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Summer Music Lesson 7 Activity: ‘Zoom, Zoom, Zoom’ (traditional)
Babies:
1. Babies are sitting on a grown up's lap. Adults hold baby's hands together to make a rocket and move them from side to side to the pulse. Adults creep their fingers up baby's arm for 'If you want... rocket ship'. Adults gently squeeze tips of fingers on one hand one at a time as they count down from five and then lift baby into the air on 'BLAST OFF!' You demonstrate on your large teddy to begin with and then accompany with your melodic instrument once the adults know the actions.
2. Experiment with a slow rocket ship (as above only reduce tempo) and a fast rocket ship (as above only with a faster tempo).
3. If you are doing the class in the nursery and don’t have an adult per baby, you can do this activity with the parachute instead; moving it from side to side to the pulse and lifting it high into the air for 'BLAST OFF!' Once you have practiced that, place a small teddy on top so you can send her to the moon, flinging her high up into the air at the end.
Toddlers & Preschoolers:
1. Show the children a picture of a rocket and briefly discuss rockets and astronauts with the them.
2. The children hold the palms of their hands together to make a rocket ship and move them from side to side to the pulse. They walk the fingers of one hand up the arm of the other hand for 'If you want to take a trip, climb aboard my rocket ship'. Hands together again for last line. They hold up the fingers on one hand and hide them away one at a time as they count down. They jump up as high as they can for 'BLAST OFF!' You sing the song acapella and join in doing the actions with them as they learn the words and the actions.
3. Experiment with a slow rocket ship (as above only reduce tempo) and a fast rocket ship (as above only with a faster tempo). Make sure the faster tempo is still slow enough that the children can all join in and keep in time with each other and you.
Lyrics
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom,
We're going to the moon.
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We'll be there very soon.
If you want to take a trip,
Climb aboard my rocket ship. Zoom, Zoom, Zoom,
We're going to the moon.
(spoken) In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, BLAST OFF!
Musical aims:
P
To feel the pulse through actions
T
To demonstrate and understand the difference between fast and slow
L/A
To sing along with a live instrument (if applicable)
Ph/F
To emphasise form with actions
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