Baby Rock

  • Coming in Classical: Ravel – Bolero

    Activity Instructions:

    Play music as children are entering at the start of class.

    Historical information:

    Boléro is a one-movement orchestral piece by the French composer Maurice Ravel (1875–1937). Originally composed as a ballet commissioned by Russian actress and dancer Ida Rubinstein, the piece, which premiered in 1928, is Ravel’s most famous musical composition. [from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boléro ]



  • Baby Rock Hello

    CASIO-SA-77:
    Pattern 01, Tempo 5


    Activity Instructions:

    Call children to circle. Start rhythm on Keyboard, and use each child’s name in the song.

    Lyrics:

    I’m gonna rock rock rock with with my baby
    Rock, rock rock with my baby
    Rock, rock rock with my baby
    in Rockin’ Rhythms music class

    Let’s all rock with [Name Here]
    Let’s all rock with [Name Here or “together”]
    Let’s all rock with [Name Here or “and have fun”]
    in Rockin’ Rhythms music class


  • Song w/Instrument: Triangle Scale Song

    Activity Instructions:

    Distribute triangles. Show children how to hold by the handle and hit with the striker.

    Then show them a triangle roll… put the striker in the center of the triangle near a corner, and go quickly back and forth.

    Then introduce song. 

    Lyrics:

    Ting, ting, ting, ting, ting, ting
    Ring-a ling-a ling-a ling-a ling-a ling-a ling 

    upwards & downwards 1-5-1


  • Lapride: Row Your Boat Lapride

    Activity Instructions:

    Have children sit on parents laps, and follow directions in the song! 

    Lyrics:

    Row, Row, Row your boat (bounce)
    Gently down the stream
    Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily 
    Life is but a dream

    Row row row your boat, (bump)
    On the bumpy seas
    Bouncing bouncing all around
    in the ocean breeze

    Row row row your boat
    rocking side to side
    splashing down the riverfront
    on a choppy ride.

    Row row row your boat (move legs together up and down)
    on the ocean waves
    up and down and up and down
    up and down and up and down
    up and down and up and down
    Careful don’t fall in (part legs and drop child gently onto carpet)


  • Song w/Instrument: Shaking and Tapping My Maracas

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out maracas. Explore shaking maracas, and tapping on the ground. Then sing song, following the directions in the song.

    Lyrics:

    I’m shaking my maracas to the left
    I’m shaking my maracas to the right
    I’m shaking my maracas way up high
    I’m shaking my maracas in the sky

    I’m tapping my maracas, tapping on the ground
    I’m tapping my maracas, listen to the sound
    I’m tapping my maracas, tapping on the floor
    I’m tapping my maracas, c’mon lets play some more


  • Peek-a-boo w/scarves: I am hiding, You can’t see me

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out scarves, and play peek-a-boo, having parents or you pull the scarves away, and say boo!
    Then sing song with scarves. Take the time to interact with each child and sing to them, if class size allows.

    Lyrics:

    I am hiding, You can’t see me
    When I make a silly face [make silly face]
    I am hiding you can’t see me
    Till I pull my scarf away, boo! [pull scarf away on “boo”]

    I am playing peek a boo
    Playing peek a boo with (you” OR child’s name )
    I am playing peek a boo
    Playing peek a boo, boo! [pull scarf away on second “boo”]


  • Signing Song: Change

    Activity Instructions:

    Show parents the sign for change. Then introduce the song. Sing several times.

    Lyrics:

    When I need you to change my diaper
    I will show you with my hands
    Take both hands, put them in a fist
    Put my fists together and switch, switch, switch


  • Song w/Ball: Blue Danube Ball

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out playground balls. Explore tapping the ball, bouncing the ball, rolling the ball, and bouncing on top of the ball. Then start song and follow directions in song.

    Lyrics:

    |: I’m tapping my ball :| now I’ll pass it to a friend
    |: I’m bouncing my ball  :| now I’ll pass it to a friend
    |: I’m rolling my ball  :| now I’ll pass it to a friend
    |: I bounce on my ball  :| now it’s time for this song to end

    Historical information:

    The Blue Danube is the common English title of An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 (German for “By the Beautiful Blue Danube”), a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866. Originally performed in February, 1867 at a concert of the Wiener Männergesangsverein (Vienna Men’s Choral Association), it has been one of the most consistently popular pieces of music in the classical repertoire.

    The piece was prominently used in the Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The waltz is heard as a space plane approaches and docks with a space station, and then again while another spacecraft travels from the station to the Moon. It is also heard over the film’s closing credits.

    [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Danube ]



  • World Music Dance: India – Apna Sangeet Vaje Apna Sangeet – Amarjit Sidhu -Bhangra

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out scarves, and have children bounce, dance, etc.

    Historical information:

    Bhangra is a type of upbeat popular music associated with Punjabi culture. It was developed in England starting in the 1970s by people from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.



  • Baby Rock Exploration

    Activity Instructions:

    Dump a variety bucket of instruments out for children to play with. Allow them to explore and try different instruments. Please make sure there is nothing sharp or swallowable. Teacher’s choice on music, make sure that the song lyrics are clean and the topic is child-appropriate. You may want to find out some of your participants favorite popular songs and include them here!


  • Song Time
    Sing through favorite songs of children. You may choose to introduce the english only to the solfege song from other levels.

  • Puppet: Macaroni Penguin

    Activity Instructions:

    Use penguin puppet to sing song.

    Lyrics:

    Macaroni Penguins, they live in the sea
    They travel together in a colony
    Their backs are black and their bellies are white
    They have two wings to swim but they don’t fly

    They eat small rocks, and fish and squid
    “Did you say they eat rocks?” Well, yes I did!
    Macaroni Penguins they live in the sea
    They travel together in a colony

    Macaroni Penguins
    Macaroni Penguins
    Macaroni Penguins
    Macaroni Penguins
    Yeah


  • Lullaby: Rock-a-bye, little papoose

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out a quieter instrument. Allow children to rock gently in parents laps while sitting, or standing and swaying, or allow to play instrument. A calming moment to finish with class.

    Lyrics:

    Rock-a-bye, hush-a-by, little papoose,
    The stars come into the sky;
    The whippoorwill’s crying, the daylight is dying,
    The river runs murmuring by.

    The pine trees are slumbering, little papoose,
    The squirrel has gone to his nest;
    The robins are sleeping,
    the mother bird’s keeping
    The little ones warm with her breast.

    The roebuck is dreaming, my little papoose,
    His mate lies asleep at his side;
    The breezes are pining, the moonbeams are shining
    All over the prairie wide.

    Then hush-a-by, rock-a-by, little papoose,
    You sail on the river of Dreams;
    Dear Manitou loves you and watches above you
    Till time when the morning light gleams.

    Historical information:

    by Charles Myall. from The progressive music series by Horatio Parker, published January 1, 1916.



  • Goodbye Song

    CASIO-SA-77:
    Pattern 12, Tempo 8


    Activity Instructions:

    Start rhythm on keyboard. Then sing song, putting each child’s name in the song. Adjust the ending based on the number of children you have – feel free to repeat or not, and add goodbyes to mommies, daddies, instruments, etc, if needed to finish the musical phrasing, depending upon the size of your class.

    Lyrics:

    Goodbye, Cya later, adios my friends
    Our time in Rockin’ Rhythms class has come to an end
    au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bon voyage, chiao
    Until we meet again my friends, I’ll say goodbye for now

    |: Goodbye [Name goes here]
        Goodbye [Name here]
        Goodbye [Name goes here]
        Goodbye [Name here]
        Goodbye [Name goes here]
        Goodbye [Name here]
        We’ll rock again next time :|

    Tot Rock

  • Coming in Classical: Ravel – Bolero

    Activity Instructions:

    Play music as children are entering at the start of class.

