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If you’ve spent any time with young children, you know just how much they thrive on structure and routine—and truthfully, so do I! While I’ve shared general music classroom routines before, today I’m diving into the specific opening routine I use with my kindergarten music classes. It’s taken me five years of trial, error, and fine-tuning to get it to a place that truly works—and I’m excited to share what that looks like now!
Make sure to watch out for freebies and song notation throughout this blog post, which will make it even easier to implement some of these routines in your classroom!
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This year was my first year doing spring performances! When I was planning my performances, I wanted them to be different from the Christmas Concert. I wanted them to give parents a glimpse of what our daily music class looks like. So, I programmed it differently from my traditional concert and called it a Spring Showcase!
The traditional Christmas concert at my school features all the classes, from kindergarten to grade 5. The students come on the stage, sing their song, and wait in the classroom for the remainder of the concert. This was the first thing that I wanted to change when planning a Spring Showcase. I wanted the students to stay in the gym the entire time. That meant planning 2 concerts. One for Kindergarten to Grade 2 students and one for Grades 3-5 students. The Kindergarten to Grade 2 concerts were Under the Sea-themed, a definite hit with parents, students, and teaching staff alike. Teaching students about the 4 voices they have is one of the first steps to developing strong singers. This is something that I teach in Kindergarten through the year and refresh in grade 1 and grade 2, but if I am being honest it isn’t one of my favourite things to teach. I was having a hard time finding ways to make the lesson engaging, and to review the concept without being redundant.
So, one day I buckled down, created the 4 Voices song and gave each voice a matching animal character. From there I came up with singing games, matching activities, and so much more. Make sure you grab the free copy of the 4 Voices song here! Here are ready-to-teach highlights of my 4 Voices Unit that you could do with your littles TODAY. |
AuthorMiss Jayna is an elementary music teacher in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. In addition to being a public school teacher Miss Jayna also has a private piano studio and teaches a Children's Music Program. Categories
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