Working with many age groups is so much fun for me! This week, I saw everything from babies to adults with special needs. Each group had me saying “this is my favorite!” Here’s a few highlights.
Yesterday, I had “Toddlers Make Music” in the morning. We practiced our bell ringing (from the classic Kids Make Music, Babies Make Music Too) for our upcoming Holiday Open House for Music Rhapsody studio classes.
Me: Shake those bells and shake them….. Tots: high (reminding them to hold bells up high and use their high voice) Me: Shake those bells and shake them Tots: low (reminding them to bend over to hold the bells low and use a low voice) Me: Shake those bells and shake them Tots: high Me: Shake those bells around we Tots: go! (showing them to turn in place)
Here’s some Bell Ringers from a past performance.
Then in the afternoon, we worked on a 5 part arrangement of Jolly Old Saint Nick! We’re not just Recorder Rookies anymore! But these students first learned the melody from Recorder Rookies Set 2, (Music Rhapsody Members: this is in your Module 1 lessons). The students remember the simple version we learned and how the color coding made it successful from the start. The goal here was not to rush and play it for our parents at the end of our rehearsal.
Music Classes after the Holiday Performance call for something a little special! Here’s a favorite I’ve enjoyed for many, many years. Get your set of jingle bells (enough for one for each student and the teacher) and add a few surprises (I use things like a single jingle bell, a little santa, a cotton snowball, a plastic gingerbreak man, etc.)
Passing Game Preparation for Sleigh Ride Jingle Bell Activity
For the recording and more activities for this piece and other orchestral hits for preschool and elementary music, see Kids Can Listen, Kids Can Move . For a video of the activity at my teacher training click here!
Students sit in a circle, legs crossed with knees close to each other. Teacher is also seated in the circle with a bag of jingle bells.
“Super glue” your left hand to your left knee, palm up as if you are going to hold a ball.
Practice, as if holding an object in your right hand, saying “Me” as you touch your right hand to your “glued” left hand. Say “You” when you touch your right side neighbor’s hand (neighbor’s left hand). Move the right hand from your own hand to your neighbor seated at the right by continuing to say “Me, You, Me, You.”
Once everyone is successfully doing this to a pulse, the teacher passes ONE jingle bell to make sure they can keep the beat steady and the object travels counter clockwise, to the right, from student to student. Have the basket of jingle bells near by so its easy to gradually add more bells, making sure everyone is able to handle passing more objects “safely.”
As you add more jingle bells, make sure they keep the beat – if they are having trouble, continue with the game but the teacher puts the bell back in the container each time the teacher has a bell. Eventually, you will regain control because there will be no more bells to pass! Try again! Once you are confident they can pass well enough to each have one, use the recording of Sleigh Ride from Kids Can Listen, Kids Can Move . If you do not have this book (comes with the CD), you MUST get it!
Students who deliberately “have passing issues,” are asked to observe from the side.
For more holiday lessons and passing games, check out Music Box Downloads, Forum and Blog. Just use the Search feature and if you can’t find what you need, click Forum, ASK LYNN QUESTIONS!
Here’s a pic of some of my festive passing surprises – these come out only after we’ve been passing the jingle bells so its a funny surprise.
Log into www.lynnkleinersmusicbox.com and watch videos, print downloads, read stories with music, and view winter ideas that will warm your heart.
The Little Penguins Tale, Froggy Gets Dressed and Snowy Day are precious story books for winter. Detailed lesson plans are available in in Music Box Downloads, click Stories with Music. Options for Orff, movement, singing and more.
Here’s a few favorites from the book and CD In All Kinds of Weather, Kids Make Music:
Warm Wendall – make the felts from the back of the book or dress up and act it out yourself. Great for unpitched percussion.
Five Little Snowman, Snow (Yuki) – These are fantastic for the 4-6 year olds at the Orff instruments. Options for other percussion too. Also option for felts or act it out, the children love being snowmen.
Go to Music Box Videos and be inspired to go ice skating using paper plates or get the cotton balls and parachute and be prepared for a big snow fall. www.lynnkleinersmusicbox.com
Lots more winter fun, don’t forget to use the SEARCH function to see some inspiring winter lesson ideas.
