Kindergarten Music
- Recognizes voices: speaking, calling, whispering and singing
- Practice steady beat in a variety of ways
- Practice singing on pitch
- Sing a varied repertoire of songs
September Songs & Concepts:
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Kindergarteners moving their scarves to fast and slow :)
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October Songs & Concepts:
- "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" (fast/slow)
- "Csardas" by Johann Strauss Jr. (fast/slow listening)
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves book
- "Neat Feet" poem (speaking, singing, whispering, calling voices)
- "Giant's Shoes" poem (using different voices)
- Fall is For Friends book (using different voices)
- "My Thumbs are Starting to Wiggle" (instrument tone color)
- "Instrument Game" (instrument tone color)
- "Good Day Song" (high/low)
- "Faeries and Giants" by Sir Edward Elgar (high/low listening)
- "Town Hall Halloween Ball" (repeated words and melody)
- "The Thing" (songs tell stories)
- "Jack-o-Lantern" (musical patterns)
November Songs & Concepts:
- "Alphabet Song" (beat/rhythm)
- "Larenjeriras" by Darius Milhaud (beat/rhythm listening)
- "Animal Rhythms" (rhythm)
- "Name Game" (rhythm)
- "Colors" (melody)
- "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (high/low)
- "Rainbow Song" (high/low melody)
- "Oh, A-Hunting We Will Go" (rhythm)
- "B-I-N-G-O" (rhythm)
- "Things I'm Thankful For" (speaking/singing voices)
- "Five Fat Turkeys" (steady beat)
December Songs & Concepts:
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Kindergartners singing "Up on the Housetop" at our annual sing-along :)
Adding beautiful "star sounds" with our song "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
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January Songs & Concepts:
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February Songs & Concepts:
- "Echo Song" (echo/same/different)
- "Little Sir Echo" (echo/same/different)
- "The Muffin Man" (same/different)
- "When You Send a Valentine" (beat/rhythm)
- "I Made a Valentine" (strong beat)
- "The People In Your Neighborhood" (one and two sounds to a beat)
- "This Is What I Can Do" (one and two sounds to a beat)
- "Three Little Muffins" (soft/loud)
- "El Tambor (The Drum)" (soft/loud)
March Songs & Concepts:
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Moving like "cars" in the song "Car Song"... how fun!!
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April Songs & Concepts:
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Discovering different ways of saying "Hello" in different languages around the world with the song "I Will Sing Hello"
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May/June Songs & Concepts:
- "Old Mr. Woodpecker" (rhythm)
- "Goin' to the Zoo" (rhythm)
- "Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saens (tone color, loud/soft, high/low, beat)
- Royal March of the Lion
- Hens and Roosters
- Mules
- Tortoises
- The Elephant
- Kangaroos
- Aquarium
- Animals with Long Ears (Donkey)
- Cuckoo in the Woods
- Birds
- Pianists
- Fossils
- The Swan
- Review favorite songs!