div>
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A couple of other great places to find extension ideas on this song:</div>
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<a href="http://bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com/2013/02/pizza-pizza-daddy-o.html" target="_blank">Beth's Music Notes</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.schools.utah.gov/CURR/fineart/Elementary/Songbook/Music/PizzaPizzaDaddy-O.aspx" target="_blank">State of Utah music games</a></div>
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I also found another really cute song called "Rico's Pizza Restaurant" on Beth's blog that would be great for practicing "re" and using some improvisation!</div>
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<a href="http://bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.com/2012/01/ricos-pizza-restaurant.html" target="_blank">Rico's Pizza Restaurant</a></div>
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Have lots and lots of fun with this song! My kids LOVE it!</div>
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Just for funsies for you music teachers - love this clip by <a href="http://www.cc.com/video-clips/48vp8f/comedy-central-presents-let-s-split-a-pie" target="_blank">Brian Regan</a>! :)</div>
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It is a really beautiful little folk song! I love that it is in minor, and that it is very rhythmically and melodically accessible to my kids.<br />
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I'm using this song this year to present "tom ti" to my 5th graders (dotted quarter, eighth). It happens only in 2 places (both loo-li-loos) with otherwise very simple rhythm, so it is in a great place to point it out.<br />
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Basically, this is the sequence of how I work my transitions from rhythm icons to actual notation:<br />
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We discuss things at every step, while the students are discovering where the beat falls and why we need to have the tie (the note is held out for 1 1/2 counts). Finally, I introduce the finished rhythmic notation:<br />
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This song is also absolutely wonderful for reviewing l,t,drm. I don't use it to present low ti, because I like presenting that in a way that goes ti to do, but this is a great review. I also have melodic practice slides that I love using:<br />
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You can find my whole Teachers Pay Teachers file <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Beriozka-Little-Birch-Tree-a-song-for-tom-ti-1653400" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Did you know that Tchaikovsky used this little melody in his 4th symphony? It is in the 4th movement. After I have taught my kids the song, they love listening for how many times the melody occurred in the movement, and how Tchaikovsky changes it a few times, with different dynamics, different embellishments, different instruments, etc. So much to discuss! You can find a great recording on YouTube. Note - the movement is almost 9 minutes long, so you really probably want to make this a guided listening example.<br />
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I just finished my 5th grade program, and they sang this song. I found a great unison choral arrangement by Mary Goetze. It has a beautiful flute or recorder ostinato. This would be a great piece for an elementary chorus.<br />
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Here's an example of Fort Wayne Children's Choir singing this piece:<br />
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It is hilarious and is a great way to review, or even introduce, instruments of the orchestra. I love that it groups them into families and adds just the right amount of humor. The premise is that a composer was found dead and an inspector comes to interview the orchestra to find out "whodunnit."</div>
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This is a great book to leave for substitutes, as it even has a CD recording you can get with it, so all the sub has to do is push play and turn pages :)</div>
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A few years ago, I was surfing YouTube, and I found this great recording of the story. It is in 3 different parts (a wmv file) so you do have to click "play" 3 times, but it is great! I guess the girl who made it did it for a music education class in college or something.</div>
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My kids have always enjoyed watching this. However, I must add a disclaimer that last year (and this is the first year this has happened) I showed this to my 2nd graders and I had 2 of them that were frightened by the loud music and images in certain parts. I guess I would just suggest using caution.</div>
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A fun technical tip I have found is that if you want to show YouTube videos without all of the ads or even the suggested stuff at the end or down the sides, just go to this link: <a href="http://safeshare.tv/" target="_blank">safeshare.tv</a><br />
All you have to do is paste the YouTube link in the box, click "Generate Safe Link," and it will pull it up in a new window, without all of the ads. Amazing! I love this so much! There is also an option at the end to save your recording as either MP3 or MP4 - I haven't tried this yet, but it might be a great way to put something like this on a blank DVD for a substitute to use :) Try it and see.Jaylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16363361644719680348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187248504632510620.post-88989326396521997972014-12-18T11:15:00.002-05:002014-12-18T11:15:58.609-05:00Just Dance!I don't know about you, but I rarely have time left at the end of class. I tend to over-plan, because I just love keeping busy.<br />
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However, in those rare times that I have a few minutes at the end of a class - or when they just need a brain break, I have discovered something magical. Kids LOVE it. It's a game called "Just Dance." You have probably heard of it, and probably played it, but I have found that there are so many videos - free on YouTube - and the kids love it. I do these only a couple of times a year, but it's always a big hit.<br />
