Welcome to Preschool Music!
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Our goal with this program is to give every child an opportunity to:
sing, play, imagine, move, create and make music!
I can not believe we have made it to May already!
This year especially, I wanted to make sure the children had a moment
during their week to feel free
and be able to express themselves.
Let go (dance)
Express (sing)
Believe (perform)
Imagine (play)
For our last month, we will finish
a few more themes and then wrap it up.
- Cultural
(appreciate music from around the world)
- Weather
(explore sounds and different types of weather)
- Kitchen
(finding everyday household items to play music with)
-Becoming a Band
(Team work in the class to make an awesome band)
All the boys and girls are so talented!
We love to move and groove
And sing songs during music class.
Some themes we will be covering in the next few weeks are:
*Earth (We Love Our Planet)
*Emotions (Expressing Ourselves Through Music)
*Weather (Explore Sounds and Different Types of Weather)
The Four Year Olds have been learning:
Double Facts (MATH!) with a new fingerplay.
(Ask them to show you)
"10 Galloping Horses"
10 Galloping Horses galloped into town
5 of them were white and 5 of them were brown
They galloped high, they galloped low
They galloped out of town (click with tongue)
(repeat / countdown til all the horses galloped out of town)
Happy Easter to all!
Enjoy your spring break!
Let's "March" right into the month of March
and have some fun with our drumming!
Some themes we will be exploring musically this month:
Dr. Seuss
(rhyming and rhythm)
God Loves Me
(singing about God's Love)
Rainbows
(Colors and the Beauty of Music)
Animals
(singing about different animals and making silly noises)
Of course we will be singing about our love for music!
Some of my favorites:
- Skinnamarink
- I L.O.V.E. U God
- L.O.V.E.
- I love you, you love me
- Bushel and a Peck
- All you need is love
- Tony Chesnut
We've been learning a soothing fingerplay...
This can help us stay calm or bring our energy level down.
*Parents: If your child is having a "meltdown" ask them to show you this. ;)
"THIS LITTLE WIND"
This little wind blows silver rain (wiggle thumb)
This little wind blows snow (wiggle pointer)
This little wind sings a whistle tune (wiggle middle)
This little wind moans low (wiggle ring)
and this little wind rocks baby bird gently to and fro
(wiggle pinky while rocking hand)
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Welcome to the New Year!
I can't wait to get back to making music with all my musicians.
We will continue to keep the steady beat, move with the music,
learn winter fingerplays, songs and of course use our imagination.
"Snowflakes, Snowflakes"
(Twinkle Little Star)
Snowflakes, snowflakes all around
in thee air and on the ground.
Some are big and some are small
roll them into a snow ball
When the sun comes out to play,
watch as they all melt away.
"I'm a Nut"
I'm an acorn small and round
Lying on the cold, cold ground.
Everyone walks over me
That is why I'm cracked you see...
I'm a nut
(click click w/ tongue or instrument)
I'm a nut
I'm a nut
I'm a nut!
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Thank you Parents and Students for doing a wonderful job transitioning to remote learning.
I wish you all a beautiful, blessed Thanksgiving!
As we fall into the month of November,
the students will learn all about:
DYNAMICS
High and Low (Pitch)
Loud and Quiet (Forte and Piano)
Fast and Slow (Largo and Presto)
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We have been having so much fun
singing and dancing to music this past month!
The boys and girls will now be learning about;
Call and Response
Some examples:
Who you gonna call?.....GHOSTBUSTERS!
To Infinity.....AND BEYOND!
Marco....Polo!
Hakuna....Matata!
Call and Response is great for kids to learn songs.
And of course we've been using our imaginations and making some witches brew and going on adventures into haunted houses and caves!
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Steady Beat
The Beat is the Heart of Music!
They will keep a steady beat through
chants, movement and instrument playing.
Ask your child to show you their
Steady Heart Beat Song.
After we say our prayers, we take a moment to
calm down and bring our heart beat to a steady beat
by gently tapping over our heart as we sing:
"My heart will be blessed
with the sound of music
and I'll sing once more..."
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I am very excited to sing and make music with your children this year!
To make the most of our class, I have put together an individual music kit for each student.
The music kit includes:
-Egg Shakers
-Rhythm Sticks
-Rhythm Scarf
-Sand Block
These kits will allow us to make music the whole time AND stay safe! :)
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Hello September 2020!
Let's start by staying safe and learning proper hygiene habits.
We will learn some fun songs about hand washing. Maybe your child already sings "The Alphabet" or "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" at the sink. Why not learn some more!
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We will learn about our "4 Voices"
-Whisper
- Speak
- Sing
-Shout (Kids Favorite!)
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What else can we do with our voices?
-Animal noises
-Sirens
-Roller Coasters
-Baby Cry
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Some of the instruments we will be using on a regular basis:
Rhythm Sticks, Egg Shakers, Bells, Drums, Tambourines, Maracas
I look forward to making music with your children!
-Mrs. Dana Calicchio