    Historical information:

    Boléro is a one-movement orchestral piece by the French composer Maurice Ravel (1875–1937). Originally composed as a ballet commissioned by Russian actress and dancer Ida Rubinstein, the piece, which premiered in 1928, is Ravel’s most famous musical composition. [from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boléro ]



  • Tot Rock Hello

    CASIO-SA-77:
    Pattern 01, Tempo 5


    Activity Instructions:

    Call children to circle. Start rhythm on Keyboard, and use each child’s name in the song.

    Lyrics:

    I’m gonna rock rock rock with with my Tots
    Rock, rock rock with my Tots
    Rock, rock rock with my Tots
    in Rockin’ Rhythms music class

    Let’s all rock with [Name Here]
    Let’s all rock with [Name Here or “together”]
    Let’s all rock with [Name Here or “and have fun”]
    in Rockin’ Rhythms music class


  • Song w/Instrument: Triangle Scale Song

    Activity Instructions:

    Distribute triangles. Show children how to hold by the handle and hit with the striker.

    Then show them a triangle roll… put the striker in the center of the triangle near a corner, and go quickly back and forth.

    Then introduce song. 

    Lyrics:

    Ting, ting, ting, ting, ting, ting
    Ring-a ling-a ling-a ling-a ling-a ling-a ling 

    upwards & downwards 1-5-1


  • Lapride: Row Your Boat Lapride

    Activity Instructions:

    Have children sit on parents laps, and follow directions in the song! 

    Lyrics:

    Row, Row, Row your boat (bounce)
    Gently down the stream
    Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily 
    Life is but a dream

    Row row row your boat, (bump)
    On the bumpy seas
    Bouncing bouncing all around
    in the ocean breeze

    Row row row your boat
    rocking side to side
    splashing down the riverfront
    on a choppy ride.

    Row row row your boat (move legs together up and down)
    on the ocean waves
    up and down and up and down
    up and down and up and down
    up and down and up and down
    Careful don’t fall in (part legs and drop child gently onto carpet)


  • Color or Shape Song w/Instrument: Yellow Things

    Activity Instructions:

    Hang pictures on wall before class. Have children run and touch the yellow object you are singing about.

    Lyrics:

    Yellow Things are all around
    all around all around
    Yellow things are all around, find me a

    1. Lemon
    2. Bananna
    3. Rubber Duckie
    4. School Bus
    5. Scrambled eggs


  • Song w/Instrument: Shaking and Tapping My Maracas

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out maracas. Explore shaking maracas, and tapping on the ground. Then sing song, following the directions in the song.

    Lyrics:

    I’m shaking my maracas to the left
    I’m shaking my maracas to the right
    I’m shaking my maracas way up high
    I’m shaking my maracas in the sky

    I’m tapping my maracas, tapping on the ground
    I’m tapping my maracas, listen to the sound
    I’m tapping my maracas, tapping on the floor
    I’m tapping my maracas, c’mon lets play some more


  • Body Awareness: Skipping Song

    Activity Instructions:

    Play song, dance and follow motions/movement in lyrics.

    Lyrics:

    VERSE
    Wave your hands in the air side to side x2
    Tap your hands on your knees and criss cross

    PRECHORUS
    Spin

    CHORUS
    |: Step hop step hop x4
    Watch me skipping x2 :|

    BRIDGE
    Air Drum

    OUTRO
    Run


  • Solfege Song: NOT YET ADDED
    Content Not Yet Added

  • Song w/Ball: Blue Danube Ball

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out playground balls. Explore tapping the ball, bouncing the ball, rolling the ball, and bouncing on top of the ball. Then start song and follow directions in song.

