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  Melissa Fahn Alpers Hi Lynn,
  Thanks again for your earlier responses!
  I have a question about the backpacks...
  Is the option to order a CD still available...or is it just a DVD now? ...  moreHi Lynn,
  Thanks again for your earlier responses!
  I have a question about the backpacks...
  Is the option to order a CD still available...or is it just a DVD now?
  And what is on the DVD?
  Many Thanks as always!
  xo,
  Melissa  

  • May 7
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  Melissa Fahn Alpers Hi Again,
  I think my message got cut off below...
  
  ...  moreHi Again,
  I think my message got cut off below...
  
  
  I also was asking about the mic you use and if you are actually wearing the speaker on you?
  What type of mic is that too?
  
  
  So many questions...thank you so so much for being on here for us all!
  
  
  Hoping you, your family and everyone here in the MR community are healthy and well!
  xo,
  Melissa  

  • Apr 30

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    Lynn Kleiner Our teachers, as well as myself, prefer the Chattervox brand because of its reliability. The mic sounds pretty good. Really helps the teachers save their voice!

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  Melissa Fahn Alpers Hi Lynn! 
  I got licensed with you down in Redondo Beach in 2017 and have been teaching ever since here in Pacific Palisades. This past year I taught online only. I just received my 2nd vaccination yesterday and have been asked to teach a backyard class to...  moreHi Lynn! 
  I got licensed with you down in Redondo Beach in 2017 and have been teaching ever since here in Pacific Palisades. This past year I taught online only. I just received my 2nd vaccination yesterday and have been asked to teach a backyard class to five 2-3 year olds starting end of May. This is looking like it might be my new model of teaching...but I wanna feel it out.
  Since we are both in LA, I m just wondering if you are spacing kids/families 6 ft apart or 3 feet apart? Again, we will be outdoors in a private backyard. 
  And, how are you dealing with masks? I am not ready to go without one and want to require my parents and kids over 2 to wear them. Are you having kids wear masks? Are you wearing a shield? 
  Also, I'm apprehensive to have the families around the gathering drum just yet and am thinking of putting a 10" drum on each spot for the time being. I love the magic that happens around the gathering drum, but, again, I'm trying to keep each family spaced appropriately.What do you think?
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  • Apr 30

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    Lynn Kleiner Hi Melissa, We are teaching with 3 feet distancing since CDC changed that for schools. We are still wearing masks indoors. If we are distanced outdoors, we are not strict about it especially since there is usually a nice breeze where we are located. Kids ...  moreHi Melissa, We are teaching with 3 feet distancing since CDC changed that for schools. We are still wearing masks indoors. If we are distanced outdoors, we are not strict about it especially since there is usually a nice breeze where we are located. Kids over 3 are wearing masks except in classes where the entire group has told us they don't want to wear them, since everyone agrees, we've gone with what they want. We have started using the gathering drum in our small classes of only 2-4 children. I don't think it will be long before we can do this again. Having teeachers vaccinated is making parents happy!  less

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  Tanya Mills Hi Lynn,
  Are there printable visuals in Music Box for the song "Going to the Jungle, Sing What We Should Bring"? In the teacher video on Music Rhapsody, you passed out little cards to the kids in the class, and I would love to do something simil...  moreHi Lynn,
  Are there printable visuals in Music Box for the song "Going to the Jungle, Sing What We Should Bring"? In the teacher video on Music Rhapsody, you passed out little cards to the kids in the class, and I would love to do something similar!
  Thanks so much!!
  Tanya  

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    Lynn Kleiner Hi Tanya, those were from the back of the Jungle Beat Book. I hope you have that book and see them!

