101 Ways to Repeat a Song
Three reasons to repeat a simple song over and over...
1. Learn it. Children learn songs best using a whole song approach.
2. Explore it. Musical skills are developed by exploring the elements of music familiar songs.
3. Change it. Once the cognitive pattern is established, it can be used for additional purposes.
1. Learn it. Children learn songs best using a whole song approach.
2. Explore it. Musical skills are developed by exploring the elements of music familiar songs.
3. Change it. Once the cognitive pattern is established, it can be used for additional purposes.
Words
1. Add actions on individual words
2. Add sign language
3. Let students come up with actions
4. Keep adding more actions
5. Divide actions among groups
6. Identify/count specific words
7. Identify rhyming words
8. Identify parts of speech
9. Identify alliterations, assonance, etc.
10. Sing some words in the song
1. Add actions on individual words
2. Add sign language
3. Let students come up with actions
4. Keep adding more actions
5. Divide actions among groups
6. Identify/count specific words
7. Identify rhyming words
8. Identify parts of speech
9. Identify alliterations, assonance, etc.
10. Sing some words in the song
Lyrics
11. Identify figurative writing
12. Identify and map phrases
13. Create new lyrics
14. Follow a lyric sheet
15. Make annotations while listening
16. Use pictures to remember words
17. Track the lyrics in a variety of ways
18. Track the lyrics on the rhythm
19. Track with a partner
20. Discuss the overall meaning
11. Identify figurative writing
12. Identify and map phrases
13. Create new lyrics
14. Follow a lyric sheet
15. Make annotations while listening
16. Use pictures to remember words
17. Track the lyrics in a variety of ways
18. Track the lyrics on the rhythm
19. Track with a partner
20. Discuss the overall meaning
Melody
21. Sing on a neutral syllable
22. Explore vowels with neutral syllable
23. Sing in head (vocalize some parts)
24. Sing in head (show the beat)
25. Sing in head (show the rhythm)
26. Sing in head (show the actions)
27. Show the contour with body
28. Draw the contour
29. Use objects to show melodic contour
30. Guess songs from their contour
21. Sing on a neutral syllable
22. Explore vowels with neutral syllable
23. Sing in head (vocalize some parts)
24. Sing in head (show the beat)
25. Sing in head (show the rhythm)
26. Sing in head (show the actions)
27. Show the contour with body
28. Draw the contour
29. Use objects to show melodic contour
30. Guess songs from their contour
Beat
31. Keep the beat while listening
32. Keep the beat while singing
33. Keep the beat with body percussion
34. Keep the beat with axial movement
35. Keep the beat with locomotor movement
36. Keep the beat with musical instruments
37. Keep the beat with a partner
38. Keep the beat with two levels
39. Vocalize the beat
40. Create visuals for the beat
31. Keep the beat while listening
32. Keep the beat while singing
33. Keep the beat with body percussion
34. Keep the beat with axial movement
35. Keep the beat with locomotor movement
36. Keep the beat with musical instruments
37. Keep the beat with a partner
38. Keep the beat with two levels
39. Vocalize the beat
40. Create visuals for the beat
Rhythm
41. Play the rhythm while listening
42. Play the rhythm while singing
43. Play the rhythm while inner singing
44. Play specific rhythms in the song
45. Play the rhythm with body percussion
46. Play the rhythm with rhythm sticks
47. Play the rhythm on musical instruments
48. Play the rhythm while others keep the beat
49. Play the rhythm while keeping the beat
50. Alternate playing and singing the rhythm
41. Play the rhythm while listening
42. Play the rhythm while singing
43. Play the rhythm while inner singing
44. Play specific rhythms in the song
45. Play the rhythm with body percussion
46. Play the rhythm with rhythm sticks
47. Play the rhythm on musical instruments
48. Play the rhythm while others keep the beat
49. Play the rhythm while keeping the beat
50. Alternate playing and singing the rhythm
Meter and Form
51. Count the phrases
52. Walk the phrases
53. Walk the song to find the halfway point
54. Change directions at the phrase
55. Map the phrases with icons
56. Explore macro-beat and micro-beat
57. Identify the meter (repeated groups of beats)
58. Show the meter with body percussion
59. Show the meter with axial movement
60. Show the meter with locomotor movement
51. Count the phrases
52. Walk the phrases
53. Walk the song to find the halfway point
54. Change directions at the phrase
55. Map the phrases with icons
56. Explore macro-beat and micro-beat
57. Identify the meter (repeated groups of beats)
58. Show the meter with body percussion
59. Show the meter with axial movement
60. Show the meter with locomotor movement
Accompaniments
61. Add a beat accompaniment
62. Add a rhythm accompaniment
63. Add color (sound at the end of a phrase)
64. Add accompaniments to songs
65. Add accompaniments to chants
66. Add accompaniments to classroom content
67. Add accompaniments to classroom skills
68. Add accompaniments to literature
69. Add accompaniments to raps
70. Explore complementary patterns
61. Add a beat accompaniment
62. Add a rhythm accompaniment
63. Add color (sound at the end of a phrase)
64. Add accompaniments to songs
65. Add accompaniments to chants
66. Add accompaniments to classroom content
67. Add accompaniments to classroom skills
68. Add accompaniments to literature
69. Add accompaniments to raps
70. Explore complementary patterns
Expression and Movement
71. Sing expressively
72. Sing with clear enunciation
73. Sing with an accent
74. Sing like a specific character
75. Let the students make choices for expression
76. Add an axial movement pattern
77. Add a locomotor pattern (e.g. folk dance)
78. Add a hand-clapping pattern
79. Move with an object (e.g. cup game)
79. Play as a jump rope game
71. Sing expressively
72. Sing with clear enunciation
73. Sing with an accent
74. Sing like a specific character
75. Let the students make choices for expression
76. Add an axial movement pattern
77. Add a locomotor pattern (e.g. folk dance)
78. Add a hand-clapping pattern
79. Move with an object (e.g. cup game)
79. Play as a jump rope game
Volume and Tempo
81. Sing in a variety of tempos
82. Sing with changing tempos
83. Draw icons where the tempos change
84. Let students make tempo choices
85. Sing with a variety of volumes
86. Sing with changing volumes
87. Draw icons where the tempos change
88. Let students make volume choices
89. Include accents (words that are louder)
90. Use facial expression and gestures
81. Sing in a variety of tempos
82. Sing with changing tempos
83. Draw icons where the tempos change
84. Let students make tempo choices
85. Sing with a variety of volumes
86. Sing with changing volumes
87. Draw icons where the tempos change
88. Let students make volume choices
89. Include accents (words that are louder)
90. Use facial expression and gestures
Contextualize and Connect
91. Sing as rounds
92. Sing as a partner song
92. Identify instruments in recordings
93. Troubleshoot unfamiliar words
94. Annotate the text
95. Brainstorm the story behind the text
96. Research the story behind the text
97. Research the context (time, location, culture, people) for the song
98. Develop a story from the text
99. Compare versions of the song
100. Discuss related social issues
91. Sing as rounds
92. Sing as a partner song
92. Identify instruments in recordings
93. Troubleshoot unfamiliar words
94. Annotate the text
95. Brainstorm the story behind the text
96. Research the story behind the text
97. Research the context (time, location, culture, people) for the song
98. Develop a story from the text
99. Compare versions of the song
100. Discuss related social issues
101. Come up with new ways to repeat a song...