    Lyrics:

    |: I’m tapping my ball :| now I’ll pass it to a friend
    |: I’m bouncing my ball  :| now I’ll pass it to a friend
    |: I’m rolling my ball  :| now I’ll pass it to a friend
    |: I bounce on my ball  :| now it’s time for this song to end

    Historical information:

    The Blue Danube is the common English title of An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 (German for “By the Beautiful Blue Danube”), a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866. Originally performed in February, 1867 at a concert of the Wiener Männergesangsverein (Vienna Men’s Choral Association), it has been one of the most consistently popular pieces of music in the classical repertoire.

    The piece was prominently used in the Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The waltz is heard as a space plane approaches and docks with a space station, and then again while another spacecraft travels from the station to the Moon. It is also heard over the film’s closing credits.

    [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Danube ]



  • World Music Dance: India – Apna Sangeet Vaje Apna Sangeet – Amarjit Sidhu -Bhangra

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out scarves, and have children bounce, dance, etc.

    Historical information:

    Bhangra is a type of upbeat popular music associated with Punjabi culture. It was developed in England starting in the 1970s by people from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.



  • Musical Exploration

    Activity Instructions:

    Dump a variety bucket of instruments out for children to play and try different instruments. Teacher’s choice on background music, make sure that the song lyrics are clean and the topic is child-appropriate. You may want to find out some of your participants favorite popular songs and include them here!


  • Musical Game: Find the Pitch

    Activity Instructions:

    Polyspots or Hula Hoops & Hand Bells 1-3-5-7
    set up like a baseball diamond


  • Puppet: Macaroni Penguin

    Activity Instructions:

    Use penguin puppet to sing song.

    Lyrics:

    Macaroni Penguins, they live in the sea
    They travel together in a colony
    Their backs are black and their bellies are white
    They have two wings to swim but they don’t fly

    They eat small rocks, and fish and squid
    “Did you say they eat rocks?” Well, yes I did!
    Macaroni Penguins they live in the sea
    They travel together in a colony

    Macaroni Penguins
    Macaroni Penguins
    Macaroni Penguins
    Macaroni Penguins
    Yeah


  • Goodbye Song

    CASIO-SA-77:
    Pattern 12, Tempo 8


    Activity Instructions:

    Start rhythm on keyboard. Then sing song, putting each child’s name in the song. Adjust the ending based on the number of children you have – feel free to repeat or not, and add goodbyes to mommies, daddies, instruments, etc, if needed to finish the musical phrasing, depending upon the size of your class.

    Lyrics:

    Goodbye, Cya later, adios my friends
    Our time in Rockin’ Rhythms class has come to an end
    au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bon voyage, chiao
    Until we meet again my friends, I’ll say goodbye for now

    |: Goodbye [Name goes here]
        Goodbye [Name here]
        Goodbye [Name goes here]
        Goodbye [Name here]
        Goodbye [Name goes here]
        Goodbye [Name here]
        We’ll rock again next time :|

    Kid Rock

  • Coming In Classical: Ravel – Bolero

    Activity Instructions:

    Play music as children are entering at the start of class.

    Historical information:

    Boléro is a one-movement orchestral piece by the French composer Maurice Ravel (1875–1937). Originally composed as a ballet commissioned by Russian actress and dancer Ida Rubinstein, the piece, which premiered in 1928, is Ravel’s most famous musical composition. [from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boléro ]



  • Kid Rock Hello Song

    CASIO-SA-77:
    Pattern 01, Tempo 5


    Activity Instructions:

    Call children to circle. Start rhythm on Keyboard, and use each child’s name in the song.

    Lyrics:

    I’m gonna rock rock rock with with my big kids
    Rock, rock rock with my big kids
    Rock, rock rock with my big kids
    in Rockin’ Rhythms music class

    Let’s all rock with [Name Here]
    Let’s all rock with [Name Here or “together”]
    Let’s all rock with [Name Here or “and have fun”]
    in Rockin’ Rhythms music class


  • Song w/Instrument: Drum Single Stroke Song

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Introduce one type of drum stroke. Then sing the song for that stroke. Do the same for the four types of strokes.

