Teaching Music

Movement in the ClassroomTED 387 Music MethodsDr. Steve BroskoskeThis is an audio PowerCast. Make sure your volume is turned up. Sound will begin on slide #2.PA Standards forArts & Humanities9.1 Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts and humanities.ElementsDance: energy/force space timeMusic: duration intensity pitch timbrePrinciples:Dance: choreography form genre improvisation style technique Music: composition form genre harmony rhythm texture

Benefits of Movementin the ClassroomDevelop and stimulate imagination.Understand melody, rhythm, form, harmony, texture, tempo, and dynamics.Discover how the body can be used to create images, feelings, and moods.Strengthen coordination of gross and fine motor skills.Develop better awareness of balance, spatial relationships, and self-image.

Preparing EnvironmentEnsure classroom is free of obstacles.Move desks against walls if needed. Goals are safety & to not inhibit freedom.Assign each child a personal space for safe movement.Establish and enforce rules for these activities.

Movement is NaturalChildren are naturally interested in movement. To introduce movement, choose images students already know and have them act them out.Bird flying, walking like a particular familiar animal, walking on hot ground, frogs hopping, a soldier marching.You could also string a sequence of movements together into a story.

Categories of MovementLocomotor: Involve students moving from one place to another.Walking, running, hopping, leaping, gallopping (walking & leaping), and skipping (walking & hopping).Nonlocomotor: Students perform these movements from a stationary position (no moving).

NonlocomotorFive Brown BunsFive brown buns in a bakery shop.Five brown buns with sugar on the top.Along came a man with a penny in his hand,Took one bun and away he ran.Last verse: Slowly sing no brown buns as everyone cries. Speed up when man runs away.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqjeFkwBQR07Nonlocomotor: Pitch8 Where my hair grows7 On my head6 Past my nose5 Past my tummy4 Up on me3 Now hes climbing2 Freddie Flea1 On the ground is8 On my head is7 Freddie Flea6 Now hes climbing5 Down on me4 Past my tummy3 Past my knee2 On the ground1 Take that you flea!Start here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEOof3wf9qA8Locomotor: Circle GamesDuring each verse, act out movements specified by lyrics.Right hand, left hand, right foot, left foot, whole self, etc.Hokey Pokey

Locomotor: Circle GamesVerses: Act out movements specified by lyrics.Right hand, left hand, right foot, left foot, whole self.Chorus: Skip around the circle, hand in hand.Looby Loo

Locomotor: Circle GamesDuring the chorus: Students move around the circle, hand in hand.During the verses: Stop and act out the chores described in the lyrics.List of ChoresWash our clothes.Iron our clothes.Sew our clothes.Sweep our floors.Scrub our floors.Bake our bread.Go to church.

Introducing Movement inEarly ChildhoodEstablish personal space:Have students stand with their arms extended out to their sides. Turn around in a circle while the teacher explains that this is their personal space.

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Introducing Movement inEarly ChildhoodEstablish personal space:Ask children to pretend to blow up a large bubble and get inside. Bubble represents their personal space.Tell children to act as though they are floating around the room trying to fill up the elephant holes in the classroom. (Get children to move around freely without colliding into others.)little-folks-music.com

Introducing Movement inEarly ChildhoodExperiment with walking motion:Tap a steady drum beat.As you tap a drum to a steady beat, walk children around an area until you stop the drum.Lead children by repeating the movements you want them to follow.Examples: tiptoeing, running, galloping, etc.little-folks-music.com

Introducing Movement inEarly ChildhoodExperimenting with movement:When the music starts, lead the children by swinging your arms, tapping your toes, bobbing your head, and shaking your hips.Start and stop music periodically. Every time the music starts, add a new twist, bounce, or turn to get the children moving.little-folks-music.com

Introducing Movement inEarly ChildhoodUse props:Make streamers out of crepe paper tied onto wooden dowels.Use scarves or ribbons.Demonstrate movement:Wave props high and low.Sway back and forth.Move in circles.Move prop behind your back.Ask children for suggestions.little-folks-music.com

Introducing Movement inEarly ChildhoodHold a parade:Give children instruments (purchased or home-made).Lead a parade of musical children around the playground or classroom.Let individual children lead the parade as well.

Use movement to start the day or re-energize young learners:Lead a series of fun stretches.Do windmills with your arms.Announce different movements:Reach for the sky, tickle your toes, twirl like a top, sway like a tree, rock back and forth like a rocking chair.

Dance SongsChicken DanceMacarenaYMCA

Circle DancesSuitable for 2nd through 4th grades.Serve as a transition from elementary to more complex dances performed by students in upper grades.Dances are performed in a circle, and the lyrics suggest what movements to perform.Make sure students know a song well before learning to dance to the song.

Circle DanceOld Brass Wagon1. Circle to the left, old brass wagon. Circle to the left, old brass wagon. Circle to the left, old brass wagon. Youre the one, my darling.2. Circle to the right3. Everybody in4. Everybody out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcwwMgduorU21Folk Dances3 types:Circle dances: Dancers are in 1 large or 2 concentric circles.Line dances: Couples come together in 2 facing lines.Square dances: Involves 4 couples.Folk dances allow students a nonthreatening way to explore different cultures, including our own.Set Formation for line & squareCouples do not have to be boy-girl in K-6.

Folk DanceOh, SuzannaGirls forward 4 stepsGirls back 4 stepsBoys forward 4 stepsBoys back 4 stepsGirls forward 4 stepsGirls back 4 stepsBoys forward 4 stepsBoys back 4 stepsSwing partners to right (8 counts)Swing partners to left(8 counts)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuznjDQQIeI23ReviewDance and movement in the classroom energizes learners, and fulfills PA academic standards.There are many benefits to using movement/dance in the classroom.Movement can be locomotor or nonlocomotor.Dance can be as simple as a circle dance, or more complex as a line dance.