A new music teacher proudly proudly proclaimed “My school gave me $2500 so I bought a Bass Xylophone!” After asking a few questions, it became clear that this was the only instrument the teacher had for the preschool and kindergarten students! Oh dear, I wish I could have spoken to this teacher first. Music from an Orff approach means all the children are active in the music making. We want all the children playing instruments, not just one or two at a time! Here is a Preschool INSTRUMENT WISH LIST (in order of priority).
Order enough for everyone in the class plus adults, mention your Music Box discount when ordering from www.musicrhapsody.com
The Lynn Kleiner line of instruments are from Remo and have been safety tested for this age group.
Hand drum with Mallet*
Tone Block with Mallet*
Maracas (straight handled)*
Scarf Set (our set has 2 of each color, 11 colors)
Finger Cymbals*
Jingle Bells*
Felt Board/Felt Sets
Puppets (Cocoa the Horse), Pop up Clown, Farm Animals, etc.
Rhythm Sticks*
Triangles*
Shaker Eggs*
Large Lynn Kleiner Gathering Drum (if classes are no more than 10 or 11 students.)
LK Glockenspiels (6-8 )
Lynns one octave xylophones and larger hand crafted xylophones
Sonor 2 octave Alto/Tenor Xylophone (special order through Lynn), with 2 pairs of mallets
Sonor 2 Octave Alto/Tenor Metallophone (special order through Lynn), with 2 pairs of mallets
Sonor Soprano Xylophone (or)
Soprano Metallophone
Tambourines*
Parachute
1 Bass Xylophone
1 Bass Metallophone
*Enough for all children and adults to have one
In Music Box, look for the coupon code on the home page, click Store to go directly to
November 10, 2021 presented by Lynn Kleiner with Online Training Coach Ann l Zoom Workshop Recording & Goodie Pack
Includes Videos of students, PowerPoint, Student Handouts, Printed Music, Downloads and Recording.
Mini Workshop 1. Loving Beginning Recorder, Small Bites for Big Success
This session includes how to make beginning recorder fun, engaging and musical! Using a prop, movement, color coding, you and your students will love these lessons! Songs include This Little Light of Mine, Jingle Bells, Jolly Old Saint Nick
Mini Workshop 2. What Can I Expect from my 4-6 year olds
Activities and Tips for Singing (Pitch Matching/Singing in Tune), Instruments (body percussion, unpitched and Orff), and Movement for children in their first year of music classes.
Interested in both Music Rhapsody Membership and our Teacher Training course?Sign up here.
Bells, bells, bells! All kids love bells. Shaking, dancing, and twirling with a bell in hand fills all kids with joy and giggles! Did you know that this shaking, dancing, and twirling helps your child develop their hand eye coordination and gross motor skills? These skills are super important and help them throughout their lives in sports and school alike. You can help your child by tapping the beat on their body or by shaking your own bell with the steady beat while listening to our favorite bell songs!
Our Favorite Bell Songs
Check out some of our favorite bell shaking songs! These can be used year round but are perfect for the holidays! Your kids can even practice for a performance for the holidays. Be sure to record it so you have memories for years to come!
After years of rigorous testing with Remo, Lynn now sells some of the safest bells for children of any ages. For children 2 and younger we recommend the Kids Make Music Baby Bell Rattle. For children 3 and older we recommend the Kids Make Music Bell Belt.
Here are our wonderful students last year at the 2019 Holiday Open House performance shaking their bells!
Holiday Open House Week 2020 – December 12-18th
This year’s Holiday Open House will be a week long to allow for social distancing and will be held outdoors in the Music Rhapsody parking lot! Click here to view the Holiday Open House schedule of performances.
Recorder Tapas (Small Bites!)
4 Favorites for the Holidays
Something for Beginners-Int on Each Song
4 Color Coded Songs with Sequential Process
40 Four Engaging PowerPoint Animated Slides
4 Student Hand Outs
Orff, Duet Extension
Maraca: Perfect for little hands, this small and durable maraca has a crisp clean sound that little ones will love!