    Lyrics:

    Tap tap tap tap, start down and end down

    Up Stroke, start down and end up

    Down stroke Down Stroke, start up and end down

    Full Stroke, Full Stroke, Start up and end up

    Historical information:
    • The full stroke begins with the tip of the drumstick held 8-12″ above the striking surface. The drummer strikes the drum and then returns the stick back up to its original position.
    • The down stroke begins with the tip at the same height as the full stroke, but upon striking the drum head, the drummer keeps the stick low (about an inch above the striking surface).
    • The up stroke begins with the tip of the stick hovering about an inch above the head of the drum. The drummer strikes the surface, then brings the stick up to full stroke or down stroke position.
    • In the tap, the stick begins at the same position as the up stroke and remains there after striking.

    from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_stroke



  • Body Awareness: Skipping Song

    Activity Instructions:

    Play song, dance and follow motions/movement in lyrics.

    Lyrics:

    VERSE
    Wave your hands in the air side to side x2
    Tap your hands on your knees and criss cross

    PRECHORUS
    Spin

    CHORUS
    |: Step hop step hop x4
    Watch me skipping x2 :|

    BRIDGE
    Air Drum

    OUTRO
    Run


  • Alphabet Song w/Instrument: Letter G – Go Go Go Green Grasshopper

    Activity Instructions:

    Introduce the letter G. What shape is it? What sound does the letter make? Talk about the things in the song that begin with the letter G. Then introduce the song.

    Lyrics:

    Go go go green grasshopper
    Go go go green grasshopper
    Go go go green grasshopper

    1. Go and get green grapes
    2. Go and get a gift
    3. Go go go be great


  • Solfege Song: NOT YET ADDED
    Content Not Yet Added

  • Song w/Pitched Instrument: NOT YET ADDED
    Content Not Yet Added

  • Composing Activity: Bean Bag Notation

    Activity Instructions:

    Have children throw the bean bags onto the music carpet, or staff lines taped onto the floor.
    Play the notes of the melody they create on the keyboard or xylophone.


  • Song w/Ball: Blue Danube Ball

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out playground balls. Explore tapping the ball, bouncing the ball, rolling the ball, and bouncing on top of the ball. Then start song and follow directions in song.

    Lyrics:

    |: I’m tapping my ball :| now I’ll pass it to a friend
    |: I’m bouncing my ball  :| now I’ll pass it to a friend
    |: I’m rolling my ball  :| now I’ll pass it to a friend
    |: I bounce on my ball  :| now it’s time for this song to end

    Historical information:

    The Blue Danube is the common English title of An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 (German for “By the Beautiful Blue Danube”), a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866. Originally performed in February, 1867 at a concert of the Wiener Männergesangsverein (Vienna Men’s Choral Association), it has been one of the most consistently popular pieces of music in the classical repertoire.

    The piece was prominently used in the Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The waltz is heard as a space plane approaches and docks with a space station, and then again while another spacecraft travels from the station to the Moon. It is also heard over the film’s closing credits.

    [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Danube ]



  • World Music Dance: India – Apna Sangeet Vaje Apna Sangeet – Amarjit Sidhu -Bhangra

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out scarves, and have children bounce, dance, etc.

    Historical information:

    Bhangra is a type of upbeat popular music associated with Punjabi culture. It was developed in England starting in the 1970s by people from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.



  • Musical Exploration

    Activity Instructions:

    Dump a variety bucket of instruments out for children to play and try different instruments. Teacher’s choice on background music, make sure that the song lyrics are clean and the topic is child-appropriate. You may want to find out some of your participants favorite popular songs and include them here!


  • Musical Game: Find the Pitch

    Activity Instructions:

    Polyspots or Hula Hoops & Hand Bells 1-3-5-7
    set up like a baseball diamond


  • Puppet: NOT YET ADDED
    Content Not Yet Added

  • Goodbye Song

    CASIO-SA-77:
    Pattern 12, Tempo 8


    Activity Instructions:

    Start rhythm on keyboard. Then sing song, putting each child’s name in the song. Adjust the ending based on the number of children you have – feel free to repeat or not, and add goodbyes to mommies, daddies, instruments, etc, if needed to finish the musical phrasing, depending upon the size of your class.

