Classes
Sample Lesson
For Children
Time For Music: Welcome Song, Ritual
Time for music clap your hands! Clap your hands! Clap your hands!
Time for music clap your hands! Clap your hands with me!
Time for music pat your knees!
Time for music March with me!
Time for music jump, jump, jump!
Time for music! Sing, Sing, Sing!
Time for music sit right down!
Doctor Knickerbocker: Rhythm/Speech/Audiation/Movement/Counting Activity
Doctor Knickerbocker, Knickerbocker, number nine
He likes to dance and he keeps in time
Now let`s get the rhythm of the hands
(clap, clap)
Now we`ve got the rhythm of the hands
(clap, clap)
Now let`s get the rhythm of the number nine
One, two, three four five six seven eight nine
Doctor Knickerbocker, Knickerbocker, number nine
He likes to dance, and he keeps in time
Now let`s get the rhythm of the feet
(stamp, stamp)
Now we`ve got the rhythm of the feet
(stamp, stamp)
Now let`s get the rhythm of the hands
(clap, clap)
Now we’ve got the rhythm of the hands
(clap, clap)
Now let`s get the rhythm of the number nine
One, two, three four five six seven eight nine
Doctor Knickerbocker, Knickerbocker, number nine
He likes to dance and he keeps in time
Now let`s get the rhythm of the hips
(vocal slide down)
Now we`ve got the rhythm of the hips
(vocal slide up)
Now let`s get the rhythm of the feet
(stamp, stamp)
Now we`ve got the rhythm of the feet
(stamp, stamp)
Now let`s get the rhythm of the hands
(clap, clap)
Now we`ve got the rhythm of the hands
(clap, clap)
Let`s get the rhythm of the number nine
One, two, three four five six seven eight nine
Doctor Knickerbocker, Knickerbocker, number nine
He likes to dance and he keeps in time, maybe we’ll do it next time!
Sing For Peace: Singing, adding sign language, adding echo
Sing out around the world.
Sing out around the world. Sing out
around the world and let your
voice be heard.
Sing for peace, (Sing for peace,) Sing for
peace. (Sing for peace.)
The Freeze by Carole Stephens Let it Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow (Movement, Listening Activity)
Parachute Activities focusing on working together, responding to music, the form of the music using music from The Nutcracker: March and Trepak with Snowballs
PEACE LIKE A RIVER: Singing Together adding dynamics
I’ve got peace like a river.
I’ve got peace like a river.
I’ve got peace like a river in my soul. I’ve got peace like a river.
I’ve got peace like a river.
I’ve got peace like a river in my soul.
I’ve got love like an ocean.
I’ve got love like an ocean.
I’ve got love like an ocean in my soul. I’ve got love like an ocean.
I’ve got love like an ocean.
I’ve got love like an ocean in my soul.
I’ve got joy like a fountain.
I’ve got joy like a fountain.
I’ve got joy like a fountain in my soul. I’ve got joy like a fountain.
I’ve got joy like a fountain.
I’ve got joy like a fountain in my soul.
I’ve got peace like a river,
I’ve got love like an ocean,
I’ve got joy like a fountain in my soul. I’ve got peace like a river,
I’ve got love like an ocean,
I’ve got joy like a fountain in my soul.
Play A long with instruments Shoveling by Tom Chapin
The play a long provides a chance for children to play percussion instruments
with the music. Children experiment and play.
This Little Light of Mine: Singing with small movement, slowing down
This Little Light of Mine This
little light of mine, I'm gonna
let it shine.
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
2. This little face of mine.
3. These little hands of mine.
4. These dancing feet of mine.
5. Hide it under a bushel, NO
6. All around the world.
Be Happy and Kind by Pam Felber/Ending song/ritual
Be happy and kind, sing some songs until we meet again.
Be happy and kind, sing some songs, together with your friend.
Share your music with everyone!
Keep on singing! Have some fun!
Be happy and kind, sing some songs until we meet again!
Thank you for giving your children the gift of music!