Helpful Hint: On iPads, press slowly on links to open.
Choose one activity below.
You may do more if you wish.
1. At the bottom of this page, you may watch videos of your friends making music.
2. Go to the Exploratorium, an online science lab of cool stuff.
On the Physics page, there are 3 music activities:
• Secret Bells
• Make Your Own Rainstick
• Finding the Sweet Spot on a Baseball Bat
3. Type in Bee Hummer in the Exploratorium's search box.
This is a very cool instrument to build!
Remember these favorites?
• Sing My Country 'Tis of Thee. Draw and color a picture of a flag.
• Make our steady beat machine with Mr. Wall or a friend. Change it as many ways as you can think of.
• Sing Dr. Seuss, We Love You.
• Sing Read It.
• Sing Hot Cross Buns with Mi Re Do and our hand signs.
• Sing Sing Noel with our hand signs.
• Sing Happy Birthday. Wash your hands.
• Call Grandma or Grandpa. Tell them how much you love them and sing a favorite song to them.
• Go to Resources. Go to Music Tools. Play Musical Mingles. Explore other Tools.
• Sing "If you're happy and know it, clap your hands. (stomp your feet) (shout hooray) (do all 3)
• Compose music like Papa Haydn. Use notes and rests. Is your music loud or quiet? pp p f ff
• Sing and play Acka Backa Soda Cracker.
• Sing and play "Who's That Tapping at My Window?" Find some one to guess their voice.
• Listen to Papa Haydn's Surprise Symphony here. Do you remember the story? Tell the story to some one.
• Sing Read It.
• Draw a picture of your favorite thing in music.
• Sing and play Acka Backa Soda Cracker.
• Did you do your work? Watch a favorite music video here.
• Hambone is an African American way to play your body with pats and claps.
Your body becomes a drum set.
Watch this VIDEO as John McCutcheon teaches you how to do some hambone.
Try the clap - lap - lap pattern.
Try tapping your cheeks with your mouth open.
What do you notice?
• Go to the bottom of this page to Music Makers.
Listen to 3 teachers tell you about their instruments.
What do you notice?
• Watch this video about sound vibrations. A young man put his phone inside his guitar.
As he played his guitar, the phone camera captured the vibrating strings. Very cool!
Tell me what you noticed.
• Now try building an instrument.
Here are many new instruments to build from things you have at home.
Source: Toys from Trash - Mr. Gupta is a science teacher in India. I have used his wonderful site for many years.
• Build a shaker instrument. Look for a plastic egg, or an empty box.
Try salt. Take out the salt. Try rice or . . .? Small things make better rain sounds.
Put your ear on the instrument. Do you hear the vibrations better?
Ask mom or dad to shake your instrument. Walk away. How far away can you still hear the sound?
• Make different shakers from quiet (salt) to loud (beans, pebbles).
Create a rain story with shaker instruments.
• Think about rain. Does it always sound the same, or does it sometimes sound different?
Listen HERE to the sound of rain to help you think.
Listen for a while. How can you tap your fingers on the table to sound like rain? What else could make rain sounds?
Now listen HERE to people making rain sounds with their fingers, hands, laps, and feet.
Make the rain start quietly. If you can't snap, open and close your fists quickly.
Now a little more rain. Pat your lap.
More rain! Pat faster.
The rain is coming down harder. Walk in place.
Here comes the thunder! Jump once! Jump twice!
Walk your feet. The clouds are moving away.
Pat your lap. It's raining.
Snap your fingers. Snap slower. Slower. One last drop.
How would you create your own rain story?
• Draw a rain picture to go with your story.
• Call Grandma or Grandpa or some one who needs a song.
Tell them how much you love them and sing a favorite song to them.
You will really make their day!
Choose one activity below.
You may do more if you wish.
1. At the bottom of this page, you may watch videos of your friends making music.
2. Go to the Exploratorium, an online science lab of cool stuff.
On the Physics page, there are 3 music activities:
• Secret Bells
• Make Your Own Rainstick
• Finding the Sweet Spot on a Baseball Bat
3. Type in Bee Hummer in the Exploratorium's search box.
This is a very cool instrument to build!
Remember these favorites?
• Sing My Country 'Tis of Thee. Draw and color a picture of a flag.
• Make our steady beat machine with Mr. Wall or a friend. Change it as many ways as you can think of.
• Sing Dr. Seuss, We Love You.
• Sing Read It.
• Sing Hot Cross Buns with Mi Re Do and our hand signs.
• Sing Sing Noel with our hand signs.
• Sing Happy Birthday. Wash your hands.
• Call Grandma or Grandpa. Tell them how much you love them and sing a favorite song to them.
• Go to Resources. Go to Music Tools. Play Musical Mingles. Explore other Tools.
