Bolivian Music In Elementary Music Class. Organized Chaos. Lesson plans for a world music unit focus on music of Bolivia.
Do you want to use musical materials with a proven history of quality? Are you looking to connect your students' musical understanding with their culture…
March is such a fun month! With MIOSM, Spring, and St. Patrick's Day, there are so many ways to keep my students actively engaged. I love to use movement activities and folk dances. So I'm sharing March themed folk songs to explore and experience in music class to help you connect MIOSM and St. Patrick's Day multicultural activities.
Irish Music in Elementary Music Class. Organized Chaos. Lesson plans for a world music unit focus on music from Ireland.
March is such a fun month! With MIOSM, Spring, and St. Patrick's Day, there are so many ways to keep my students actively engaged. I love to use movement activities and folk dances. So I'm sharing March themed folk songs to explore and experience in music class to help you connect MIOSM and St. Patrick's Day multicultural activities.
Teaching songs, dances, and games is a great way to celebrate Hispanic Heritage! Whether you have hispanic students or not, they will love these lessons.
Little Silver Moon is a fun Chinese folk song to teach quarter rest in first grade or second grade elementary music classes.
March is such a fun month! With MIOSM, Spring, and St. Patrick's Day, there are so many ways to keep my students actively engaged. I love to use movement activities and folk dances. So I'm sharing March themed folk songs to explore and experience in music class to help you connect MIOSM and St. Patrick's Day multicultural activities.
Looking for simple ways to add some parachute music activities to your classroom? Then read on for hints, music suggestions, and a freebie!
If you're looking for fun in elementary music, you should incorporate these 5 simple and fun Japanese folk songs, including 2 singing games!
I remember when I first started teaching elementary music I spent my first few months teaching fun songs from the written textbooks that I had access to, favorite lessons from local music workshops, and memorable songs from my own childhood music classes. But then I hit a wall. When I […]
Fun with fourth grade: Five great folk songs for your fourth grade music lessons!
Are you looking at getting into folk dancing but you’re overwhelmed with where to start with your students? We’ve all been there, but you don’t…
March is such a fun month! With MIOSM, Spring, and St. Patrick's Day, there are so many ways to keep my students actively engaged. I love to use movement activities and folk dances. So I'm sharing March themed folk songs to explore and experience in music class to help you connect MIOSM and St. Patrick's Day multicultural activities.
Every struggles with finding great songs for upper elementary. I get it! But here are my five favorite ones to help you out!
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Looking to engage your elementary music classes and teach about Hispanic culture? These are my favorite folk songs in Spanish for music class.
As my theme this year is "Music Around the World," I've been looking into lots of different folk songs from around the world. I found this little gem, Kokoleoko. I've found it in several different places, all slightly different versions. The version below is the most common, found in "Spotlight on Music, Grade 5," as well as several South American sources. If you change one note of this song (the f sharp to an a), it is a great recorder piece - using only the notes G-A-B-C, as shown in this example: The translation is pretty simple. Apparently "Kokoleoko" is just another way of saying "cock-a-doodle-doo," and "ahby" is "goodbye." Now, each source I find this song says something different about where exactly it's from. Most often, they say either Liberia or Ghana. So, I've just labeled it as a West African folk song to be more accurate. Anyway, this song is great for teaching the half note, which I do in 2nd grade. We spend awhile preparing, using songs that have half notes, before actually labeling what they are. This song is also great if you bring it back in the end of 3rd/beginning of 4th, or whenever you teach syncopation. There is a clapping game that goes with this. It looks more complicated than it actually is. My 2nd graders are challenged by this, but really enjoy doing it. You can watch an example below: I recently made a Teachers Pay Teachers product for this song that has rhythmic practice slides, melodic practice slides, clapping game instructions, and notation for both voice in the original version and recorder in the revised version. You can find it here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:kokoleoko There is even a great treble choral arrangement out there by Mary Donnelly and George Strid. Here's a cute recording I found of it on YouTube: Hope you can find use for this great song! My kids are absolutely loving it :)
Sing "Peace Like a River" with your elementary music classes during Black History month, or during your folk song units. This resource is packed with materials to make your teaching job easier. The teaching video for the hand actions and sing a long video provide interactive learning opportunities for your students. The sheet music and sound files are perfect for classroom and choirs. The teaching presentation includes dynamics and phrasing lessons. This adaptable resource can be used in K-6 music classes.
