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
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).
