This week's lesson was great fun! We split into groups and sang harmony with "Ding Dong" (that was a very satisfying musical experience!), played the "Do-Mi-Mi" part of our "Do-Re-Mi" song on our bells, AND saw a new puppet show! Try out this fun vocal channeling exercise by pretending to be cute little ghosts - https://youtu.be/-4tf_lqBpyM?si=jwhx167KHoCwACud Thanks for coming and participating with your students - they really do love having you in class with them. 

Play at Home Videos:

In one of the videos I demo the "Do-Mi-Mi" harmony part of the Do-Re-Mi song. It's a fun, tricky part to play on the bells, but I'm sure with guidance your kiddos can do it! I also included a puppet show helper video (regarding the actions with the puppet show, if you don't remember what I do in class, make them up with your child). 

Baby Step, Leap

We sing, dance, and notate on the staff board a step and a leap when we sing this song. The students are subconsciously learning intervals. In the second year, we will bring this knowledge to their conscious mind by labeling the steps and skips.

Waltz of the Flowers

Today I performed our new puppet show for the whole class! This activity helps train our ears to hear patterns and how music is put together. We call this classical form.

Echo Ed

We used Echo Ed to give the children a chance to independently imitate a melodic pattern. Singing develops the ear too! 

Ooooo Halloween

Ooooo Halloween allows us to hear in our heads (audiate) the beats that aren’t played aloud. This activity subconsciously teaches the students how to feel a steady beat and anticipate the beat. It's so fun! 

Learn more on our blog about why we study classical music in our classes. There are so many benefits!

Watch the video below (or click HERE) and learn interesting facts about the composer of the song Waltz of the Flowers and print out the coloring book for your student HERE.

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