• Sing "If you're happy and know it, clap your hands. (stomp your feet) (shout hooray) (do all 3)
• Compose music like Papa Haydn. Use notes and rests. Is your music loud or quiet? pp p f ff
• Sing and play Acka Backa Soda Cracker.
• Sing and play "Who's That Tapping at My Window?" Find some one to guess their voice.
• Listen to Papa Haydn's Surprise Symphony here. Do you remember the story? Tell the story to some one.
• Sing Read It.
• Draw a picture of your favorite thing in music.
• Sing and play Acka Backa Soda Cracker.
• Did you do your work? Watch a favorite music video here.
• Hambone is an African American way to play your body with pats and claps.
Your body becomes a drum set.
Watch this VIDEO as John McCutcheon teaches you how to do some hambone.
Try the clap - lap - lap pattern.
Try tapping your cheeks with your mouth open.
What do you notice?
• Go to the bottom of this page to Music Makers.
Listen to 3 teachers tell you about their instruments.
What do you notice?
• Watch this video about sound vibrations. A young man put his phone inside his guitar.
As he played his guitar, the phone camera captured the vibrating strings. Very cool!
Tell me what you noticed.
• Now try building an instrument.
Here are many new instruments to build from things you have at home.
Source: Toys from Trash - Mr. Gupta is a science teacher in India. I have used his wonderful site for many years.
• Build a shaker instrument. Look for a plastic egg, or an empty box.
Try salt. Take out the salt. Try rice or . . .? Small things make better rain sounds.
Put your ear on the instrument. Do you hear the vibrations better?
Ask mom or dad to shake your instrument. Walk away. How far away can you still hear the sound?
• Make different shakers from quiet (salt) to loud (beans, pebbles).
Create a rain story with shaker instruments.
• Think about rain. Does it always sound the same, or does it sometimes sound different?
Listen HERE to the sound of rain to help you think.
Listen for a while. How can you tap your fingers on the table to sound like rain? What else could make rain sounds?
Now listen HERE to people making rain sounds with their fingers, hands, laps, and feet.
Make the rain start quietly. If you can't snap, open and close your fists quickly.
Now a little more rain. Pat your lap.
More rain! Pat faster.
The rain is coming down harder. Walk in place.
Here comes the thunder! Jump once! Jump twice!
Walk your feet. The clouds are moving away.
Pat your lap. It's raining.
Snap your fingers. Snap slower. Slower. One last drop.
How would you create your own rain story?
• Draw a rain picture to go with your story.
• Call Grandma or Grandpa or some one who needs a song.
Tell them how much you love them and sing a favorite song to them.
You will really make their day!
more music stories at Classical Kids Storytime from Minnesota Public Radio
Creating through Steady Beat Patterns (This is a review for Kindergarteners.)
We will make our steady beat machine with Mr. Wall or a friend.
Parent say slowly 8-10 times, "Lap, clap." in a singsong chant for first pattern.
Allow child to repeat words with you to create a chant (steady beat)and to create their pattern.
They will repeat the words in a singsong chant to match their pattern to the steady beat of the words.
Next say, "Lap, elbow." 8-10 times. Allow child to join in and create for 20-30 seconds.
Say, "Lap, shoulders." 8-10 times. Allow child to create.
Finally, they are ready for total creative freedom! "Lap, something." Allow 20-30 seconds.
They will use previous body parts but begin to discover floor, feet, and more. "How can you change your pattern?"
Notes to Parents: Creativity is an expanding scaffold of knowledge and skills, incrementally building on previous knowledge and skills.
The rhythm in spoken language is a strong, natural transfer to rhythm in the language of music.
This is why we remember rhymes, poems, chants, and songs from our childhood.
Rhythm is a deep, primal memory tool. Words become married to music in song.
We will make our steady beat machine with Mr. Wall or a friend.
Parent say slowly 8-10 times, "Lap, clap." in a singsong chant for first pattern.
Allow child to repeat words with you to create a chant (steady beat)and to create their pattern.
They will repeat the words in a singsong chant to match their pattern to the steady beat of the words.
Next say, "Lap, elbow." 8-10 times. Allow child to join in and create for 20-30 seconds.
Say, "Lap, shoulders." 8-10 times. Allow child to create.
Finally, they are ready for total creative freedom! "Lap, something." Allow 20-30 seconds.
They will use previous body parts but begin to discover floor, feet, and more. "How can you change your pattern?"
Notes to Parents: Creativity is an expanding scaffold of knowledge and skills, incrementally building on previous knowledge and skills.
The rhythm in spoken language is a strong, natural transfer to rhythm in the language of music.
This is why we remember rhymes, poems, chants, and songs from our childhood.
Rhythm is a deep, primal memory tool. Words become married to music in song.
Helpful Hint: On iPads, press slowly on links to open.
Choose one activity below.
You may do more if you wish.
