Kindergarten
Kindergarten Music
Hi Kindergarteners (and adults)!
Welcome to music. Come on in respectful, responsible, and safe. I'm glad you're here!
Each week should have one lesson. Do the lesson for the week we are in currently. Anything that is underlined is a link to materials you may need to help you with the objective. And have fun!
PS Mrs. Fish says hi!
Questions/Problems
If you have questions or problems please let me know. You can ask your home adults to e-mail me at: [email protected]. I'll be checking my e-mail, but depending on the number of e-mails I may take a while to respond. If you are stuck on something then you should move on to another section of the lesson or start a new lesson and come back when you've heard from me.
Noon Tunes
If your classroom teacher has not asked you to listen to the Noon Tune every day you can do that for music class! It's interesting and can give a few minutes of relaxation between your regular class work.
Directions:
1. Click this link: https://sites.google.com/district96.org/noontunes
2. Find the week we are currently in and click that.
3. Click the play button next to the day of the week.
4. Enjoy the beautiful music!
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Lessons for the Week of May 25
Week of May 25
This lesson is a modified version of the two lessons for grades 1-5 meant to fit into one "class". Kindergarten students can do the activities of older siblings if they want, but this modified lesson may be more appropriate for time and content with kindergarteners.
Objective: I can perform patriotic music.
1. Perform Yankee Doodle
2. Listen to the Star-Spangled Banner
3. Watch this video
4. No exit slip. Have a great summer!
Previous Lessons
Week of May 18
This lesson is a modified version of the two lessons for grades 1-5 meant to fit into one "class". Kindergarten students can do the activities of older siblings if they want, but this modified lesson may be more appropriate for time and content with kindergarteners.
Objective: I can perform the blues.
1. Pat the blues with me.
2. Listen to Sweet Home Chicago.
3. Exit Slip
Week of May 11
This lesson is a modified version of the two lessons for grades 1-5 meant to fit into one "class". Kindergarten students can do the activities of older siblings if they want, but this modified lesson may be more appropriate for time and content with kindergarteners.
Objective: I can perform songs and variations.
1. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
a. Sing the song (I think you should know this one.)
b. Sing the song, but change the tempo (tempo means speed)
i. Introduction to the metronome. Try it yourself on google metronome.
ii. Sing with different tempi
a. Presto (quarter note = 192)
b. Allegro (quarter note = 120)
c. Andante (quarter note = 92)
d. Largo (quarter note = 60)
Objective: I can connect songs I know to classical music.
2. Theme and Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
a. Listen to the song.
b. Can you sing Twinkle Twinkle with this?
3. Exit Slip
Week of May 4
This lesson is a modified version of the two lessons for grades 1-5 meant to fit into one "class". Kindergarten students can do the activities of older siblings if they want, but this modified lesson may be more appropriate for time and content with kindergarteners.
Objective: I can respond to songs from a musical.
1. Annie
a. Listen to the song Tomorrow from Annie.
b. Tell someone how this song makes you feel.
Objective: I can perform songs from a musical.
2. Oklahoma!
a. Listen to the song Oh What a Beautiful Mornin' from Oklahoma!
b. Learn the refrain.
c. Watch the song from the play.
3. Exit Slip
Week of April 27
This lesson is a modified version of the two lessons for grades 1-5 meant to fit into one "class". Kindergarten students can do the activities of older siblings if they want, but this modified lesson may be more appropriate for time and content with kindergarteners.
Objective: I can respond to marches and perform the beat.
1. Stars and Stripes Forever
a. Listen to the march.
b. March around the room as you listen. (Pick up your knees and keep a steady beat!)
Objective: I can perform marches.
2. When the Saints Go Marching In
a. Listen to the song
b. Learn the song in parts.
c. Sing the song and march around.
3. Fill out the exit slip.
Week of April 20
This lesson is a modified version of the longer lesson for every grade to fit into one "class". Kindergarten students can do all of the activities if they want, but this modified lesson may be more appropriate for time and content.
Objective: I can connect to music from other cultures
1. Ireland
a. Watch a video of our own Mrs. Collins (3rd grade teacher at Ames) when she was in high school. (Here is an alternative link if the first one isn't working.)
b. Try to move your body like Mrs. Collins!
2. Mexico - Bate, Bate
a. Listen to Bate, Bate
b. Learn the words (Translation)
c. Learn the moves
d. Listen to this Mexican folk song - De Colores
d. Find Mexico on a map.
Week of April 13
Objective: I can perform steady beats.
a. pat the beat, clap the beat, etc.
b. Steady beats
ii. drip drop
iii. rain
Objective: I can connect instruments to characters in a story.
1. Peter and the Wolf - the ballet performed by The Royal Ballet
Week of April 6
Objective: I can perform beat and rhythm
a. Pat the beat, clap the beat, etc.
2. Miss Lucy
b. Perform the "doctor" and "nurse" boxes by touching the boxes as you say each syllable. (doc - tor, doc - tor, nurse, nurse)
Objective: I can connect instruments to characters
1. Peter and the Wolf by Vladimir Vagin
Week of April 6 (Bonus Material)
Kitchen music!
1. Listen to this guy play water glasses.
2. Make your own water glass xylophone and play it!
3. Send me a video of you and your water glass xylophone.
Week of March 30
Objective: I can perform the beat.
1. Warm-up
a. Listen to the song (or any song) and perform the beat in many different ways.
b. Write down some of the ways you performed the beat.
Objective: I can perform using different voices.
3. "My Voices"
a. Read the poem using your different voices.
b. Read the poem "Peter, Peter Calabaza" in each of your different voices.
c. Draw a picture of yourself performing in each of your different voices.
d. Perform "Tony Chestnut". Don't forget to audiate the words and do the actions.
Objective: I can connect sounds of instruments to characters in a book.
4. Listen to the story of Peter and the Wolf
Week of March 30 (bonus material)
Week of March 23
Spring Break!
If you're looking for music activities to do during spring break please check out the Additional Resources tab at the right.
Stay healthy!
Week of March 16
1. Go to this website: http://bit.ly/NoonTune
Click on the week of the year.
Click on the day of the week
Listen to the Noon Tune.
Remember the composer - you’ll need it.
Click on the week of the year.
Click on the day of the week
Listen to the Noon Tune.
Remember the composer - you’ll need it.
2. Sing your patriotic music. These are the songs you’ve learned for Veterans Day.
You can use a piano accompaniment if you go to this website: http://bit.ly/MusicELearningD96
You can use a piano accompaniment if you go to this website: http://bit.ly/MusicELearningD96
Objective: I can create music.
4. Turkey in the Straw
a. Listen to the song "Turkey in the Straw" performed by the Alexander Creek Acoustic Band.
b. Watch how Cousin Emmy makes music with nothing but her cheeks and hands.
c. Try to play different notes on your cheeks! (Can you play "Turkey in the Straw"? Send me a video!)
d. Here's another version of the song.
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