    • May 3
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    Tanya Mills Lynn, Thanks for letting me know where to find the visuals! Unfortunately, I don't have the Jungle Beat book (yet), just the lessons and materials from the Music Rhapsody site. I think I may invest in the 4-pack of books that includes Jungle Beat and Song...  moreLynn, Thanks for letting me know where to find the visuals! Unfortunately, I don't have the Jungle Beat book (yet), just the lessons and materials from the Music Rhapsody site. I think I may invest in the 4-pack of books that includes Jungle Beat and Songs of the Sea, among others. I know each book comes with a CD. Will I also get a link to download the music? My computer doesn't have a CD drive  

    • May 3
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  Lynn Kleiner wrote a new blog entry:

  

  A Song About Laughing & Summer

  What a year its been! Put yourself and your students in a great mood by singing and moving to this delightful song (and round!) about laughing and the arrival of summer!
  I just introduced my after school class to this for singing an...

  • Apr 30
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  Lynn Kleiner posted a new product:

  

  Laughing, Laughing: A German Folk Song

  Laughing, Laughing: This delightful German Folk Song offers many possibilities for many age groups. Whether its a middle or high school choir or a 5th grade recorder group or elementary Orff class, they will love singing this. As young as first grade l...  more

  Laughing, Laughing: This delightful German Folk Song offers many possibilities for many age groups. Whether its a middle or high school choir or a 5th grade recorder group or elementary Orff class, they will love singing this. As young as first grade love to make up other ways to laugh with a gesture and sing the melody. 

  
  

  Download includes music notation for soprano as well as alto recorder and many ideas for solfege, movement, creative lyrics, recorder and Orff. Or just enjoy the singing!

  
  

  Also includes PowerPoint. See Lynn Kleiner's Youtube Channel to see Laughing Laughing performed by students in unison and a round, adding additional "laughs" and gestures. Shows the PowerPoint with Music too!

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  • Apr 29
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  Lynn Kleiner commented on Naomi Clarkson's photo.

  

  Just sharing my excitement as my gathering drum has just arrived today ( in Ireland ) !! I am hoping to start taster lessons in July and August if Covid restrictions allow. I have been pretty quite on here since completing my teacher training but looking ...  moreJust sharing my excitement as my gathering drum has just arrived today ( in Ireland ) !! I am hoping to start taster lessons in July and August if Covid restrictions allow. I have been pretty quite on here since completing my teacher training but looking forward to getting stuck in with everything now over the next while.   

  • Apr 26

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    Lynn Kleiner This is wonderful!! What a happy photo! Thanks for sharing this BIG event! I can’t wait for the photo with the children around it!

    • Apr 26
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  Naomi Clarkson Just sharing my excitement as my gathering drum has just arrived today ( in Ireland ) !! I am hoping to start taster lessons in July and August if Covid restrictions allow. I have been pretty quite on here since completing my teacher training but looking ...  moreJust sharing my excitement as my gathering drum has just arrived today ( in Ireland ) !! I am hoping to start taster lessons in July and August if Covid restrictions allow. I have been pretty quite on here since completing my teacher training but looking forward to getting stuck in with everything now over the next while.   

  

  • Apr 26

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    Lynn Kleiner This is wonderful!! What a happy photo! Thanks for sharing this BIG event! I can’t wait for the photo with the children around it!

    • Apr 26
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  Lynn Kleiner wrote a new blog entry:

  

  Goin on a Bike Ride, Feeling Beat, Hearing Rhythm, Creating Ver

  There is an order, a sequence of types of activities that will bring musical success. In the area of timing and singing, this is especially true if music is introduced at an early age. Goin’ on a Bike Ride is a delightful little activity for feeling...

  • Apr 22
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  • Apr 16

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    Lynn Kleiner Hello Anne! I hope all is well with you and that I can make it even better with some new ideas and resources. Please click Ask Lynn here on the home page if you need help finding what you need. I am here to help! Thanks for being in the Box! This is a fun...  moreHello Anne! I hope all is well with you and that I can make it even better with some new ideas and resources. Please click Ask Lynn here on the home page if you need help finding what you need. I am here to help! Thanks for being in the Box! This is a fun group of teachers!  