1. At the bottom of this page, you may watch videos of your friends making music.
2. Go to the Exploratorium, an online science lab of cool stuff.
On the Physics page, there are 3 music activities:
• Secret Bells
• Make Your Own Rainstick
• Finding the Sweet Spot on a Baseball Bat
3. Type in Bee Hummer in the Exploratorium's search box.
This is a very cool instrument to build!
Favorites to Review
• Hambone is an African American way to play your body with pats and claps.
Your body becomes a drum set.
Watch this VIDEO as John McCutcheon teaches you how to do some hambone.
Try the clap - lap - lap pattern.
Try tapping your cheeks with your mouth open.
What do you notice?
• Go to the bottom of this page to Music Makers.
Listen to 3 teachers tell you about their instruments.
What do you notice?
• Watch this video about sound vibrations. A young man put his phone inside his guitar.
As he played his guitar, the phone camera captured the vibrating strings. Very cool!
Tell me what you noticed.
• Now try building an instrument.
Here are many new instruments to build from things you have at home.
Source: Toys from Trash - Mr. Gupta is a science teacher in India. I have used his wonderful site for many years.
• Build a shaker instrument. Look for a plastic egg, or an empty box.
Try salt. Take out the salt. Try rice or . . .? Small things make better rain sounds.
Put your ear on the instrument. Do you hear the vibrations better?
Ask mom or dad to shake your instrument. Walk away. How far away can you still hear the sound?
• Make different shakers from quiet (salt) to loud (beans, pebbles).
Create a rain story with shaker instruments.
• Think about rain. Does it always sound the same, or does it sometimes sound different?
Listen HERE to the sound of rain to help you think.
Listen for a while. How can you tap your fingers on the table to sound like rain? What else could make rain sounds?
Now listen HERE to people making rain sounds with their fingers, hands, laps, and feet.
Make the rain start quietly. If you can't snap, open and close your fists quickly.
Now a little more rain. Pat your lap.
More rain! Pat faster.
The rain is coming down harder. Walk in place.
Here comes the thunder! Jump once! Jump twice!
Walk your feet. The clouds are moving away.
Pat your lap. It's raining.
Snap your fingers. Snap slower. Slower. One last drop.
How would you create your own rain story?
• Draw a rain picture to go with your story.
• Call Grandma or Grandpa or some one who needs a song.
Tell them how much you love them and sing a favorite song to them.
You will really make their day!
Choose one activity below.
You may do more if you wish.
1. At the bottom of this page, you may watch videos of your friends making music.
2. Go to the Exploratorium, an online science lab of cool stuff.
On the Physics page, there are 3 music activities:
• Secret Bells
• Make Your Own Rainstick
• Finding the Sweet Spot on a Baseball Bat
3. Type in Bee Hummer in the Exploratorium's search box.
This is a very cool instrument to build!
Favorites to Review
• Hambone is an African American way to play your body with pats and claps.
Your body becomes a drum set.
Watch this VIDEO as John McCutcheon teaches you how to do some hambone.
Try the clap - lap - lap pattern.
Try tapping your cheeks with your mouth open.
What do you notice?
• Go to the bottom of this page to Music Makers.
Listen to 3 teachers tell you about their instruments.
What do you notice?
• Watch this video about sound vibrations. A young man put his phone inside his guitar.
As he played his guitar, the phone camera captured the vibrating strings. Very cool!
Tell me what you noticed.
• Now try building an instrument.
Here are many new instruments to build from things you have at home.
Source: Toys from Trash - Mr. Gupta is a science teacher in India. I have used his wonderful site for many years.
• Build a shaker instrument. Look for a plastic egg, or an empty box.
Try salt. Take out the salt. Try rice or . . .? Small things make better rain sounds.
Put your ear on the instrument. Do you hear the vibrations better?
Ask mom or dad to shake your instrument. Walk away. How far away can you still hear the sound?
• Make different shakers from quiet (salt) to loud (beans, pebbles).
Create a rain story with shaker instruments.
• Think about rain. Does it always sound the same, or does it sometimes sound different?
Listen HERE to the sound of rain to help you think.
Listen for a while. How can you tap your fingers on the table to sound like rain? What else could make rain sounds?
Now listen HERE to people making rain sounds with their fingers, hands, laps, and feet.
Make the rain start quietly. If you can't snap, open and close your fists quickly.
Now a little more rain. Pat your lap.
More rain! Pat faster.
The rain is coming down harder. Walk in place.
Here comes the thunder! Jump once! Jump twice!
Walk your feet. The clouds are moving away.
Pat your lap. It's raining.
Snap your fingers. Snap slower. Slower. One last drop.
How would you create your own rain story?
• Draw a rain picture to go with your story.
• Call Grandma or Grandpa or some one who needs a song.
Tell them how much you love them and sing a favorite song to them.
You will really make their day!