The origin of Bell Horses is uncertain, but there’s plenty of concepts to cover using this song, such as quarter rest, mi-so-la, and improvisation. Be sure to check out Mama Lisa’s page HERE (scroll to the bottom) if you’d like to read personal...
Snail, Snail is a simple song and circle game that you can use to review or practice mi, so, and la. It would also work for rhythm practice with quarter and barred eighth notes. You can show this brief video as an introduction to snails. Kids love slime, so you really...
Doggie, Doggie is a fun guessing game that you can use with younger students to practice pitch (mi, so, la) or rhythm (quarter and barred eighth notes). You could also use it to sneakily asses your students’ pitch-matching skills. GUESSING GAME I think this game...
Lucy Locket is a fantastic song and game for the elementary music classroom. The duck-duck-goose style game is easy to play and keep students engaged throughout. You can use this song to practice mi, so, and la, as well was barred eighth and quarter note rhythms....
Plainsies, Clapsies is a fun game to practice beat and pitch. For the game, any small/medium sized ball will do. Tennis balls, foam balls, or even hacky sacks would work. You’ll need enough balls for each student to have one. If you don’t have that many,...
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