Happy spring! Enjoy this playlist of visuals and activity ideas about April showers bringing growth, abundance, and a superbloom of May flowers.
In Case You Missed It
My new Mini Workshop, Tips for Smooth Sailing at Your Ocean Themed Concerts, is now available! Get a myriad of tips & ideas, including props, orchestration ideas, pitch matching activites, and more! Includes so many treasures!
At the end of every school year, I ask the children what their favorite activities were. I also survey the teachers after the training to find out if there’s something they especially enjoy.
The two things that seem to always top the chart year after year is…
PUPPETS and STORIES!
Visit my YouTube channel – Lynn Kleiner’s Music Rhapsody (Subscribe! It’s free!) and watch Puppets with a Purpose to learn how to bump up the participation, success and fun in your classroom by using puppets.
Then enjoy some puppet shopping! Members should use their coupon code found on the home page of Music Box to get their member discount!
Go to Music Box to find FREE lessons for Stories With Music in Music Box Downloads.
Now, check out a bit of the fun teachers had last week with puppets, stories and more.
I’m so excited to see many of you in a few weeks in New York City!!!
A Baking/Cooking Theme for Musical Holiday Food lessons!
(Any questions on any of these, just click Ask Lynn on the homepage of Music Box! Not a member? send questions to info@musicrhapsody.com. Lynn is ready to help!)
Bake Some Pies! Check out Music Box Downloads (search or go to the Songs Category) for Pumpkin Pie
What are you baking? Sing or Chant this rhyme, the soloist will let us know what’s in the oven!
1, 2, 3, 4 Play on the beat for the numbers
Coming through the Kitchen Door Play the rhythm of the words
5, 6, 7, 8 Play on the beat for the numbers
Making (bisquits, turkey, muffins, gravy), I can’t wait! Play the rhythm of the words.
How many people are you feeding? How many sausages should we make? (Rhymes for rhythm sticks.)
Lets make two! Tap rhythm sticks while counting “1, 2“
Two little sausages, frying in a pan Quickly rub the smooth stick over the ribbed stick
One went pop Tap the smooth stick on the ribbed stick when you say “pop”
And one went bam! Hit both sticks on the floor
But what if you need four? Tap rhythm sticks while counting 1, 2, 3, 4
Four little sausages, frying in a pan, two went pop and two went bam!
But what if you need six? Tap rhythm sticks while counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Six little sausages, frying in a pan, three went pop and three went bam!
Eight little sausages….etc.
Give students a math challenge….How many are coming for dinner at your house? How many pop? How many bam?
Popcorn, popcorn, put it in a pan Tap sticks 8 times to the beat
Shake it up, shake it up Quickly rub the smooth stick over the ribbed stick
Bam bam bam! Hit both sticks on the floor on each “Bam”
The Bakery Truck (From Kids Make Music, Babies Make Music Too! and Rhythm Readers Lessons and lynnkleinersmusicbox.com) See Music Box Downloads for free visuals and lesson videos. See Lynn’s Youtube Channel for videos of the lesson with students.
Holiday Time must include My Musical Gingerbread Man! Get the free lesson in Music Box Downloads or find the recording and lesson in the book In All Kinds of Weather, Kids Make Music.
Check out the adorable Gingerbread Boy felt set!
Peanut Butter Jelly (great for Orff, solo singing, echos) (From the book/CD My Trip to the Mountains Book/CD), www.musicrhapsody.com/shop
Apple Tree from Farm Songs and the Sounds of Moosic and Rhythm Readers and Melody Makers lesson plans. The song refers to two things we can make out of apples. But its a lot of fun having students think of what they want to make from apples! Change the words of the song to what the students want to make. I have heard amazing ideas of what to make from the apples:
Apple Pie, Apple Cobbler, Apple Crisp, Apple Crumble, Applesauce, Apple Butter, Apple Fritters, Candy Apples, Apple Pizza, Apple Pancakes, Apple Stuffing, Apple Sausage, Apple Stuffing…..
And for more student decisions, students need to decide (and sing the solos) on what kind of apples and how many. Kinds of Apples? So many! Thousands! Here’s Some: Red Delicious, Pink Lady, Honeycrisp, Granny Smith, Fuji, Gala, McIntosh,
Also from Farm Songs and the Sounds of Moosic, guess who wants to come to dinner? My special friend, Donnie the Donkey! You know what happens if you don’t feed him!! Puppets, felts, books with CDS, available at www.musicrhapsody.com.
All Around the Kitchen from lynnkleinersmusicbox and Recorder Rookies lesson plans. Includes “Let’s Spice it Up!” FREE Downloads including the recording in www.lynnkleinersmusicbox.com
Check out all the Episodes of Kitchen Music on lynn’s channel, youtube.com, including the All Around the Kitchen video here.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3uyU6cQ3ys
Bake Some Pies! Check out Music Box FREE Downloads (search or go to the Songs Category) for Pumpkin Pie. includes student hand out, Orff Orchestration, activity ideas. www.lynnkleinersmusicbox.com
The start of our school year is almost here and we’re so excited! We’re letting parents know about all our different classroom options – indoor, outdoor, and Zoom!
Music Rhapsody Members: new Remote Lesson Packs are accessible in your teacher area, perfect for your remote classroom.
Check out Teacher Adrienne’s Sally Go Round The Sun video to go with this week’s remote learning lessons.
Also, if you want to do an awesome remote performance with your students, you can use Final Cut Pro or the Acapella app (here’s a great video on how to use it) to create videos where your students all play at once! Check out our Music Rhapsody ensemble performing “Pastime With Good Company!”
Our new animated videos, recordings with and without vocals and simple props and movement, make it easier for remote and live performances. Here’s a look at Stars from my Holiday Songs and Winter Adventures book! Share this with your students and families and check out Dancing and Singing with Colored Stars, free in Music Box.
Save big in our Music Rhapsody shop this week! Hurry, some items only available while supplies last!
Last week, there were some technical issues with our Sally Go Round The Sun followed by the Power Point tips and tricks video. Sorry! The video link is now working.
Music Rhapsody members, check out this week’s remote lessons in your teacher area! Thank you for your feedback on our member survey. It’s so helpful to hear your thoughts!