What is a good classical music song for steady beat movement exploration for Preschool/Kindergarten?
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Lynn KleinerKids Can Listen, Kids Can Move is a great book/CD for moving and playing to the beat but is also a gold mine for teaching musical concepts, vocabulary, expressive qualities, encouraging creativity, using props and more! So many great recordings for bea... moreKids Can Listen, Kids Can Move is a great book/CD for moving and playing to the beat but is also a gold mine for teaching musical concepts, vocabulary, expressive qualities, encouraging creativity, using props and more! So many great recordings for beat such as Syncoptated Click, Colonel Bogey and holiday tunes such as Sleigh Ride, Chinese Dance. Lots of wonderful orchestral classics.
November 8, 2014
Wendy BacolaThe Chinese Dance has to be one of the best beat-keeping song for kids because of the repetitious sections. It is such a thrilling and engaging piece. Lynn suggests a great dance routine for it in KIDS MAKE MUSIC, Module 2. I also use it for beat keepin... moreThe Chinese Dance has to be one of the best beat-keeping song for kids because of the repetitious sections. It is such a thrilling and engaging piece. Lynn suggests a great dance routine for it in KIDS MAKE MUSIC, Module 2. I also use it for beat keeping using rhythm instruments. I ask my students to silently "LISTEN" during the first phrase (of flutes) and then count to 7 as they "PLAY" their instrument during the next phrase; repeating this LISTEN/PLAY activity 7 times through the entire song ending with one last LISTEN phrase and a big "TA DA" as it ends. The kids love it and ask to do it again and again. less
