Lynn Kleiner, Author at Lynn Kleiner's Music Rhapsody

A Christmas Cat Song, an award, and more from Holiday Songs and Winter Adventures

Aug 13, 2024 | Activities

Thanks to our member Carla for posting this precious picture in Music Box of her class acting out “Oscar the Cat” from “What’s That on the Tree”. This song is from Holiday Songs and Winter Adventures, which recently won the 2019 Creative Child Award!

If you didn’t see our Video Version of “Oscar the Cat”, enjoy!

Here’s a wonderful winter version of I Love the Mountains sung by ages 1-14 (a fun new winter song from Holiday Songs and Winter Adventures). Some advanced students played it on recorder, some students are signing and some tots come in on the BOOM! HA!

Thank you for your support and inspiration in 2019. Wishing you a Musical 2020!

New Year lessons, and a cover for the Gathering Drum

Aug 13, 2024 | Activities

Have a listen to the Orff players and singers bringing in the New Year!

This is available in the new book/digital downloads/CD Holiday Songs and Winter Adventures and Music Box Downloads. Not yet a member? Join now to be part of the 2020 FUN!

Huge thanks to Helen Penna for sending me this perfectly fitting protective cover for the Gathering Drum! WOW!

Creative Movement, lesson ideas and a video to inspire!

Aug 13, 2024 | Activities

I hope this video will inspire you and your students to create a magical snowfall through movement. Glockenspiels and metallophones can very easily add sparkle to this lesson too!

Before watching the video, here’s a bit of background info we share with the class:

Snow begins as a tiny ice crystal… crystals fall… new crystals are connected to it by their hydrogen “arms, hands, or fingers.” The “arms” make an angle like the arms on the letter X.
Tiny crystals, all connected, falling through the air. You will never find two snowflakes that are alike. Every snowflake is different.
Watch the video to see these children form some beautiful connected crystals!
Now form your own snowflake shapes. For those who prefer (or need) to watch, a warming hut is off to the side for viewing. But stay quiet! Then watching is magical too!

This is now in Digital Resources for Holiday Songs and Winter Adventures. Also new in Digital Resources… is a wonderful Lyric and Form At a Glance sheet for Subnivean.

Adrienne, one of our elementary teachers shared this with the classroom teachers to prepare for their winter concert. They said the kids couldn’t stop singing it!

Both of these are also now in Music Box. But wait… there’s MUCH MORE in the Box!

Music Rhapsody Members using Module 2 weekly lesson plans will love the Chubby Little Snowman PowerPoint! (This song is also found in In All Kinds of Weather).

The kids LOVE the little animals and the disappearing food as they accompany with their rhythm sticks: Tap the beat on the carpet during the song, then play nibble, nibble, crunch (chewing sounds are scraping, bite sounds are tapping).

Free Love Theme Pack and Why Recorder Rookies Works

Aug 13, 2024 | Activities

I was asked for a list of songs, stories and the notes introduced in the Recorder Rookies lesson plan packs. Have a look! We never get tired of these lessons! Here’s the list.

Here’s a couple pictures of snowflake shapes created after watching the inspirational animation, Each Little Snowflake, that inspired their creative movement.

Music Box Members Get an Awesome PreK “Love Theme” Lesson 3-Pack FREE!

Members, just log in and you can download this $9.99 lesson pack for FREE until Feb 14!

This NEW set of 3 lesson plans includes comments on the process of teaching each song, teaching tips, suggestions for visuals, props and puppets using my teacher resource books. Each lesson features movement, pitch matching and instrument playing. The lessons are designed for children age 2-6.

And… this lesson pack now includes several resources to accompany these weekly lessons!

Recordings – My Love For You, Cock-a-Doodle Doo, Marching (From Kids Make Music, Babies Make Music Too), Skinnamarink (From Holiday Songs and Winter Adventures)
Visuals – Digital Counting Set (SMARTBoard Activity)
Additional Lesson Plan – Snowy Day (Accompanies story by Ezra Jack Keats. Listening and movement lesson by Lynn Kleiner)

There are lots more Valentine’s day activities in Music Box. Just use the search feature for love, hearts, or Valentine!

SAVE THE DATE!

We have two awesome live Teacher Training locations for summer 2020. See what teachers have been returning for year after year – we’d love to see you there!

Plus… all Music Rhapsody Members and Online Training teachers get HALF OFF tuition for summer training!

Redondo Beach, CA: June 25-28, 2020

Newark, NJ: August 17-20, 2020

Online… ANYTIME!

Fall in love with your job this summer!

Aug 13, 2024 | Early Childhood, Orff Training

Come join me for a dynamic, highly interactive music teacher training course, covering early childhood through elementary (including Orff and recorder). Whether you come for the sandy beaches of Redondo Beach, California or the beautiful waterfront of downtown Newark, New Jersey — there will be moving, singing, improvising, laughing, and so much more!

Find out how to keep your students excited, engaged and learning at each level of development.

Who can attend? ALL music teachers at preschools, studios, elementary schools, daycare centers, libraries, and other schools are eligible. No membership or licensing is required.

Reserve your spot by March 15 to save $150 with the Earliest Bird Special Rate! Plus, returning teachers get half-off tuition!

2020 Teacher Training Workshops:

Redondo Beach, CA: June 25-28

Newark, NJ: August 17-20

Online Training: Anytime, Anywhere

Click here to learn more about Teacher Training today.

If these dates don’t work for you, online training is always available!

Questions? Just reply to this email or schedule a FREE consultation with Coach Ann and she’ll be happy to talk with you.

Happy Music Making!