This week we introduced some new songs. In Bill Grogan’s Goat, we decided that goats sure are naughty (eating everything in sight) but in this silly story the goat was smart, too, because he knew how to stop a train by waving a flag. We’ll be working on feeling the four beats after each line of lyrics.
In I’ve Been to Harlem, the traveler sounds happy and peppy the first time around the world, but tired and sad the second time around. The students listened to me play and were able to guess if I was playing happy-style or tired-style. Soon they’ll learn to label these as major and minor.
In Jungle Rhythms we listened to and mimicked the sounds of the animals walking and noticed that some are fast, some slower.
All of these songs will be developed into some excellent music theory lessons over the following weeks…I love how sneakily we can make complex concepts simple and playful!
You all have the most amazing children. They really do understand what is being taught. We had so much fun this week "performing" the puppet show with real props.
Next week is parent week, and tuition is due.
See you all soon!
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