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The week before Christmas is always crazy - I feel it's way more about crowd control than anything else - but in the last 5ish minutes of class, I've put on one of these videos, and the kids walk away from my class smiling.<br />
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This one is "Bollywood." As my theme this year is music from around the world, it really fits in! However, it is at the advanced level, so it is best used with upper grades.<br />
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This one is "Crazy Christmas Santa Clones." It is great because it uses several different styles of music, and you can talk about them.<br />
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This one - "Jingle Bells" - is great for your K-1 kids!<br />
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Happy Dancing!Jaylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16363361644719680348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187248504632510620.post-46566019512594533832014-11-21T14:47:00.001-05:002014-11-21T14:47:34.342-05:00Bach Badinerie - pie rhythms!One of Bach's great pieces to work on ti-tika and tika-ti is his "Badinerie." <br />
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I went to a workshop a few years ago in Savannah, Georgia when I was living there (oh, how I miss the sunshine) where Darva Campbell presented a lot of great Orff ideas. She has a great body percussion lesson with this piece - you can find it <a href="http://listeninglessonsunlimited.com/Bach_Badinerie.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Also, in her conference notes from the menu on the top she has lots of other great ideas to use with classical music :)<br />
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Anyway, as I am still focused on Thanksgiving and using the Orff training I received this past summer, I added the following words to the A section of "Badinerie."<br />
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I split up my class into 5 groups to work on their section. First, they clapped the rhythms, then figured out their own body percussion with these rhythms. They had so much fun!</div>
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<br />Finally, we added their body percussion to a recording of "Badinerie," and performed with the recording! We also identified the B section as stuff they don't know yet.....I plan on going back and having them help me create lyrics to that section.</div>
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For any Kodaly people, this is at the stage where we are practicing these rhythms. I think adding the Orff stuff helps cement things, especially during the practice stages. I love that this piece isolates the tika-ti in one measure, and the ti-tika in another, keeping them separate but distinct. <br />
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I love incorporating both Orff and Kodaly ideas in my classroom. They really work so well together - you just have to get creative :)Jaylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16363361644719680348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187248504632510620.post-27844473330248177432014-11-14T17:15:00.002-05:002014-11-14T17:17:02.523-05:00Thanksgiving Dinner walkHave you ever had your kids walk the rhythm to their songs? It is such a great way to practice and internalize rhythms. My kids absolutely love to do it.<br />
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Recently, I've been teaching my 3rd graders about Bach, especially through his music. I've used some of Amy Abbott's great ideas on teaching Musette in D from her blog post <a href="http://www.musicalaabbott.com/2012/04/mussette-in-d-some-tech-tips.html" target="_blank">here</a>. She also has some great tech tips on how to use Audacity to slow down YouTube recordings. Read it! You'll be glad you did :)</div>
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I created the following words for Bach's Musette in D that go along with Thanksgiving:</div>
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I then threw in a Thanksgiving twist. I created some food cards and laminated them, and spread them around the floor (the cute clip art comes from mycutegraphics.com). I used 9 different "food stations."</div>
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The kids walked the rhythms to the piece (I occasionally play them on the piano, but not always - I really want them to internalize them) and have to stop on a food station. I then drew a card with a food word on it, and the students on that station, as well as the food are eliminated. The game continues until only one station is left - and those students are declared the winners!</div>
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Sounds so simple - but my students absolutely loved this activity. I extended it to 5th grade, where we are talking about micro beats and macro beats, and they would have to sing a song and walk either beat - depending on what I said. When I blew a signal on my recorder (which I wear as a necklace at all times), they had to switch to the other type of beat. When the students were eliminated in this grade, they came to the side, chose a rhythm instrument, and had to play either the micro or macro beat, depending on what was indicated.</div>
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You could extend this so many different ways - but my kids had a great time. Hope you can use this!</div>
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I found this adorable picture on Pinterest using big lego-type blocks to teach macro beat: <br />
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Last year, I learned the song "Old Roger is Dead" at a workshop. I had never heard it before. It is the PERFECT song for Halloween time that is not about Halloween:<br />
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It reinforces 6/8 meter, it is a really good one to introduce anacrusis (pick-up notes), and even ti because of the s-l-t-do pattern. You could also extract high do for 3rd grade from the first couple of measures. There are several different versions of this song floating out there, but this is my favorite because of the melodic elements.</div>
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Melodic practice and introduction to ti:</div>
