Tag Archives: steady beat

Elementary Resources – Bibliography and Discography

Music Education Bibliography and Discography By Zadda Bazzy bazzyz[at]manateeschools[dot]net Recorder Do It! Play Recorder by James O. Froseth – book with Cd Recorder Routes I (or any of her other books) – book This book includes Orff arrangements with recorder … Continue reading

Posted in General Music Methods (K-12) Notes, Teaching Elementary | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Kindergarten – Little Snail – Music Notation Lesson

In this lesson, taken from the Silver-Burdett Making Music, kindergarten book (unit 6, lesson 4, page T150.) students are introduced to actual music notation. The lesson begins by learning a song about a little snail and identifying the number of … Continue reading

Posted in Kindergarten Lessons | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Kindergarten Lesson – Little Bear’s Beat – Rhythm and Notation

In this lesson (taken from the Making Music book), students continue to explore the concepts of symbols representing sounds. In this case they are introduced to a Japanese song about a little bear. The little bears in the trees represent … Continue reading

Posted in Kindergarten Lessons | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Kindergarten – Spider Beat

A lesson plan that I took from the book, Making Music (Silver-Burdett. Unit 4, lesson 3, p. T92.) I modified the lesson to suit me and created the PowerPoint. Feel free to use the PowerPoint in your own lessons! Spider … Continue reading

Posted in Kindergarten Lessons | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Kindergarten – Beat and Rhythm Lesson Plan – “Grinding Corn”

This lesson plan (and accompanying PowerPoint) is designed to follow the tempo lesson plan, building upon the previous concepts (beat, tempo) and introduces rhythm. In the previous lesson students learned an slave work song, this lesson introduces a Navajo corn … Continue reading

Posted in Kindergarten Lessons | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments