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Go Round the Mountain: an improvisation exercise for elementary music

(26 customer reviews)
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This lesson uses “Go Round the Mountain” as a first step into improvisation for students in grades K–2. Students sing and play the circle game, practice replacing words in the song with help from a student conductor, and then improvise their own movements.

What’s included

  • A main menu with clickable links
  • Circle game directions, with 4 slides showing how to play
  • Song lyrics
  • Standard notation, plus colored notation for Boomwhackers™ and other pitched percussion
  • 4 improvisation warm-up slides with a student conductor
  • 2 slides that define improvisation and explain how to improvise with the song
  • 3 half-page worksheets for students to write or draw their improvisations

Formats

  • PDF

Ways to use it

  • A first improvisation lesson
  • A circle game for steady beat and singing

Standards (NCAS)

  • Creating: Anchor Standard 1 (generate and conceptualize artistic ideas)
  • Performing: Anchor Standard 4 (select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation)

License & help

This purchase is for one teacher to use with their own students. Each teacher needs their own copy. See the full terms of sale →

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26 reviews for Go Round the Mountain: an improvisation exercise for elementary music

  1. Amy R. –

    Nice guided introduction to improvising. My students enjoyed this.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I’m happy to hear that!

  2. Theresa Witt –

    I used this before the pandemic and the kids really liked it. Looking forward to a time when I can use it again.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I’m so glad they enjoyed it 🙂

  3. Jennifer F. –

    Very nice resource!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  4. Andrea H. –

    As with all your resources, this is amazing! A super fun way to teach improvisation – which is difficult for students to understand. This makes it interesting and the students are excited to take part.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you so much Andrea!

  5. Robin L. –

    very lovely song and activity, especially appreciated here in the VA mountains!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I bet your views are a lot better than they are here in Indiana 🙂

  6. Buyer –

    Thank you!!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  7. Kristen B. –

    Great quality. The additional sheets made for a great display in the hall!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      That’s awesome! Thanks 🙂

  8. Lisa M. –

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

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I’m so happy to hear that! Thanks!

  9. Music with Miss Faulkner –

    Thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  10. Megan H. –

    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!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the awesome and thorough feedback!

  11. Kaitlin Larter –

    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!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the feedback 🙂

  12. alison H. –

    I’m always looking for ways to get my students to improvising. Thanks for a great product!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the great feedback!

  13. Dorothy Moyers –

    love it thanks

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  14. Tara A. –

    Great ideas and visuals and easy enough for a sub to use!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  15. Sydney G. –

    This is such a great way to get my kids moving and improvising! Thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the feedback!

  16. Denise Holland –

    Always on the look out for ways to bring in improvisation. Thanks for the shortcut.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the great feedback!

  17. Brooke Von Hoene –

    i love improv!! its always nice to let the kids create instead of me just dictate

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I agree! It’s so much fun watching students discover new ways of creating music 🙂

  18. Katherine I. –

    So much fun!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      That’s wonderful to hear! Thank you!

  19. Marjorie G. –

    Thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  20. Maura C. –

    Super awesome! Love this!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!!

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