    • Apr 17
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  Gretchen Kindseth shared Lynn Kleiner's forum.

  Our classes through Parks and Rec do not have Unlimited Summer Classes and Events, they register through Parks and Rec for the day, time and location they want. At the studio, they register for the day and time they want but then they receive a link to lo...  moreOur classes through Parks and Rec do not have Unlimited Summer Classes and Events, they register through Parks and Rec for the day, time and location they want. At the studio, they register for the day and time they want but then they receive a link to log in and see the openings for other days and times. It’s a way to RSVP for additional classes. We also encourage everyone registered for their primary time to let us know if they are not attending. Our distancing has been changed to 3 feet so we can get 7 in the classroom, and up to 10 outside and at the park classes. We also have free events for all those enrolled, $25 if not enrolled. Themes like Puppets Favorite Songs, Percussion Circle, Meet the Instruments, Dance Party, Family Music Night have been well attended. We are holding these outdoors.  We also have fun following a theme for the weekly classes, this summer we look forward to Songs of the Sea.  less

  • Apr 8
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  Lynn Kleiner posted a new product:

  

  Raccoon's Tail

  Description: A song to differentiate singing, talking and whisper voices. There are three characters, raccoon, mousie and rabbit. Each has a different tail and a different voice.

  
  

   

  
  

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  Description: A song to differentiate singing, talking and whisper voices. There are three characters, raccoon, mousie and rabbit. Each has a different tail and a different voice.

  
  

   

  
  

  Source: Arranged by Lynn Kleiner

  
  

   

  
  

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  Tip from Lynn: Use puppets (www.musicrhapsody.com store, use Music Box discount coupon) or pictures for this song. Children take turns, saying the line of their animal.

  
  

   

  
  

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  • Apr 8
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  Lynn Kleiner posted a new product:

  

  Goldilocks and The Three Bears

  Description: This jazzy little story can be used to increase the vocal range of young children who seem to be stuck in the range of a speaking voice. Shaker eggs and tone blocks are optional instruments that can accompany the stor...  more

  Description: This jazzy little story can be used to increase the vocal range of young children who seem to be stuck in the range of a speaking voice. Shaker eggs and tone blocks are optional instruments that can accompany the story.

  
  

   

  
  

  Source: One of the many “hip” versions with a few ideas by Lynn Kleiner.

  
  

   

  
  

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  Age Group: 3 - 8

  
  

   

  
  

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  Tip from Lynn: Sometimes the wee bear, be bop a ree bear, is just what you need to get the “non-singer” up in the high voice!

  
  

   

  
  

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  • Apr 8
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  Laura Corombos Hey friends! I need an idea for my 2:00 Zoom preschool class for this afternoon.  We're doing speaking voice vs singing voice, but what I really need is a movement activity.  I usually like to take a piece of classical music and add steady beat movements,...  moreHey friends! I need an idea for my 2:00 Zoom preschool class for this afternoon.  We're doing speaking voice vs singing voice, but what I really need is a movement activity.  I usually like to take a piece of classical music and add steady beat movements, but I'm lacking inspiration today - what do you have for me?!  

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    Lynn Kleiner Racoon's Tail is a great Download for a song on this. Use the SEARCH feature. I will feature this in next week's letter. So sorry I missed your Zoom class lesson deadline! But I will feature two downloads for "types of voices" and the props to go with it...  moreRacoon's Tail is a great Download for a song on this. Use the SEARCH feature. I will feature this in next week's letter. So sorry I missed your Zoom class lesson deadline! But I will feature two downloads for "types of voices" and the props to go with it next week! (I'm on spring break this week! :))  

    • Apr 7
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  Anne Silvas has just signed up. Say hello!

  • Apr 6

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    Lynn Kleiner Hi Anne! Thanks for being here! Please let me know if I can help you find anything! Just click Ask Lynn on the home page with an requests or questions. I'm here to help!

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