Who is ready to add learning folk songs in your homeschool? You'll love Gena of Music in Our Homeschool's newest online course: A Folk Song a Week!
Are you looking at getting into folk dancing but you’re overwhelmed with where to start with your students? We’ve all been there, but you don’t…
March is such a fun month! With MIOSM, Spring, and St. Patrick's Day, there are so many ways to keep my students actively engaged. I love to use movement activities and folk dances. So I'm sharing March themed folk songs to explore and experience in music class to help you connect MIOSM and St. Patrick's Day multicultural activities.
Looking for some sol mi songs for the elementary music room? These are the perfect folk songs to teach sol and mi and melody!
March is such a fun month! With MIOSM, Spring, and St. Patrick's Day, there are so many ways to keep my students actively engaged. I love to use movement activities and folk dances. So I'm sharing March themed folk songs to explore and experience in music class to help you connect MIOSM and St. Patrick's Day multicultural activities.
Looking to engage your elementary music classes and teach about Hispanic culture? These are my favorite folk songs in Spanish for music class.
If you're looking for Halloween music lessons, these Halloween folk songs and singing games will be a hit in your elementary music class!
I love teaching this fun little folk song, “I’ve been to Harlem” a.k.a. “Turn the Glasses Over,” to my students! I learned the basic version of the song at my Orff Level 1 training a few years ago and have been playing with how to teach the lesson ever since. This year […]
Amasee is a fantastic song and dance that'll keep your students moving to the beat and learning about call and response form.
I share about five things that are easy to do with almost every folk song that help to extend your teaching, expand student knowledge, and make life fun!
I share about five things that are easy to do with almost every folk song that help to extend your teaching, expand student knowledge, and make life fun!
Looking to engage your elementary music classes and teach about Hispanic culture? These are my favorite folk songs in Spanish for music class.
Do you love folk dancing but struggle to find easy ways to incorporate it into Kindergarten music? When I first got into folk dancing with…
March is such a fun month! With MIOSM, Spring, and St. Patrick's Day, there are so many ways to keep my students actively engaged. I love to use movement activities and folk dances. So I'm sharing March themed folk songs to explore and experience in music class to help you connect MIOSM and St. Patrick's Day multicultural activities.
Song and Dance: Three great activities for older students, including two great folk dances and one singing game! Music education ideas, activities, games, and songs | Technology tips for the music classroom | Resources for the elementary music room.
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Easy March Music Class Lesson Ideas for music in our schools month are just ahead in this blog post. Sometimes you just need a quick and easy lesson to use with multiple grades. I like to use visuals because over 70% of students relate better to a graphic or an object during a lesson. I […]
Here are 10 of my favorite music lessons that involve movement for k-1. Movement lessons include activities and folk songs.
Every struggles with finding great songs for upper elementary. I get it! But here are my five favorite ones to help you out!
As my theme this year is "Music Around the World," I've been looking into lots of different folk songs from around the world. I found this little gem, Kokoleoko. I've found it in several different places, all slightly different versions. The version below is the most common, found in "Spotlight on Music, Grade 5," as well as several South American sources. If you change one note of this song (the f sharp to an a), it is a great recorder piece - using only the notes G-A-B-C, as shown in this example: The translation is pretty simple. Apparently "Kokoleoko" is just another way of saying "cock-a-doodle-doo," and "ahby" is "goodbye." Now, each source I find this song says something different about where exactly it's from. Most often, they say either Liberia or Ghana. So, I've just labeled it as a West African folk song to be more accurate. Anyway, this song is great for teaching the half note, which I do in 2nd grade. We spend awhile preparing, using songs that have half notes, before actually labeling what they are. This song is also great if you bring it back in the end of 3rd/beginning of 4th, or whenever you teach syncopation. There is a clapping game that goes with this. It looks more complicated than it actually is. My 2nd graders are challenged by this, but really enjoy doing it. You can watch an example below: I recently made a Teachers Pay Teachers product for this song that has rhythmic practice slides, melodic practice slides, clapping game instructions, and notation for both voice in the original version and recorder in the revised version. You can find it here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:kokoleoko There is even a great treble choral arrangement out there by Mary Donnelly and George Strid. Here's a cute recording I found of it on YouTube: Hope you can find use for this great song! My kids are absolutely loving it :)
Irish Music in Elementary Music Class. Organized Chaos. Lesson plans for a world music unit focus on music from Ireland.
Bolivian Music In Elementary Music Class. Organized Chaos. Lesson plans for a world music unit focus on music of Bolivia.
