Sleigh Ride is a great piece to practice steady beat, rhythm, and form. I’m going to share some active lesson ideas that I’ve discovered from generous music teachers all over Youtube. All of their ideas are movement-based, which I love. They’re...
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....
Going Down to Cairo has an addictive melody and fast beat, which makes it work well in the elementary music classroom. You can use this song to practice steady beat, half note, and folk dance movements. You can find a wonderful recording of this song by Jill Trinka...
There are endless songs and activities you can use to review rhythms in the elementary music classroom. It’s hard to make a decision when you have so many choices. In fact, that difficulty has a name; it’s called decision paralysis. You’ve probably...
This is one of those rare songs that everyone seems to know. This is quite the feat since our lexicon of songs known by the general populace seems to shrink by the year. It’s also one of the first songs I ever sang in a round as a child, and so it’s...
All Around the Buttercup is a folk song with an easy game that you can play with your kindergarten and first grade students. The song works well for practicing quarter rest, as well as practicing re. CIRCLE GAME This is one of those activities that I always called a...
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