Colorful Scarf: Great for creative movement and dance, it is sure to bring smiles to all ages! See-through fabric makes this especially fun for little ones.
Baby Tot Drum: Sure to be great fun as little children “beat” this durable and colorful rainbow covered drum with handle. It comes with a short rainbow mallet, too! It may be small but the quality is the same Remo quality that the big musicians play!
Baby Tot Bell: Securely attached large silver bell cage and easy-to-grip handle. It is great small hands and will jingle with every shake.
Rhythm Sticks: A pair of hardwood sticks with a natural finish in a short length make it easy for young children to safely keep the beat and play rhythms. One stick is smooth and the other is ribbed so you can tap or make those fun snoring sounds, duck quacks or frog noises! (Rhythm sticks are used in toddler classes.)
Includes Babies or Toddlers Make Music CD & Babies Make Music DVD (Physical & Digital)
Kids Make Music Kit
Bells: Four large nickel silver bells are secured on heavy fabric for maximum child safety and the most musical sound.
Maraca: Perfect for little hands, this small and durable maraca has a crisp clean sound that little ones love.
Rhythm Sticks: A pair of hardwood sticks with a natural finish in a short length make it easy for young children to safely keep the beat and play rhythms. One stick is smooth and the other is ribbed so you can tap or make those fun snoring sounds, duck quacks or frog noises!
Tambourine: Rugged and built to last, this easy-to-use and fun to play tambourine has the highest quality sound and is sure to be a favorite with young musicians.
Triangle: Tired of losing the triangle hanger? Disappointed with a “thud” instead of a “ring?” This high quality triangle has a beautiful tone and you will enjoy the secure hanger that goes through the hole in the triangle so it stays with the instrument. Comes with an easy-to-grip striker. This is an instrument that everyone loves!
Includes Kids Make Music CD & DVD (Physical & Digital)
Big Kids Make Music Kit
Small Ocean Drum: Play it like a hand drum….or create the sound of ocean waves by tipping the drum slowly from one side to the other.
Children’s Glockenspiel: It may look like many others, but this one is very special! This colorful glockenspiel has a very sweet tone quality that is accurately pitched with a diatonic range from C to C. This high quality instrument is great for early childhood in that letter names are indicated on each of the individual colored bars.
Includes Big Kids Make Music CD & In All Kinds Of Weather DVD (Physical & Digital)
Young Musicians Make Music Kit
Guiro Tone Block: This thick tone block that comes with a mallet, is made of selected hardwood with a natural finish. Scratch the ribs or strike with the mallet for two completely different sounds that kids will love.
Egg Shaker : Perfect for little hands, this easy-to-hold shaker produces a crisp, rhythmic sound.
Colorful Scarf: Great for creative movement and dance, it is sure to bring smiles to all ages! See-through fabric makes this especially fun for little ones.
Lynn Kleiner Hand Drum by Remo: With a rainbow mallet, this high-quality, durable hand drum makes it possible to create all kinds of sounds! This is no toy but a first class instrument! Kids love the look and sound of this shiny, unique drum.
Finger Cymbals: These smooth, finger cymbals are safe enough for babies yet have the sound that professionals want! The handles can’t pull out!
Includes Young Musicians Make Music CD & Kids Make Music Too! DVD (Physical & Digital)
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Our Student Home Materials are an integral part of your child’s Music Rhapsody experience. Each year, students have a very special kit of instruments that are age-appropriate and meet the highest safety standards. Having your own instruments helps to keep the classroom clean and you can continue the music making and fun at home! Children and parents will also enjoy the CD that is included in the Student Home Materials at the beginning of the year. A second CD featuring the music used in class is purchased mid-year to continue the fun!
Babies Make Music – Instrument Kit in Green Backpack
CD: Beautiful recordings of many of your favorite songs from Music Rhapsody’s Babies Make Music class. One CD comes with your kit and a second CD is purchased mid-year.
Maraca: Perfect for little hands, this small and durable maraca has a crisp clean sound that little ones will love!
Colorful Scarf: Great for creative movement and dance, it is sure to bring smiles to all ages! See-through fabric makes this especially fun for little ones.
