Below are the links for some of the extra songs we used today to play with musical contrasts. I encourage you to listen to the music at home and see how you can change the way you move and play to fit the music. As you listen to "The Tailor and The Mouse" this week listen for the change in the music from staccato, bouncy mouse like music to legato/smooth music for the tailor. Come up with your own movements and story to accompany this song.
Our free movement song today was The Russian Sailors Dance by Reinhold Gliere.
Our play along song today was the Toreador song from the opera Carmen written by Georges Bizet.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Journey Montessori January 20-27
The students at the Montessori school have begun studying the families of instruments.
Last week we began this study by reading the book "Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin." Several of the children said they already have this book at home, but if you have not read it I highly recommend it!
We also used our sticks to pretend we were playing violins (string family), drums (percussion family), trumpets (brass family), and flutes (woodwind family).
To further explore the instrument families and other fun music activities at home check out the San Fransisco Symphonies kids site at sfskids.org.
We have continued working on musical contrasts by moving and playing loud and soft, fast and slow, staccato and legato. Click on the links in the Music Together post above to play along or move/dance with some of the songs we are using to learn these concepts.
We are also listening to music from Camille Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals. We are using this music to discuss all of the above concepts; instruments, musical contrasts, and movement. This week we discussed the Lions and Hens and Roosters. Below are links to the book we are using in class as well as the first two pieces we listened to.
Lions
Hens and Roosters
Last week we began this study by reading the book "Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin." Several of the children said they already have this book at home, but if you have not read it I highly recommend it!
We also used our sticks to pretend we were playing violins (string family), drums (percussion family), trumpets (brass family), and flutes (woodwind family).
To further explore the instrument families and other fun music activities at home check out the San Fransisco Symphonies kids site at sfskids.org.
We have continued working on musical contrasts by moving and playing loud and soft, fast and slow, staccato and legato. Click on the links in the Music Together post above to play along or move/dance with some of the songs we are using to learn these concepts.
We are also listening to music from Camille Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals. We are using this music to discuss all of the above concepts; instruments, musical contrasts, and movement. This week we discussed the Lions and Hens and Roosters. Below are links to the book we are using in class as well as the first two pieces we listened to.
Lions
Hens and Roosters
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Music Together January 20
One of my favorite books about stars is "How Many Stars in the Sky" by Lenny Hort. It has wonderful illustrations and talks about counting stars in the country and in the city. This is a fantastic book to go along with the song "Great Big Stars" from this session of Music Together.
This week at home:
Try changing the words to "Spin and Stop," "When The Saints Go Marching In," and "Roll That Little Ball" like we did in class. These are great songs to work on both fine and large motor skills. If you come up with a fun way you like to do the song we'll try it your way in class sometime!
The only song we used from outside the Sticks collection today was "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" sung by the Andrews Sisters. You can click the YouTube link on the previous post (Jan 13) below to enjoy dancing and playing along at home! This is a fun video to watch as well.
This week at home:
Try changing the words to "Spin and Stop," "When The Saints Go Marching In," and "Roll That Little Ball" like we did in class. These are great songs to work on both fine and large motor skills. If you come up with a fun way you like to do the song we'll try it your way in class sometime!
The only song we used from outside the Sticks collection today was "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" sung by the Andrews Sisters. You can click the YouTube link on the previous post (Jan 13) below to enjoy dancing and playing along at home! This is a fun video to watch as well.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Songs from the Montessori Lesson, January 13
We had such a fun class today! We discussed theme and variation today in class. Reagan played her violin for everyone to help us learn what at theme and a variation are. First we listened to the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on the violin and then sang the song together as a class. Singing the song the way we are used to is the theme and the rhythmic notation looks like this;
Next Reagan changed the rhythm of the theme creating a variation on Twinkle Twinkle. We could still identify that the song was Twinkle Twinkle Little Star but this time she used a 16th note rhythm that we called "Grandma rides a motorcycle." Ask your children if they remember this variation and can sing it for you this week at home. We will sing more variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in the weeks to come.
We did an instrument play along to Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. Click the link below to play along at home and enjoy listening and watching the video as well!
We have also been working on creating our own vocal rhythmic patterns with animal sounds! All of the children are very creative and rhythmically accurate!
Next Reagan changed the rhythm of the theme creating a variation on Twinkle Twinkle. We could still identify that the song was Twinkle Twinkle Little Star but this time she used a 16th note rhythm that we called "Grandma rides a motorcycle." Ask your children if they remember this variation and can sing it for you this week at home. We will sing more variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in the weeks to come.
We did an instrument play along to Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. Click the link below to play along at home and enjoy listening and watching the video as well!
We have also been working on creating our own vocal rhythmic patterns with animal sounds! All of the children are very creative and rhythmically accurate!
Songs from January 13 Music Together Class
Everyone did a wonderful job of listening when to play and when to stop with the music today. The "play.......and stop" game is a great game to play at home with music or other daily routines. Try changing the game this week to work on motor skills. Sing, jump....and stop, touch your nose......and stop, march......and stop, etc.
Here are some of the songs we used today in class that are not part of the Sticks Collection. Have fun dancing and playing along with these at home this week!
The Jazzy ABC song that we used with the parachute today was from the CD "Baby Loves Jazz." This CD is full of familiar children's songs done by good jazz musicians. Worth checking out! I look forward to seeing everyone again next week!
Here are some of the songs we used today in class that are not part of the Sticks Collection. Have fun dancing and playing along with these at home this week!
The Jazzy ABC song that we used with the parachute today was from the CD "Baby Loves Jazz." This CD is full of familiar children's songs done by good jazz musicians. Worth checking out! I look forward to seeing everyone again next week!
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