Welcome to 1st Grade Music Class!
In 1st Grade we will concentrate on learning basic music skills including:
-keeping a steady beat
-playing and creating rhythms
-playing and creating rhythms
-singing songs with a good sound
-singing songs on the correct pitch
-how to take care of and play the music instruments
-creative moving to different styles of music
-reading and writing rhythms
-simple folk dances
-listening to and describing music from around the world
-and The Muffinmuch more
The Muffin Man
Do you know the Muffin Man,
The muffin man, the muffin man?
Do you know the muffin man
Who lives on Drury Lane?
"Hickory Dickory Dock"
Hickory Dickory Dock
the mouse ran *up the clock
The clock struck 1, the mouse ran *down
Hickory Dickory Dock
*on up and down - students will play glockenspiel going up and going down*
"I'm so glad to See You"
I'm so glad to see you
I'm happy you came
Do, oh do, oh do, oh do,
oh Do sing my your name.
Student "My Name is ________"
Class "His/Her Name is ______"
"Down by the Bay"
Down by the Bay
Where the watermelons grow
Back to my home
I dare not go
For if I do
My mother would say
Have you ever seen a bear *combing his hair?
Down by the bay
*Students echo the teacher on each line of the song*
**substitute the bear and hair for other rhymes and *combing for other actions**
"Welcome Back to School"
Welcome Back to School
Welcome Back to School
Can you *Clap and count to eight?
Can you *Clap and count to eight?
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8!
*substitute clap for other motions (snap, pat, jump etc.) end with *play for playing on an instrument*
