September 20, 2012: Fast and Slow
We are having fun in kindergarten music! Now that we're steady beat experts, we are talking about fast and slow steady beats. This week, we danced the "Song About Slow, Song About Fast" (check out our pictures!), read the story of the Tortoise and the Hare, watched the super-funny Presto Largo video, and we are now moving onto a listening/movement activity of "Csardas" from Ritter Pasman by Johann Strauss. We'll also start some really great activities with the song "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly."
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| "Light saber" steady beats |
September 11, 2012
Kindergarten students have been learning all about steady beats in music class. We have been listening to environmental sounds like clocks, windshield wipers, and water dripping to familiarize ourselves with what steady beats sound and feel like. We've sung, moved, and played small percussion instruments to get used to this concept.
This week, we're having a great time in music class meeting our "beat buddies" (Beanie babies that we'll use all year long to help us keep a beat).
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| Beat buddies |
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| "Walking Song" |
We also listened to "Imperial March" from Star Wars, marched the steady beat, and then, of course, since we were listening to Star Wars, we needed LIGHT SABERS! Students used their light sabers (which are actually pool noodles cut in half) to tap the steady beat with a partner in "battle."
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