Music Teacher Coffee Talk

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT #166: Peek at our Week: 3rd Grade Main Theme: Peek at our Week: 3rd Grade Tanya:  These are the songs and activities I am using to practice low la and also just focus on joyful music making during a busy time with a challenging group of students. This Land is Your Land with picture book for an opening song Hi, Lo, Chickalo : Turkey Turkey Gobbler : read more about ways to use this song here! Chimes of Dunkirk dance from the New England Dancing Masters book of the same name. Here's a video of the dance. Carrie : These are the songs and activities I'm using to practice re and prepare/present tika-tika (16th notes). Pumpkin Pumpkin : change the lyrics to "turn in to a pumpkin pie just like that!" Tideo : Paw Paw Patch Know Better, Do Better Check out Ashley Cuthbertson's new book Music as a Vehicle : A Practical Guide to Implementing Culturally Responsive Teaching In Today's Music Classrooms. Work Smarter, Not Harder Tanya r...

Music Teacher Coffee Talk · MTCT Episode #85: New Favorites for 3rd Grade In this episode, Carrie and Tanya discuss our new and renewed favorites for 3rd grade. We talk about our general curriculum for the year, and a few specific songs and activities that we have done this year, or will be trying soon. Highs and Lows Tanya had success with Alabama Gal this week with 4th graders. Check it out! Main Theme Tanya has been focusing on rhythm so far this year, especially songs that teach and reinforce tika-tika (16th notes). Here are some of her favorites for tika-tika: Alligator Pie Ding, Dong, Digga Digga Dong. Tanya likes to add hand chimes to play the do'-sol pattern. Tanya is now transitioning into focus on melody with songs that use low la. In addition to singing, students are playing extracted patterns from songs on the barred instruments. Here are some of her favorite songs for teaching low la: Old House Big Fat Biscuit Old Mr. Rabbit . Students improvise different things the ...