Go Round the Mountain: an improvisation exercise for elementary music

Go Round the Mountain is an improvisational exercise for elementary music students. This PDF presentation guides students through singing, moving, and simple improvisational activities. This is a fantastic starter for improvisation in the elementary music classroom.  

 

This resource is perfect for:

•  elementary music teachers
•  general music teachers
•  student teachers

 

WHAT YOU’LL GET WITH YOUR DOWNLOAD:

 

Main Menu with clickable topics for easy navigation

► Circle Game Directions

• 1 slide with a written explanation of the game
• 4 slides with visuals showing how to play the game

► Song Lyrics

► Standard Music Notation

► Colored Music Notation

• for use with pitched percussion such as Boomwhackers™

► Improv Warmup

• 4 slides where students practice replacing lyrics with help by a student conductor

► Improvisation Exercise

• 2 slides with the definition of improvisation and directions for how to improvise using the song

 

Worksheets

► 3 half-page worksheets, which students can use to write down (or draw) their improvisations

 

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WHAT CUSTOMERS LOVE ABOUT THIS RESOURCE:

 

 

“This was a hit with my first graders. And it was a great way to help them start Creating Music.”

 

“I don’t normally do written work with grades 1 and 2, but this was super handy to have such a simple print-out available for them to quickly fill in the body part they improvised during the song. It also gave a great opportunity to begin discussing improvisation. Thanks!”

 

“There is a standard about improvisation on every grade level and it is one of my weakest parts. Thank you for helping me take a baby step toward fixing that!”

 

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