Baby Tot Drum: Sure to be great fun as little children “beat” this durable and colorful rainbow covered drum with handle. It comes with a short rainbow mallet, too! It may be small but the quality is the same Remo quality that the big musicians play!
Baby Tot Bell: Securely attached large silver bell cage and easy-to-grip handle. It is great for small hands and will jingle with every shake.
Toddlers Make Music – Instrument Kit in Red Backpack plus Rhythm Sticks
CD: Beautiful recordings of many of your favorite songs from Music Rhapsody Toddlers Make Music class. One CD comes with your kit and a second CD is purchased mid-year.
Maraca: Perfect for little hands, this small and durable maraca has a crisp clean sound that little ones will love!
Colorful Scarf: Great for creative movement and dance, it is sure to bring smiles to all ages! See-through fabric makes this especially fun for little ones.
Baby Tot Drum: Sure to be great fun as little children “beat” this durable and colorful rainbow covered drum with handle. It comes with a short rainbow mallet, too! It may be small but the quality is the same Remo quality that the big musicians play!
Baby Tot Bell: Securely attached large silver bell cage and easy-to-grip handle. It is great small hands and will jingle with every shake.
Rhythm Sticks: A pair of hardwood sticks with a natural finish in a short length make it easy for young children to safely keep the beat and play rhythms. One stick is smooth and the other is ribbed so you can tap or make those fun snoring sounds, duck quacks or frog noises!
Kids Make Music – Instrument Kit in Blue Backpack
CD: Beautiful recordings of many of your favorite songs from Music Rhapsody’s Kids Make Music class. One CD comes with your kit and a second CD is purchased mid-year.
Bells: Four large nickel silver bells are secured on heavy fabric for maximum child safety and the most musical sound.
Maraca: Perfect for little hands, this small and durable maraca has a crisp clean sound that little ones love.
Rhythm Sticks: A pair of hardwood sticks with a natural finish in a short length make it easy for young children to safely keep the beat and play rhythms. One stick is smooth and the other is ribbed so you can tap or make those fun snoring sounds, duck quacks or frog noises!
Tambourine: Rugged and built to last, this easy-to-use and fun to play tambourine has the highest quality sound and is sure to be a favorite with young musicians.
Triangle: Tired of losing the triangle hanger? Disappointed with a “thud” instead of a “ring?” This high quality triangle has a beautiful tone and you will enjoy the secure hanger that goes through the hole in the triangle so it stays with the instrument. Comes with an easy-to-grip striker. This is an instrument that everyone loves!
Big Kids Make Music – Instrument Kit in Purple Backpack
CD: Beautiful recordings of many of your favorite songs from Music Rhapsody’s Big Kids Make Music class. One CD comes with your kit and a second CD is purchased mid-year.
Small Ocean Drum: This drum looks as good as it sounds! Children love the delightful ocean characters and colorful beads inside the purple sparkle-trimmed ocean drum! Play it like a hand drum or by tipping the drum slowly from one side to the other.
Children’s Glockenspiel: It may look like many others but this one’s very special! This colorful glockenspiel has a very sweet tone quality that is accurately pitched with a diatonic range from C to C. The rounded edges and removable bars make this especially child-friendly. Mallets are included. This high quality instrument is great for young children because the letter names are indicated on each of the individual colored bars.
Young Musicians Make Music – Instrument Kit in Yellow Backpack
CD: Beautiful recordings of many of your favorite songs from Music Rhapsody’s Young Musicians Make Music class. One CD comes with your kit and a second CD is purchased mid-year.
Guiro Tone Block: This thick tone block that comes with a mallet, is made of selected hardwood with a natural finish. Scratch the ribs or strike with the mallet for two completely different sounds that kids will love.
Egg Shaker: Perfect for little hands, this easy-to-hold shaker produces a crisp, rhythmic sound.
Colorful Scarf: Great for creative movement and dance, it is sure to bring smiles to all ages! See-through fabric makes this especially fun for little ones.
