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Sing Don’t Cry:

When I Get Older

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NENQMda7Mbs
  • Something a family member or older person in your life has taught you.
  • How would you remember what they taught? 
  • Writing prompt: Tell me about someone important in your life and what they taught you.

We All Sing with the Same Voice

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYXJlfcfFKU
  • Talks about singing in harmony
  • Great activity to preface practice for a concert
  • Kids write song about themselves – pair with classroom teacher. ?
  • Write a poem
  • Arioso style
  • Kids write song about themselves 
  • Poem or arioso style
  • Cross curricular project “About Me” 
  • Write a song with a friend
  • Pair the listening example

Ellison the Elephant

  • Finding your own voice
  • Talks about singing in harmony
  • Great activity to preface practice for a concert
  • Lovely for young students who are anxious to try things in class
  • Vocal exploration
  • Movement with vocal exploration – to just our voices but connecting the body back to music.
  • Pair with an elephant song for a themed lesson
  • One Elephant Went out to Play
  • Elephants have Wrinkels

The ABCs of My Feelings and Music

As always, preview the full video for yourself before sharing with students!

Affection
It’s Love – Jill Scott (Book Hip Hop Speaks to Children)
Brave
To Be Human – Sia ft. Labrinth (From Wonder Woman Soundtrack) – Video depicts scenes from the movie with some violence – may not be appropriate for all your students, but the lyrics are G.
Confused
Delfeayo’s Dilemma – Wynton Marsalis Quintet
Disgust
Theme from Final Designation – Shirley Walker
Excited
Firefly Suite – Donal Fox
Fear
Nevermore – Edward W. Hardy
Grumpy
Anger – Ryuichi Sakamoto
Happy
Fantasiestücke for String Quartet Op.5 – Samuel Coleridge Taylor
Impatient
Theme from Iron Man – Ramin Djawadi
Jealous
Overture to The Wreckers – Dame Ethel Smyth
Kind
Chitchen itza – María Teresa Prieto
Lonely
Requiem for Earth Mvmt 1 Gazing at the Stars- Guan Xia
Mischievous
Nocturne No. 1 in D Minor – Jon Batiste
Nervous
Bamboo Dance – Chen Yi
Overwhelmed
Hexen-tanz (Witches Dance) – Clara Schumann
Proud
Conga del Fuego Nuevo – Arturo Márquez
Quiet
Requiem 1. Introit – Rebecca Dale
Relief
Taloowa’ Chipota (Children’s Songs) – Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate
Silly
Danse Excentrique – Vladimir Horowitz
Thankful
Le Lendemain de la Fête – Pierre Bensusan (French Algerian)
Uncomfortable
Creation of the Universe – Ozie Cargile
Valued
Libertango – Astor Piazzolla
Weary
Nostalghia – Tōru Takemitsu
anXious
Piano Concerto in D Minor – Florence B. Price
Yearn
The Mind – Jasmine Barnes
Zen
Un Dia de Noviembre
– Leo Brouwer

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