Week one

Just by the first week of class, I know that this semester will be fun. Our Focus for this week is singing songs that introduced yourselves. our first song that we learned was a "Hello" song. Together as a class we sing this song while one student walks around the room holding a stuffed monkey. Also a student is playing the steady beat on the drum.( Another major focus we are learning is steady beat= constant repetitious playing) Once the student holding the monkey stops in front of someone, that person will singing there name to the monkey and then the class singing back. We have all been working on singing in our head voices too. this is a great song for a beginning of the year introduction and if the children are young enough this would be a great circle/morning time song. The benefit of this song is learning every body's name in a fun way. You can also tell what students are comfortable singing out loud and which ones maybe a little shy. I think that this song helps everyone to get more comfortable with people around them and learn how to express themselves in a different way. in class I am learning how music can help children to open up and feel more comfortable in a different environment.