Echo solfa patterns with Mjaa (m sl)

Echo the pitches.

If you have classroom puppets, let each child choose a puppet.
Have the "puppets" echo the patterns!
We'll be suggesting puppet ideas throughout this lesson.

Play Poison Melody (m s)

Play Poison Melody with m s.
If you have classroom puppets, let each child choose a puppet and have the "puppets" do the echos.

Teach "Hello Game"

The game is useful for teaching beat, rhythm, assessing solo singing, learning the students’ names, and learning high/low or so-mi. Teach the song by rote.

Play the "Hello Game"

Start by singing “Hello _____” to a student (e.g. , "Hello David"). The student continues the game by singing hello to a classmate. The classmate sings hello using a different classmate’s name. Eliminate those who don’t sing on the beat until there are only a few left. Practice many times before beginning the elimination part of this game. If you do not like to eliminate students, try this variation.

Non-Elimination Game: Each time someone misses a name, change tempo.

Teach "Punchinello"

This is a fun way to have your students create movement. Teach the song by rote and play the game.

Play the "Punchinello" game

Form a single circle. Choose one student to be Punchinello. On the words, “Look who goes here ...,” Punchinello walks to the beat around the inside of the circle. On the words, “What can you do ...,” Punchinello makes up an action. On the words, “We can do it too ...,” all students do the action that Punchinello made up.

Listen to "At the Cradle"

Listen to "At the Cradle" and rock your stuffed animals or puppets.

Teach "Fais dodo"

We want students to be able to identify the elements of expression that evoke thoughts, images and feelings. Discuss with the students what a lullaby is (a song to sing to put a baby to sleep). Ask them whether they should sing this lullaby loud (forte) or quietly/softly (piano). Singing a lullaby softly is one of the elements of expression that makes it a lullaby. Ask them what they picture when they sing this song. Ask them how it makes them feel. If you have them available give each of your students a stuffed animal. Have the students rock their stuffy to sleep.

If you are not confident singing in French, use the video to teach the language. Play a line. Pause. Have students echo. Continue until you have played the whole song

Optional: Teach the Orff arrangement for "Fais dodo"

Creative Ideas: Have the students on the instruments improvise using the notes F G A as a B section.

Do some of the interactive activities in the "Loud and Quiet" interactive

Do the 'Loud and Quiet' interactive activities.

Teach "Down by the Bay"

Teach by rote.

Create new verses for "Down by the Bay"

This song is fun to sing and great for creating new rhyming verses. Students love to create their own verses for this song. Ask for volunteers to make up new verses.

Examples:
Did you ever see a hog sitting on a log?
Did you ever see a llama wearing red pyjamas?

Sing "The Music Time is Over"

Sing "The Music Time is Over."