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But really, the best part is really the game. Basically, the game is that you dramatize the words. In my classroom, I call this game "Silent Movie." This is, without question, my students' absolute favorite game. They have to act out the lyrics of any given song (or sometimes, just the story line for something instrumental, like "In the Hall of the Mountain King"). Since the lyrics for this song involve a guy dying, a woman picking apples near his grave, and then the dead guy getting up and giving the woman a shock, this song becomes an instant October favorite. (Zombies!) You can play by having "Roger" chase the old woman around the circle, a la "Duck Duck Goose," or just getting up and shocking her. Even when I have talking problems in my class, one mention of the word "Silent Movie" gets every student to shut their mouths and truly listen to the song.</div>
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I usually play Silent Movie with a certain group acting out the lyrics, while everybody else is singing, so they can truly appreciate the "silent" part of "silent movie." Sometimes, we'll take turns with everybody showing off their performance to the rest of the class.</div>
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Other student favorites to play "Silent Movie":</div>
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Oh, and just so you have the choice, here's another popular version of this song:</div>
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What a great fall song! You could use this in September/October (paired with Apple Tree and other apple-themed songs). You could also change the type of fruit to meet the season: how about "Christmas Tree" for December, or "cherry tree" for spring? So many choices!<br />
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What a great song for 1st graders! It uses exclusively so, mi and la - which is my focus in 1st grade, and is also a great song to use for ta rest. PLUS, it has a cute game that my students really enjoyed.<br />
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Now, there is one thing that is slightly confusing about this song if you use it to teach rhythm: If you look at measures 3 and 5, there is a paired eighth note, even though there is only one word underneath. I feel that if this is confusing for your students, you could change it to a ta and use so-so-so. Otherwise, the rhythm is very accessible. <br />
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The melody in this song is great for reviewing so, mi, la, or even presenting la. I made a little presentation for this song - you can find it on my Teachers Pay Teachers page here: <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Wind-Up-the-Apple-Tree-1491848" target="_blank">Wind Up the Apple Tree</a><br />
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I have rhythmic icons:</div>
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I even have stick notation:</div>
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I have melodic preparation:</div>
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My kids really enjoyed this game! I found it would be really nice to attach it to the end of your regular "Apple Tree" game. (Read about it <a href="http://www.musicalaabbott.com/2012/04/apple-tree.html" target="_blank">here</a> if you don't know it) Your kids are all holding hands in a circle anyway - it's a nice little add-on :)</div>
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One of the things I actually really enjoy doing is going to music workshops on Saturdays. Call me crazy - it's really my only day off with work from Monday-Friday and church responsibilities on Sundays - but these workshops get me so energized that I go back to work so excited and I truly believe that they make me a better teacher. Naturally, I don't go every Saturday - it ends up being maybe once every couple of months or so. :)</div>
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Anyway, I went to an Orff workshop last year. Julie Scott was the presenter, and she was absolutely amazing! She shared this wonderful song with us:</div>
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There are actually several different versions of this song out there. It originated, as far as I can tell, in the Bahamas, where the lyrics were a little different:<br />
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Oh, the wind blow the <i>China</i></div>
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What a great song to use in October! I know that many music teachers teach in a Halloween-sensitive environment, where more and more we are asked to not teach songs about witches or ghosts, or things like that, but this one is great for talking about fall leaves blowing into town!</div>
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So many great things about it - I've used it with my little ones for talking about high and low voices (the first version, on the Whoo-oos!). I've used it for talking about fast and slow, since there are two tempos for this song. And best of all is when you dramatize this song! At the workshop, I learned it this way: you can have half of your kids act as leaves, and half act as the wind. The leaves lay on the ground, but as the wind blows them, they roll into town. Then, you can have the kids switch. So much fun!</div>
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I've also adapted it to where I got little fabric leaves at the dollar store, and the kids try to blow them "into town," or a designated area. I've split them up into teams to see who could blow their leaves the quickest - rule is that they <b>cannot</b> touch the leaves, only blow. They absolutely love it!</div>
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You could also adapt this song so many different ways: in winter, you could have the wind blow the snowflakes, in the spring it could blow the raindrops, in summer, it could blow dandelions....you get the picture :) You could also have your kids improvise whatever the wind is blowing.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span>Jaylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16363361644719680348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187248504632510620.post-72366990390644777372014-09-15T16:45:00.003-04:002014-09-15T16:45:59.621-04:00Star Spangled BannerYesterday (September 14, 2014) was the 200th birthday of our national anthem! In honor, I put together a PowerPoint that has the lyrics for the song as well as some fun facts about it:<br />