    Lyrics:

    Goodbye, Cya later, adios my friends
    Our time in Rockin’ Rhythms class has come to an end
    au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bon voyage, chiao
    Until we meet again my friends, I’ll say goodbye for now

    |: Goodbye [Name goes here]
        Goodbye [Name here]
        Goodbye [Name goes here]
        Goodbye [Name here]
        Goodbye [Name goes here]
        Goodbye [Name here]
        We’ll rock again next time :|

Family Rock

  • Coming In Classical: Ravel – Bolero

    Activity Instructions:

    Play music as children are entering at the start of class.

    Historical information:

    Boléro is a one-movement orchestral piece by the French composer Maurice Ravel (1875–1937). Originally composed as a ballet commissioned by Russian actress and dancer Ida Rubinstein, the piece, which premiered in 1928, is Ravel’s most famous musical composition. [from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boléro ]



  • Family Rock Hello Song

    CASIO-SA-77:
    Pattern 01, Tempo 5


    Activity Instructions:

    Call children to circle. Start rhythm on Keyboard, and use each child’s name in the song.

    Lyrics:

    I’m gonna rock rock rock with with my families
    Rock, rock rock with my families
    Rock, rock rock with my families
    in Rockin’ Rhythms music class

    Let’s all rock with [Name Here]
    Let’s all rock with [Name Here or “together”]
    Let’s all rock with [Name Here or “and have fun”]
    in Rockin’ Rhythms music class


  • Song w/Instrument: Triangle Scale Song

    Activity Instructions:

    Distribute triangles. Show children how to hold by the handle and hit with the striker.

    Then show them a triangle roll… put the striker in the center of the triangle near a corner, and go quickly back and forth.

    Then introduce song. 

    Lyrics:

    Ting, ting, ting, ting, ting, ting
    Ring-a ling-a ling-a ling-a ling-a ling-a ling 

    upwards & downwards 1-5-1


  • Peek-a-boo: I am hiding, You can’t see me

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out scarves, and play peek-a-boo, having parents or you pull the scarves away, and say boo!
    Then sing song with scarves. Take the time to interact with each child and sing to them, if class size allows.

    Lyrics:

    I am hiding, You can’t see me
    When I make a silly face [make silly face]
    I am hiding you can’t see me
    Till I pull my scarf away, boo! [pull scarf away on “boo”]

    I am playing peek a boo
    Playing peek a boo with (you” OR child’s name )
    I am playing peek a boo
    Playing peek a boo, boo! [pull scarf away on second “boo”]


  • Color or Shape Song: Yellow Things

    Activity Instructions:

    Hang pictures on wall before class. Have children run and touch the yellow object you are singing about.

    Lyrics:

    Yellow Things are all around
    all around all around
    Yellow things are all around, find me a

    1. Lemon
    2. Bananna
    3. Rubber Duckie
    4. School Bus
    5. Scrambled eggs


  • Body Awareness: Skipping Song

    Activity Instructions:

    Play song, dance and follow motions/movement in lyrics.

    Lyrics:

    VERSE
    Wave your hands in the air side to side x2
    Tap your hands on your knees and criss cross

    PRECHORUS
    Spin

    CHORUS
    |: Step hop step hop x4
    Watch me skipping x2 :|

    BRIDGE
    Air Drum

    OUTRO
    Run


  • Song w/Pitched Instrument: Drum Single Stroke Song

    Equipment:

    Activity Instructions:

    Introduce one type of drum stroke. Then sing the song for that stroke. Do the same for the four types of strokes.

