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Summer Music Lesson 13
Activity: ‘The Shakers in the Band’ sung to the traditional tune of The Wheels on the Bus
Babies and Toddlers:
1. Percussion instruments are played every time you say the sound the instrument makes. E.g. Shake, ding or boom.
2. Make up new verses about the specific instruments you have given the children.
3. Experiment with loud, soft, fast and slow bands.
Pre-schoolers:
1. Activities one and two are same as for babies and toddlers except the children help to decide which sound each instrument makes. E.g. shake, bank, ding, book, jingle etc.
2. Sing about instruments that the children are not playing. E.g. drums and violins. Take suggestions from the children.
3. Same as for babies activity three.
Lyrics:
The shakers in the band go shake, shake, shake, Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake.
The shakers in the band go shake, shake, shake, All day long.
The bells in the band go ding, ding, ding...
The drums in the band go boom, boom, boom...
Musical aims:
R
To play a ti ti ta rhythm pattern
T
To understand the difference between fast and slow
L/A
To sing along with the guitar
D
To understand the difference between loud and soft
TC
To discuss the varied sounds that different instruments make
EYFS Aims:
CL (U), L (R) & UW (TW)
To learn the names of and sounds made by different instruments
PD (MH)
To develop fine motor skills through gripping and manipulating a percussion instrument
CL (LA)
To develop listening and attention through distinguishing between different sounds
EAD (MM)
To create a sound through banging, shaking or tapping, to explore the sounds of different musical instruments and to touch instruments to explore their texture
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