Reading can be used as a one-and-done activity on its own, or we can use it as the launch-point and facilitator of many other musical skills like memorization, arranging and part-work. Today on the podcast, Victoria and Anne share two reading activities you can use tomorrow. 

Anne’s game, “Clever Caterpillar,” can be found on her TPT store here. Victoria’s rhyme, “Pin Pin Jarabín” is sourced from “The Spanish-American Song and Game Book,” published in 1942.

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Steady beat is the foundation for all musical skill building. Today on the podcast, Victoria and Anne are talking about all the different ways we experience steady beat in our classrooms, and best practices to consider when thinking about steady beat activities.

Today on the podcast, Anne & Victoria share two of their favorite tried and true activities for steady beat. Anne shares “Umpi the Frog,” a fun passing game rhyme scaffolded for Kindergarten and beyond, and Victoria shares the perfect drag and drop chameleon activity for any music you or your students want to use in the classroom.

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Early childhood music is full of vocal development opportunities and explorations. Whether we are talking about exploring higher vs. lower, echo singing, or pitch matching, giving adequate time and care to developing and discovering the singing voice is one of the most important musical foundational skills.  

Today on the podcast, Anne & Victoria share a couple activities for vocal development. Anne shares the favorite, “No More Pie” for whole class and individual echo singing and pitch matching, and Victoria shares a fun vocal exploration extension for the rhyme “Jack, be Nimble.” Both of these activities can be part of your music class tomorrow!  

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The concept of fast and slow is one of the earliest foundational concepts we introduce to our students. In the land of comparatives, it’s one of the most accessible for our young musicians, because they have so much gross locomotor experience moving fast. The discrimination between learning slow and fast is an important scaffold for talking about tempi and note durations later on in music learning.  

Today Anne & Victoria share some of their favorite activities for using faster and slower, as well as some good teaching strategies to scaffold the experience appropriately for your young learners. Both of these activities can be incorporated into your very next music lesson to compare fast and slow.  

Victoria's song, "Sulla Rulla," was sourced from nordicsounds.info.   

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Part-singing is one of the most integral parts of the general elementary music classroom. Rounds are an important part of a part-work sequence, but are not the first experience or even the most accessible way to explore part work for beginners.

Today Anne & Victoria talk about how to use rounds in a lesson, an appropriate sequence for teaching these activities, and some tips and tricks to make rounds more successful in your teaching. Anne's song, "Scotland's Burning" is sourced from "150 Rounds for Singing and Teaching," published by Boosey & Hawkes. Victoria’s song, “Sahhaa Sahhaa” is sourced from nordicsounds.info.

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Elemental Form is one of the most basic ways to break down music in the elementary music classroom. Whether we are talking about singing, movement, or any other mode of music making, we use elemental form every single day in our lessons. From introducing new song material to scaffolding for students’ creative choice, elemental form is not only a concept on our curriculum roadmap, but a tool for student understanding.

Today Anne & Victoria break down different ways to teach elemental form with two concrete activities you can use in your classroom tomorrow. Not only do we explore activities that highlight form, but we talk about ways to use elemental form as a scaffold for creative choice.

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Ostinati seem like one of those simple things that appears on our elementary general music curriculum “to do” list. However, ostinati are definitely not a “one and done” game. As a matter of fact, they're an important part of our music making process that allows students to exhibit their own independent musicianship while also making creative choices.

Today Anne & Victoria are talking about ways to use ostinati in your classroom tomorrow. Ironically, we don’t chat about what we’re going to share ahead of time, but these activities are a beautiful pairing for ways to incorporate different modes of music making and ostinati in your lesson plans this week.

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When you think about the many different modes of music making we use in the elementary general music classroom, you may not immediately think about speech. However, like singing, speaking is an important first step (and beyond!) for all musicians to explore comparatives, creativity, and expression.

Today Anne & Victoria are talking about speech pieces they use in their classrooms. Victoria is sharing a rhyme that can easily be scaffolded for upper elementary grades with layered ostinati, and Anne is sharing something that works well as a first experience for students using speech and making creative choices. Both you can drag and drop into your classroom today.

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Picture books are one of the most powerful tools you can use in your elementary music classroom. Aside from bringing in cross-curricular connections from kids’ grade level classrooms, or “singing a story” (which we love!), there are many ways to incorporate books into the music room that promote active music making and learning with our students.

Today Anne & Victoria are talking about two books they like to use with early elementary students–although both could be used with upper grades as well! Anne is sharing “Away We Go” by Migy, and how she uses vocal exploration and movement pathway exploration to enhance the story. Victoria shares “Winter Winter Cold and Snow” by Sharon Gibson Palermo & Christina Song, and how she incorporates rhythmic speech and improvisation. As usual, both activities are complete with how to get started and expand activities with your students.

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Today Anne & Victoria are talking about some good, drag and drop activities with body percussion. We’re starting with the basics, whether you’re looking to work with early elementary students or older beginners, so that you can incorporate creative music making using body percussion no matter what grade, class, or concept you are teaching.

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