What's New in Musicplay with Denise Gagne

It's important to give students of all ages the opportunity to create their own music.  Even before students know how to read and write musical notation, they can create simple compositions using speech rhythms.  In today's newsletter, I'm going to use Song #9, Follow Follow Me, from Musicplay for Kindergarten as the idea for creative activities.  In this song, the children make up new movements as they follow the line.  It's perfect to use as a "line-up" song at the end of music class, or any time you want students to line up.  These visuals come from the Musicplay Digital Resources.

There are songs for Kindergarten Graduation in Musicplay for Kindergarten.

There are songs for Earth Day in all levels of Musicplay.
Musicplay K - #137 We've Got the Whole World
Musicplay 1 - #92 Let's Save Water
Musicplay 2 - #74 Garbage, #77 Recyle, and #29 Make a Difference
Musicplay 3 - #78 Walk, Run, Ride a Bike
Musicplay 4 - #73 Plant a Tree and #72 We've Only Got One Planet
Musicplay 5 - #81 Show you Care

Know Your Note Names

Creating a Rondo

Why is teaching music so important for the students in our elementary schools? One of the reasons (and there are many!) is that we can help students develop creative thinking in our music classes.