Episode #112: 3-2-1, The Final Countdown!

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Main Theme: The Final Countdown

In this episode, Carrie and Tanya discuss some ideas to help get you through the final countdown of the year. 3-2-1-Go! We share 3 songs/dances, 2 resources, and 1 unit or big idea.

3 favorite singing games or dances:

Johnny Caught a Flea


E Papa Waiari

Take Me Out the Ballgame

Add this chanted ostinato


Snowball dance from Sashay the Donut. Fun to dance with Toast from The Other Side of the Tracks.

Mouse Mousie

I Lost the Farmer's Dairy Key


2 favorite resources:

De Colores illustrated by Laura Zarrin - a beautiful picture book with lyrics in Spanish and English translation

Chrome Music Lab Song Maker - students can create a melodic composition using specific pitches

Blooket or Kahoot - great for end of year quizzes!

Sashay the Donut - wonderful folk dance resource from the New England Dancing Masters

1 big idea or unit:

Tanya is teaching form through...
  • identifying sections in folk dances
  • creating B sections to known songs
  • identifying verse/chorus/bridge in popular music
Carrie teaching 2-beat, 3-beat, and 4-beat meter (time signature) through...
  • reading familiar songs and adding bar lines in various time signatures
  • showing meter with bouncy racquetballs
  • conducting patterns -each student gets a baton
  • conducting with glow sticks
Know Better, Do Better:

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Tanya reminded us of the importance of including musicians of Pacific Island heritage during AAPI heritage month. Here is a great resource to discover new musicians you may consider highlighting this month and throughout the year. This list isn't necessarily just representative of Pacific Islander heritage, but still a great resource to check out!

P.S. Tanya realized she mentioned the artist Mitski, who is Japanese American and NOT of Pacific Island heritage. We just wanted to clarify that distinction.

Work Smarter, Not Harder

When doing end of the year assessments with students, remember to keep it simple! One simple way to conduct an authentic assessment is to have students close their eyes while doing a listening response and then indicating what they are hearing in the music with some sort of non-verbal signal. By closing their eyes, students have to independently show their mastery of the concept or skill, and you can quickly take data on what you are seeing.

Coda

Carrie recommends the Crescendo Music Education podcast with Debbie O'Shea, specifically episodes 4 and 5 which feature a conversation with Tanya!

Tanya recommends the TV show Severance.

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