Lynn Kleiner Hand Drum by Remo: With a rainbow mallet, this high-quality, durable hand drum makes it possible to create all kinds of sounds! This is no toy but a first class instrument! Kids love the look and sound of this shiny, unique drum.
Finger Cymbals: These smooth, finger cymbals are safe enough for babies yet have the sound that professionals want! The handles can’t pull out!
Lynn Kleiner encourages toddlers and preschoolers to participate with her students in making music with 5 percussion instruments:
Tambourine, Triangle, Jingle Bells, Maraca, Rhythm Sticks
Includes:
Fire truck Song, Bell Horses, Shake and Stop, Up So High, Old Gray Cat & more. Toddlers – age 5, Valuable teaching section with tips for parents & teachers. This is a great DVD after learning the games and tips from the Babies Make Music DVD
34 seasonal favorites!Includes “Mr. Sun,” “If All of the Raindrops,” and all the others from our book.
In All Kinds of Weather, Kids Make Music!
Sunny and Warm
1. Mister Sun
2. Mary Ann
3. One in a Boat
4. Rainbow ‘Round Me
5. Sally Go ‘Round the Sun
6. Hawaiian Rainbows
Cool Autumn
7. Five Little Jack-O-Lanterns
8. Five Little Leaves
Windy Weather
9. Down the River
10. Windy Weather
11. Five Handsome Sailors
12. The Wind Blew East
Fog
13. One Misty, Moisty Morning
Wet and Rainy
14. Eensy Weensy Spider
15. Happiness
16. If All of the Raindrops
17. It Rained a Mist
18. Ladybugs
19. Off to the River
20. Raindrops
21. Rhymes in the Rain
Stormy
22. The Ship Goes Sailing
Cold and Snowy
23. The Chubby Little Snowman
24. Five Little Jingle Bells
25. Five Little Snowmen
26. The Gingerbread Man
27. The North Wind Doth Blow
28. Snow (Yuki)
29. Warm Wendall
30. White Feathers
Springtime
31. Cuckoo Clock
32. Who’s That Hatching?
33. The Cuckoo
34. Whether the Weather
The music from three of the Music Rhapsody DVDs are on this CD containing over 50 of our favorite rhymes, action songs, lap games and songs using our percussion instruments.
Kids Make Music, Babies Make Music Too!
From: Babies Make Music
1. One Leg, Two Legs
2. Wash the Dishes
3. Round and Round the Garden
4. Five Little Kittens
5. Two Little Eyes
6. Criss Cross, Applesauce
7. Goin’ on a Bike Ride
8. Shoe a Little Horse
9. Roly Poly
10. Peek-A-Boo
11. Gray Squirrel
12. Exercise to the Beat – Twinkle Theme
13. Walter, Walter Wagtail
14. This is the Way the Ladies Ride
15. Riding On a Pony
16. Leg Over Leg
17. I Know a Little Pony
18. Mother And Father And Uncle John
19. All the Little Firefighters
20. Humpty Dumpty
21. Apple Tree
22. B-I-N-G-O
23. Folk Dance
24. Rock-a-Bye, Baby
25. Bayushka Bayu
From: Kids Make Music
26. Girls and Boys Come Out To Play
27. Hello (Echo) Song
28. Little Clown
29. Bell Horses
30. Shake Those Bells
31. Stars/Star Light
32. Five Little Triangles
33. The Fire Truck
34. Up So High
35. Shake and Stop
36. Come and Play the Tambourine
37. This is the Way We Play
38. The Old Gray Cat
39. Jig Jog
40. Percussion Family
41. Two Little Sausages
42. Marching
From: Kids Make Music, Too!
43. Rig-a-Jig-Jig
44. Somebody’s Knockin’ Who’s That?
45. Little Shoemaker
46. Little Horses
47. Silly Sam
48. Stormy Day
49. Merry-Go-Round
50. The Colors Are Gliding
51. A Very Hilly Place
• Drum (Boy)
• Guiro Tone Block (Frog)
• Shaker Egg (Snake)
• Finger Cymbals (Bird)
• Hand Drum (Train)
• Drum (Boy)
52. Come, My Friends
53. Goodbye Song (From Kids Make Music)
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