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One Cold and Frosty Morning: guided lesson for Orff Instruments – Mallets

(62 customer reviews)
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This guided lesson teaches students in grades K–5 to play a simple bordun on Orff instruments with the song “One Cold and Frosty Morning.” Students warm up their voices and mallets, act out the song, learn to find high and low bars, and then sing and play the song together.

What’s included

  • A main menu with clickable links
  • Vocal warm-ups, plus a blank template for students to make their own
  • A listening and movement activity where students act out the lyrics
  • A mallet warm-up to a steady beat
  • Slides for finding high and low bars
  • Instrument warm-ups with glissandos and single bar hits
  • Slides for learning a simple C bordun
  • Slides for singing and playing the song together
  • Notation in an easy version and the original

Formats

  • PDF
  • Google Slides: A link is included in your download and lets you add your own copy to Google Drive.
  • PowerPoint

Important

  • The presentation must be in presentation mode, in PowerPoint or Google Slides, for the clickable links to work.

Ways to use it

  • A winter lesson on borduns
  • Use the same lesson with Boomwhackers™

Standards (NCAS)

  • Performing: Anchor Standard 4 (select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation)
  • Performing: Anchor Standard 5 (develop and refine artistic techniques and 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 →

Questions about downloading, printing, or Google Slides? Visit the FAQ →

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62 reviews for One Cold and Frosty Morning: guided lesson for Orff Instruments – Mallets

  1. Musical Mom –

    This was great to use with all of the cold and frosty mornings we had! Thanks!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks! We’re having a snowy morning where I am right now 🙂

  2. TX Music Teacher –

    This is a great kit. Thanks

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  3. Thomas M. –

    Nicely presented with plenty of detailed lesson plan

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  4. Tuneful Teacher –

    What a fun activity to get students comfortable with the Orff instruments!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the great feedback!

  5. Nicole Barker –

    Love this Thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  6. Sarah Robinson –

    Thanks!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  7. Melanie’s Kodaly Classroom –

    Can’t wait to use this with my kiddos!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks!

  8. Susan M. –

    I’m really looking forward to using this lesson with my students as we begin January! Thank you for such great lessons and ideas!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you for the feedback and compliment!

  9. Kathy Jones –

    Can’t wait to use this in an upcoming K/1 program about SNOW! Thank you for an EASY way to incorporate instruments with my little kiddos!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I’d love to see that! Thanks for the great feedback 🙂

  10. MUSICally JOYful –

    Thanks.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  11. Andrew S. –

    Such a Cute lesson! Thanks! 🙂

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  12. Beth’s Music Classroom –

    Love this! I really enjoyed using it in my classroom this winter. I loved the progression from slide to slide. Thanks so much for your work in creating this product!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you for the great feedback! I’m glad you loved it!

  13. Ann S. –

    My sister-in-law has a huge Orff collection for her classroom, so I purchased this for her. Thanks!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      What a nice sister-in-law you are! Thanks!

  14. Aimee Wolfram –

    Loved this product!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thank you!

  15. Heidi S. –

    Looks like just the thing for January! One suggestion I would have is to not use a solid background color like you did with the black, it just uses too much ink! Thanks for your creative activity.

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Thanks for the suggestion and the feedback! I would love to hear more of your thoughts on this. Please email me at: theylbrickroad@gmail.com.

  16. Alice A. –

    Looks like a great resource for the winter! Thanks!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome!

  17. Cincere Fazekas –

    thnx 😉

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome 🙂

  18. Polka Dot Percussion –

    Thank you. Can’t wait to use this in January!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      Great, thanks for the feedback!

  19. rlbutah –

    So Cute! Thanks so much!! 🙂

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      You’re welcome!

  20. Elementary Etudes –

    Cute introduction to playing notes on the mallet instruments. I love “Leaves” and this is a great next step. Also, it can be used any time during the winter. Thank you!

    • Yellow Brick Road Music –

      I’m so glad you like it Christine! Thanks for the feedback!

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