How might we take one short, simple children’s folk song and extend it across multiple lessons?

Let’s talk about some core questions that can frame some of these decisions, because the beauty of this topic is that we can all arrive at different correct answers, depending on how we answer these questions. We’ll look at some strategies for extending a song once we’ve answered our core questions, and then we’ll explore an example or two.

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00:00 - Introduction

01:13 - Two core questions

01:45 - Musical concepts

05:02 - Musical Skills

05:45 - Musical dispositions

06:59 - Lesson Planning Tools

07:31 - Long-Range Planning

10:37 - Activity Map

15:45 - Length of lesson segments

16:59 - Song Extension Example (Pito Pito Colorito)

35:03 - Pacing across lessons

37:15 - Will students get bored with the song?

39:02 - Wrapping up