Testimony

The results of Kindermusik extend beyond the weekly session. Archer has found his love for music through Kindermusik. He has become more engaged in activities that require joint attention. He would also initiate family members to join him in jumping and playing when his Kindermusik CD is played. The music and activities have stimulated Archer to be more aware of and involved with his surroundings. Kindermusik has made Archer a happier kid and me a proud mother. ~ Constance Wun, mother of three year-old Archer

Friday, December 18, 2009

Music for Young Children Sunshine 1 (keyboard Ages 3-4) L14

S-17: Sleepy Panda
S-25: Skipping Along
S-33: Make a Circle

Bounce High
H-28: patterns

K-42: B pictures
K-44: C to B
K-28:Right & Left

KS-10: Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!
KS-11: Jingle Bells

L-12: high/low
L-29: Jump Down Low

ES-24-25: Jingle Bells

Jump Down Low

Music for Young Children Moonbeams I (keyboard Ages 7 - 9) Lesson 14

S-11: Making Music

H-29: Bread Tags
H-30: Stop, Watch and Check Out the Time
HC-31-33: TC 23, 24

W-21: Chord Triathlon in C, line 4
W-22-23: C scale
W-28: Finger Fitness
W-70: Surprise Packages
add chord I to C scale
Chord Progression card: I chord

(K-47: A Little Music for the Night)
K-48: Teddy Bear
K-49: Airplane
KS-107: Deck the Halls/Upstairs and Down the Steps

OR

KS-108: Deck the Halls

SS-24: Christmas Wish

ES-26: D’ou Viens Tu Bergere
E-9: Bridal Chorus con’t.

L-15: I & V7 Chords

Terms and concepts:
C scale with C chord
2/4 time sig.,
whole bar of rest in 2/4
piece with pick up
TC: hi G
BC: lo F
C Penta + Solid Root Triad

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Music for Young Children Sunbeams I (keyboard Ages 5 - 6) Lesson 13

S-26 Little Squirrel
S-33 Becky on the Roof
S-22 Clap Clap (3)
S-23 Creepy C (2)
S-24 Where Are (2)
S-25 Dino At the Door(3)
S-27 Edyth in TC (2)

H-47 Pattern cards
H-49 Octopus (color only)
H-50 C, D notes
H-51 Fortissimo

K-46 Dinosaurs
K-47 A Party Growing
K-48 Diddle D

SS-65 Littlest Angel
SS-66 Snowman

KS-138 Can’t Wait

ES-39 Jolly Old Saint Nicholas

L-23 Listening is Cool

E-18 Your Music Stories
E-15 Waltzing Matilda (2)
ES-39 Jolly Old

Terms/Concepts:
ff
BC notes intro: B


Stepping down and up Pattern card

Monday, December 14, 2009

Music for Young Children Sunbeams II (keyboard Ages 5 - 6) Lesson 13

K-23 G. Groundhog
K-24 John Kanaka
KS-79 Special Times

ES-20 December Medley

Terms: Staccato, allegro

L-18 Rhythm Riddles II
L-26 Dynamic Delights II

E-6 Johannes Brahms
E-7 Brahms Dreams

Composing: Rhythmic Diminution

Technique: Swan Landing

Music for Young Children Moonbeams III (keyboard Ages 7-9) Lesson 13

Quebec
b minor

Bright Idea: Pages 46, 68, 121, 140, 168

Vocabularies:
phrase, M.M.
Da Capo
Dal Segno

Canadian:
Donkey Riding or
D’Ou Viens Tu?

RCM:
Invention #5
Aria in F major/

I am a Star:
Deck the Halls (3)
Angels We Have Heard (1)

Ensemble: Christmas

Listening:
20th Cent Art E-5
E-16

Sightreading:
SRC-7
SRP-21


Similar motion RH forte, LH piano

Music for Young Children Moonbeams III (keyboard Ages 7-9) Lesson 13

Hoot & Hanon:
Quebec, b minor

Bright Ideas: Pages 46, 68, 121, 140, 168

Vocabularies
phrase, M.M.
Da Capo
Dal Segno

Canadian:
Donkey Riding or
D’Ou Viens Tu?

RCM:
A Invention #5
Aria in F major/

I am a Star:
Deck the Halls (3)
Angels We Have Heard (1)

Ensemble: Christmas

Listening:
20th Cent Art E-5
E-16

Sightreading
SRC-7
SRP-21

Technique:
Similar motion RH forte, LH piano

Friday, December 11, 2009

Music for Young Children Moonbeams I (keyboard Ages 7 - 9) Lesson 12

S-11: Making Music

H-27: Pick Ups
H-28: Chord Connect
HC 31-33: TC 22

W-21: Chord Triathlon in C, line 3
W-27: Snowman with Knees
W-26: Copy Cat, Mirror Game

Add C-A bridge to C scale, (C Scale with 3 bridges)

C scale LH review
Teach 2 note slur

K-44: Salt And Pepper
K-45: March Fourth
K-46: Team Fun
KS-105: Christmas Tree

OR

KS-106: Spin, Spin, Happy Hanukkah
ES-24-25: Jingle Bells Trio

E-9: Bridal Chorus
E-10: Wagner Info.
L-14: Notes in Motion
(similar/contrary)

Terms/concepts:
C-A bridge to C scale
(scale with 3 bridges)
Intro: F ‘nosy’ chord
Intro: Pick-up
TC: hi F
Similar/contrary motion

