KEEP THE BEAT!
Students worked on keeping a steady beat today in several ways; by using the Remo Lollipop drum above to recite names with syllables as beats, by reading one bar rhythms with quarter notes and quarter rests using soft blocks (hit together to make the beat) and also with Boomwhackers!
We also had a great time with a movement song, "A Smooth Road". See the movement/lyrics below! Older children worked with partners for fun and younger children enjoyed this song as a "lap" or "bouncing" song. Check out the video to find out how!
A SMOOTH ROAD
A smooth road, a smooth road, a smooth road, a smooth road (gently sway with child on your lap)
A bumpy road, a bumpy road, a bumpy road, a bumpy road (gently bounce up and down)
A rough road! A rough road! A rough road! A rough road! (Vigorously bounce up and down)
A HOLE! (Lift child to floor in a jumping motion or drop them between your knees as you hold them!)
QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR CHILD ABOUT
MUSIC TODAY
1. In the song "A Smooth Road" today in music class, what happened to the road? It was smooth and then what? (It was bumpy, then rough, and then BOOM...you fall into a hole!)
2. Can you clap the rhythm of your name with your hands?
3. Did you dance with a partner today?