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I uploaded this onto Teachers Pay Teachers as a PowerPoint so you can download the whole thing here: <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Star-Spangled-Banner-1442462" target="_blank">Star-Spangled Banner</a> (FREE!!!)<br />
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I did have one comment that said they wished there was music that played along with this. Unfortunately, because of copyright issues, I couldn't upload any of the versions I have. But, since it is an editable PowerPoint, you could go ahead and use a version you have if you'd like to go that route.<br />
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I used this presentation to talk about the history of the song, and to go through the lyrics and explain what they meant. We then evaluated different performances of this song:<br />
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The kids loved the variety - and they were very surprised by the last one (rock version)!<br />
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Jaylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16363361644719680348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187248504632510620.post-43239930877826741372014-09-10T14:58:00.002-04:002014-09-10T14:58:57.399-04:00Stirring My BrewMy youngest sister is almost 18 years younger than I am. Crazy! Anyway, she is amazingly talented and has always loved music (she was recently cast as Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" at her school - so proud of her!) I remember coming home from college during breaks, and she would sing me her latest favorite song. Around Halloween one year, she sang this song to me over and over (she had learned it at preschool or something):<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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She sang it so much that it is still stuck in my head around Halloween every year (over a decade later). This is a great song to use with your younger kids, though. Perfect for a finger play in preschool, great to use for loud/soft in Kindergarten, and it sounds "spooky." Kids love it!</div>
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There is a great finger play that goes with this:</div>
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On the lyrics "stirring..." make stirring motions as if you are stirring a pot of brew.</div>
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On the lyrics "oo-oo," sweep hands out forward in a wave-like motion, like a spooky gust of wind.</div>
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But, you don't have to do this as a finger play. I found this fun video on YouTube, and I seem to remember my sister doing something similar:</div>
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For some reason, I just LOVE Halloween songs. And, I love that this one doesn't specifically mention witches or anything. You could change the word to "stew" instead of "brew" if you're worried about that. Hope you can use it!</div>
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Jaylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16363361644719680348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187248504632510620.post-52498612097401278962014-09-05T13:24:00.002-04:002014-09-05T14:48:52.395-04:00Frere Jacques<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Who doesn't know and love "Frere Jacques"? This is a folk song that most of your kids even know, but there is so much you can do with it. This is a great song to present half note, fa, low sol, part-singing, and so much more! I'm using it this year to present half note to my 2nd graders. We prepped and prepped half note at the end of last year, and have been reviewing it for this year. I'm just about ready to present it (my 2nd graders this year are just amazing - this is slightly earlier than I've done it with 2nd grade in the past). Anyway, we've been singing this song in class and doing different activities with it. I had them do this little game/dance that I sort of made up:<br />
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Standing in a double circle in pairs, each circle walks to their right for 8 beats, then back for 8 beats to face their partner (1st 8 beats is "Frere Jacques," 2nd is "Dormez vous?")<br />
Play patty-cake on next 8 beats (Sonnez les matines) clap-right-clap-left, clap-right-clap-left<br />
On last 8 beats, wave good-bye and take one step to the right (opposite directions for circles) and face a new partner. Repeat. <br />
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If you do this enough times, the kids should be standing in front of their original partners after a few turns. My kids loved this! I also loved that by counting the beats, they were internalizing that they took two steps on "vous" - a great prep for half note.<br />
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Another activity they really enjoyed is identifying the long notes. We haven't labeled them yet, but they know where they are. I had some students come up and play a few instruments that make "bell" sounds - finger cymbals, triangles, etc on the long notes. Then, a student suggested that instead of singing, the instruments play the "din dan don" part on their own. So great! So, that inspired me to write a simple little Orff arrangement. Feel free to adapt it to your instruments, change parts up, etc. I've included a simple recorder part if you'd like to use it with recorders.<br />
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I created a file for Teachers Pay Teachers that can help when you present the half note, fa, or low sol, as this song is great for all of them!</div>
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It has a lot included, like iconic rhythmic notation:</div>
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Iconic melodic notation:</div>
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Song lyrics in English and French, and more. You can find it here for $1.50 if you want to help contribute to my adoption fund :) <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Frere-Jacques-1432067" target="_blank">Frere Jacques</a></div>
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Since my focus this year is on music around the world, I'm choosing to teach this song in French. I was looking around the internet the other day, and found this great website that has video clips of kids from different European countries singing this song in their own language: <a href="http://europegottalent.yolasite.com/egt--fr%C3%A8re-jacques.php" target="_blank">Frere Jacques around the world</a>. So cute! The kids get a kick out of this familiar song in so many languages!<br />
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<br />Jaylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16363361644719680348noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2187248504632510620.post-11269751107667115702014-09-02T17:08:00.000-04:002014-09-02T17:08:26.211-04:00Engine Train gameI blogged a few days ago about "Engine Engine Number Nine." Last year, I found this great resource for FREE on Teachers Pay Teachers:<div>
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Find it here: <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Engine-Engine-Number-Nine-A-Chant-for-Steady-Beat-and-Rhythm-626339" target="_blank">Engine Engine Number Nine</a></div>
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Lindsay Jervis, a fellow Kodaly teacher here in Kansas (but 3 hours away in Wichita - I'm near Kansas City) has mapped this out perfectly for the Kodaly classroom. Even if you're not Kodaly trained, you can totally benefit from this. It has beat charts, iconic rhythmic notation, and is just very, very cute.</div>
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Anyway, I'm working with my 1st graders on ta and ti-ti, and getting them to clap them correctly. So I decided to take a different direction with this. I made 2 versions of this game - one to play with the whole group, and the other to play at centers or with smaller groups.<br />
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I've uploaded this to Teachers Pay Teachers as a PowerPoint, so you just click on one of the numbers, and it takes you to a rhythmic slide, like this one:</div>
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Each slide is worth 1 or 2 points, so you just split the class in half, keep track of points, and the winner is the one with the most points at the end, or the first team to 10 points, depending on what you want. I like to use this version first, before I split into smaller groups/centers, to give the kids a chance to learn how to play.</div>
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Now, for the small-group version, I actually made it a board game. It's kind of on the same level as Candyland, so I practiced playing with my 4-year-old daughter. Granted, she knew what ta and ti-ti were when she was 2, but still......</div>
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Or, you can do what I did and use those cute little train whistles from Oriental Trading as game tokens:</div>
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Choose a player to go first (I usually settle arguments with rock, paper, scissors), and they draw a card. The cards have the same rhythms as the group game, but are smaller. You can print this part out for the back if you'd like. I actually just glued all the smaller cards on red construction paper, then laminated them:<br />
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And here's a view of the fronts:<br />
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The first player draws a card and claps it. If they clap it correctly, they can move forward 1 space for 1 point, and 2 spaces for 2 points. Here's a picture of my daughter clapping the rhythm:</div>
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And here she is moving her train:<br />
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Simple, but effective! My favorite kinds of things!<br />
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You can get the whole train game here: <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Engine-Engine-Number-9-Rhythm-Game-1416857" target="_blank">Engine Engine Number 9 Train Game</a>. It's not free, but hey, I'm trying to save up for adopting another child and adoption is expensive :)<br />
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As my theme this year is "Music Around the World," I've been looking into lots of different folk songs from around the world. I found this little gem, Kokoleoko. I've found it in several different places, all slightly different versions. The version below is the most common, found in "Spotlight on Music, Grade 5," as well as several South American sources.</div>
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If you change one note of this song (the f sharp to an a), it is a great recorder piece - using only the notes G-A-B-C, as shown in this example:<br />
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The translation is pretty simple. Apparently "Kokoleoko" is just another way of saying "cock-a-doodle-doo," and "ahby" is "goodbye."<br />
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Now, each source I find this song says something different about where exactly it's from. Most often, they say either Liberia or Ghana. So, I've just labeled it as a West African folk song to be more accurate.<br />
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Anyway, this song is great for teaching the half note, which I do in 2nd grade. We spend awhile preparing, using songs that have half notes, before actually labeling what they are. This song is also great if you bring it back in the end of 3rd/beginning of 4th, or whenever you teach syncopation.<br />
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There is a clapping game that goes with this. It looks more complicated than it actually is. My 2nd graders are challenged by this, but really enjoy doing it. You can watch an example below:<br />
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I recently made a Teachers Pay Teachers product for this song that has rhythmic practice slides, melodic practice slides, clapping game instructions, and notation for both voice in the original version and recorder in the revised version.</div>
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You can find it here: <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:kokoleoko">http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:kokoleoko</a></div>
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There is even a great treble choral arrangement out there by Mary Donnelly and George Strid. Here's a cute recording I found of it on YouTube:</div>
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Hope you can find use for this great song! My kids are absolutely loving it :)Jaylenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16363361644719680348noreply@blogger.com31