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Music for Young Children Sunbeams III (keyboard ages 7 - 8) L12

S-12: Paderewski

Bright Ideas: Pages 17, 44, 53, 54, 182

W-37, 38: G scale, triad, CAT
W-17: I Love To Dance

K-26: Waltz of the Sunbeams

KS-68: Christmas Lights

L-20: Melody

E-17: Minuet a l’antique
ES43: We Wish You

Composing: Inversion

Technique: G major cadence

Music for Young Children Sunshine 1 (keyboard Ages 3-4) L13

S-7: My Little Fingers
S-16: Sleepy Panda Song
S-23: Bouncing B
S-25: Skipping Along
S-24 Sunshine

H-27: music path

K-40-41: B
K-43: Three, Two, One
KS-8: Christmas Night

L-16: forte or
L-21: dyn. review
L-28: Jump Up High

E-9: Becky
ES-24: Jingle Bells

Becky Bird, Jump Up High

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Music for Young Children Sunbeams I (keyboard Ages 5 - 6) Lesson 12

S-27 Edyth in the Treble Clef (TC)
S-24 Where Are All My Fingers
S-16 Big Bird B (3)
S-22 Clap Clap (2)
S-23 Creepy (3)
S-25 Dino at the door (2)

H-45 Space and line notes
H-46 Sleepy Panda rest
H-43 Cut & paste

K-43 Standing Still
K-44 Tigers
K-45 Tip Toe

KS-134 French Drum
ES-39 Jolly Old St. Nicholas

L-22 Thinking About Patterns

E-15 Waltzing Matilda
E-12 Big Bird (3)
E-13 Write An Ensemble (2)
E-14 Red White (2)

Terms/concepts:
Sleepy Panda rest stepping up and down
Grand Staff
TC notes intro: E

Stepping up and down Pattern card

Monday, December 7, 2009

Music for Young Children Sunbeams II (keyboard Ages 5 - 6) Lesson 12


S-13 Let’s Have Action
S-14 Brahms

H-28 Scale Writing

W-42, 43 a minor
W-18 Games
W-33 a minor Chord Changes (Line 3, 4)

K-20 Too Many Storms

Terms: Moderato

L-17 Do You Hear What I Hear
E-4 She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain

Composing: Inversion

Technique: a minor Chords

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Music for Young Children Moonbeams III (keyboard ages 9 - 11) Lesson 12

Hoot and Hanon:
Quebec
D Major

Bright Ideas: Pages 24, 44, 67, 116, 120, 139

Terms: REVIEW

RCM:
C Invention #5
Sur le pont

Study #1

I am a Star:
Just The Way You Are (32)
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas (5)
Away in a Manger(2)

Ensemble: Christmas

Listening:
Romantic E-4
E-15

Sightreading:
SRC-6
SRP-20

Friday, December 4, 2009

Music for Young Children Moonbeams I (keyboard Ages 7-9) Lesson 12


S-11: Making Music

H-25: pp/ff
H-26: Do You Know What I Know?
HC 27-29, 31-33: TC 20, 21

W-21: Chord Triathlon in C, line 2
W-24: Snowman Chord
W-25: Notes That Hug
Add B-G bridge to C scale (C scale with 2 bridges)
C scale LH review

K-41: Little Bluebird
K-42: Look Carefully
(K-43: Coach Says Practice)

ES-24-25: Jingle Bells Trio
E-6-7: Minuet con’t.

L-13: Dynamic Decisions

New Terms and Concepts:

B-G bridge to C scale
Intro: G7 ‘hugging’ chord,
BASS CLEF: lo A, G
pianissimo
fortissimo

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Christmas Holiday

Please note that there are no classes scheduled:

December 19th to January 3rd

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Music for Young Children Sunbeams III (keyboard ages 7 - 8) Lesson 11

S-11: Composer Fun
S-12: Paderewski
SS-28: My Christmas Song

Bright Ideas: Pages 18, 20, 47

W-37, 38: G scale, triad
W-17: I Love To Dance

K-22: Home on the Range

KS-66: We Three Kings

E-17: Minuet a l’antique

Composing: Sequence

Music for Young Children Sunshine 1 (keyboard Ages 3-4) Lesson 12

S-7: My Little Fingers
S-16: Sleepy Panda Song
S-22: Anteater
S-24: Sunshine

H-23: S.P. puppet

K-36: A pictures
K-37: C to A
KS-4: Airplane
KS-9: Christmas Time

L-1: Sleepy Panda
L-39: hop & turtle trail

E-14: Mary had a Little Lamb
E-4: The Farmer o

New Term: Sleepy Panda

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Music for Young Children Sunbeams I (keyboard Ages 5 - 6) Lesson 11

S-22 Clap Clap
S-25 Dino at the door
S-15 Anteater (3)
S-14 Hop Hop Hop (3)
S-16 Big Bird B (2)
S-23 Creepy (2)

H-36 Pianissimo
H-37 Card match
H-41 Mr. B Clef
H-42 Circle pict
H-39 Cut & paste

W-21 Tiny Baby
K-42 Sleep Baby
KS-133 Paddle

L-21 Always Listening

E-13 Write an Ensemble
E-11 Sunbeams (3)

Terms and concepts: pp
C scale, RH
Treble Clef notes intro: D