    Lyrics:

    Tap tap tap tap, start down and end down

    Up Stroke, start down and end up

    Down stroke Down Stroke, start up and end down

    Full Stroke, Full Stroke, Start up and end up

    Historical information:
    • The full stroke begins with the tip of the drumstick held 8-12″ above the striking surface. The drummer strikes the drum and then returns the stick back up to its original position.
    • The down stroke begins with the tip at the same height as the full stroke, but upon striking the drum head, the drummer keeps the stick low (about an inch above the striking surface).
    • The up stroke begins with the tip of the stick hovering about an inch above the head of the drum. The drummer strikes the surface, then brings the stick up to full stroke or down stroke position.
    • In the tap, the stick begins at the same position as the up stroke and remains there after striking.

    from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_stroke



  • Solfege Song: NOT YET ADDED
    Content Not Yet Added

  • Song w/Ball: Blue Danube Ball

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out playground balls. Explore tapping the ball, bouncing the ball, rolling the ball, and bouncing on top of the ball. Then start song and follow directions in song.

    Lyrics:

    |: I’m tapping my ball :| now I’ll pass it to a friend
    |: I’m bouncing my ball  :| now I’ll pass it to a friend
    |: I’m rolling my ball  :| now I’ll pass it to a friend
    |: I bounce on my ball  :| now it’s time for this song to end

    Historical information:

    The Blue Danube is the common English title of An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 (German for “By the Beautiful Blue Danube”), a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866. Originally performed in February, 1867 at a concert of the Wiener Männergesangsverein (Vienna Men’s Choral Association), it has been one of the most consistently popular pieces of music in the classical repertoire.

    The piece was prominently used in the Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The waltz is heard as a space plane approaches and docks with a space station, and then again while another spacecraft travels from the station to the Moon. It is also heard over the film’s closing credits.

    [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Danube ]



  • World Music Dance: India – Apna Sangeet Vaje Apna Sangeet – Amarjit Sidhu -Bhangra

    Activity Instructions:

    Pass out scarves, and have children bounce, dance, etc.

    Historical information:

    Bhangra is a type of upbeat popular music associated with Punjabi culture. It was developed in England starting in the 1970s by people from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.



  • Musical Exploration

    Activity Instructions:

    Dump a variety bucket of instruments out for children to play and try different instruments. Teacher’s choice on background music, make sure that the song lyrics are clean and the topic is child-appropriate. You may want to find out some of your participants favorite popular songs and include them here!


  • Musical Composition Activity: Bean Bag Notation

    Activity Instructions:

    Have children throw the bean bags onto the music carpet, or staff lines taped onto the floor.
    Play the notes of the melody they create on the keyboard or xylophone.


  • Musical Game: NOT YET ADDED
    Content Not Yet Added

  • Puppet: Macaroni Penguin

    Activity Instructions:

    Use penguin puppet to sing song.

    Lyrics:

    Macaroni Penguins, they live in the sea
    They travel together in a colony
    Their backs are black and their bellies are white
    They have two wings to swim but they don’t fly

    They eat small rocks, and fish and squid
    “Did you say they eat rocks?” Well, yes I did!
    Macaroni Penguins they live in the sea
    They travel together in a colony

    Macaroni Penguins
    Macaroni Penguins
    Macaroni Penguins
    Macaroni Penguins
    Yeah


  • Goodbye Song

    CASIO-SA-77:
    Pattern 12, Tempo 8


    Activity Instructions:

    Start rhythm on keyboard. Then sing song, putting each child’s name in the song. Adjust the ending based on the number of children you have – feel free to repeat or not, and add goodbyes to mommies, daddies, instruments, etc, if needed to finish the musical phrasing, depending upon the size of your class.

    Lyrics:

    Goodbye, Cya later, adios my friends
    Our time in Rockin’ Rhythms class has come to an end
    au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bon voyage, chiao
    Until we meet again my friends, I’ll say goodbye for now

    |: Goodbye [Name goes here]
        Goodbye [Name here]
        Goodbye [Name goes here]
        Goodbye [Name here]
        Goodbye [Name goes here]
        Goodbye [Name here]
        We’ll rock again next time :|