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!
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!
Aug 13, 2024 | Activities
Have a listen to the Orff players and singers bringing in the New Year!
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!
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).
Dec 7, 2020 | Parents & Students
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.
