Kindergarten: Solfege, Boomwhackers and the "Sound of Music"
The Kindergarten Kids have been learning to sing with solfege,
which are the Kodaly syllables and hand signs for singing.
Activities have included selected clips from "The Sound of Music";
playing with Boomwhackers (pitched tube instruments);
The book "Tap The Magic Tree" and Apple Tree, a circle game with a sol-mi-do song;
and the interactive white board program "Maestro Maestro" (sol-mi-do singing while learning instrument families).
Kindergarten kids have been singing many "I Sing, You Sing" songs, as well as seasonal songs from
K8 Music/Plank Road Publishing. There is always movement incorporated. We also explore the software "Groovy Shapes by Sibelius on our Smart Board, which introduces many music concepts in engaging ways.
