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Pink Piggies #10
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | Pink Piggies Lessons
Lesson #10
It’s hard to believe but we are just 5 classes away from the end of the semester. If you are ready for even more fun, you can register for the next round of musical adventure--White Horses! Remember, if you register by March 25th, you will get 5 entries in the drawings for Spirit Month! You can find more information on my web site: www.musikandme.com Please let me know if you have any questions!
Next week we'll sing these songs in class:
- Ten Little Pennies
- Doggie, Doggie, Where's Your Bone?
- Name the Instruments (maracas, Baritone, Piccolo, Xylophone, Ukulele)
- Grandma's Glasses
- Take Me Out to the Ballgame
- Polly Wolly Doodle
- The Happy Farmer
- My Little Rooster
- Count Your Blessings
I still have a few openings in Sound Beginnings and my 1st Year Let's Play Music classes. I've also got an evening Sound Beginnings class for working parents! If you know of anyone who might be interested, I'm holding a free preview class Monday at March 24th @ 5:30 for LPM and 6:30 for SB. PLEASE share this link to any friends you think might be interested in music classes! https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/free-preview-classes-at-musik-me-studio-1756869 Also, I LOVE having current students at my preview classes. Please sign up if you are able to come to either or both of the classes. I can't do "make up" classes, but you can think of this as being a bonus class if you ever missed one... or even if you didn't!
Are you still working on your Spirit Month BINGO worksheets? I will have drawings for a MINI YOTO PLAYER, an mp3 player, egg shakers, cage bell set, tambourines, singable storybooks, CASH ($20, $10 & $5), and MORE! I have attached the worksheet again, if you need another copy. They will be due on lesson #12, where you or your child get to decide which prizes you want to put your tickets toward! I'll do the drawing the following Friday.
Learning music in a group setting has many advantages. Sound Beginnings classes naturally encourage participation and exploration in ways a private setting does not. Groups provide opportunities for repetition that is fun and engaging, expose children to teamwork and collaboration, and allow children to meet and learn from a peer group. Besides all of that, making music with others is just plain fun!
Optional home fun activity: Practice counting pennies in the piggy bank on page 23
(Remember, these activities are optional but can be a great bonding experience to do with your child during the week.)
What do you think of our new dance song "The Happy Farmer"? Watch this video to see our song being played by real instruments!
Have a musical day!
-Ms. Bethany :)
Orange Roots #10
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 | Orange Roots Lessons
Lesson #10
Next week for private lessons have your child come 1-3 minutes early. If you haven't already, start writing in possible elements to your child's existing composition--a bridge, a coda, an introduction. Or at LEAST talk to your child about adding some elements and I can work my magic on my end. Either way, send their old composition (with any new notes) in addition to the homework booklet so I can still check practicing and homework (if I have time). I have added a supplemental video (below) that you can watch together this week to help generate some additional ideas for your child's composition!
I will send a text with the times your child is expected to be here for their private lesson. If you need to make a change, please let me know ASAP!
Did you know that Echo Edison's page in your orange songbook (pg. 9) is a GREAT warm up page for any song your child will be playing. See what key the song is in and play Edison's questions and answers for that key. You can call it the "5 finger warmup!" Just for fun, your child can try improvising new QUESTIONS with the same answers!
I'm seeing fewer and fewer flashcard times as the semester progresses! Please don't skip this part of the homework! If your child really doesn't like flashcards (mine didn't!), check out the Quizlet games I made (mainly those listed under Purple Magic because that's where they were introduced). You can select a variety of ways to use the flashcards by selecting the drop down box in the bottom right corner of the Quizlet window.
I still have a few openings in Sound Beginnings and my 1st Year Let's Play Music classes. I've also got an evening Sound Beginnings class for working parents! If you know of anyone who might be interested, I'm holding a free preview class Monday at March 24th @ 5:30 for LPM and 6:30 for SB. PLEASE share this link to any friends you think might be interested in music classes! https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/free-preview-classes-at-musik-me-studio-1756869 Also, I LOVE having current students at my preview classes. Please sign up if you are able to come to either or both of the classes. I can't do "make up" classes, but you can think of this as being a bonus class if you ever missed one... or even if you didn't!
Are you still working on your Spirit Month BINGO worksheets? I will have drawings for a MINI YOTO PLAYER, an mp3 player, egg shakers, cage bell set, tambourines, singable storybooks, CASH ($20, $10 & $5), and MORE! I have attached the worksheet again, if you need another copy. They will be due on lesson #12, where you or your child get to decide which prizes you want to put your tickets toward! I'll do the drawing the following Friday.
The Circus
The official name of this puppet show is Symphony No. 1, 2nd movement by Gustav Mahler. Mahler named his entire first symphony 'The Titan'. It was originally written as a symphonic poem, meaning that the music followed a "plot," in five movements instead of the traditional four. The second movement, the finale of which we use as our circus puppet show, is labeled "Set With Full Sails." Interestingly, this melody is in an Austrian folk dance form called a ländler (in 3/4 time). For those of you who like trivia, this is the dance from The Sound of Music during which Maria and Captain Von Trapp fall in love.
Here is a link to all the skills videos as well as the link to be able to purchase a class video to make up for a missed class. (tap or scan)
Have a musical day!
-Ms. Bethany :)
Blue Bugs #10
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 | Blue Bugs Lessons
Lesson #10
Parents please come next week and also please bring your child's Blue Bugs flashcards! We're going to swat some bugs (the kids LOVE this)!
Classes are just about full for next fall! Thanks to those that have already registered for 2nd Year. Keep in mind, in 2nd year the parents only come five times a semester and we are on the keyboards! If you don't have a keyboard yet, here's some information about what you will need.
I still have a few openings in Sound Beginnings and my 1st Year Let's Play Music classes. I've also got an evening Sound Beginnings class for working parents! If you know of anyone who might be interested, I'm holding a free preview class Monday at March 24th @ 5:30 for LPM and 6:30 for SB. PLEASE share this link to any friends you think might be interested in music classes! https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/free-preview-classes-at-musik-me-studio-1756869 Also, I LOVE having current students at my preview classes. Please sign up if you are able to come to either or both of the classes. I can't do "make up" classes, but you can think of this as being a bonus class if you ever missed one... or even if you didn't!
Are you still working on your Spirit Month BINGO worksheets? I will have drawings for a MINI YOTO PLAYER, an mp3 player, egg shakers, cage bell set, tambourines, singable storybooks, CASH ($20, $10 & $5), and MORE! I have attached the worksheet again, if you need another copy. They will be due on lesson #12, where you or your child get to decide which prizes you want to put your tickets toward! I'll do the drawing the following Friday.
Dinosaur Song
Yesiree, your kiddo is reading music! They played the “Dinosaur Song” on the bells while reading the written notation. They did it by looking at the patterns of steps and skips. You should be so proud of them! (Please see the Skills Video below to see what we're trying to do with this song!)
Baby Bumblebee
Please make sure your child knows this song (it's not in the Blue Bugs music!). I will be asking them about it in class the next two weeks! Baby Bumblebee
The homework for lesson 10 is the beginning skill of dictation. Dictation is the ability to write music, knowing where to put the notes is the first step. We are preparing them to write their own composition in the 3rd Year of Let's Play Music! Your kids are getting so smart!
Music can change lives! It can be anywhere and it can be beautiful! What a gift you are giving your children! Check out how in this video.
Here is a link to all the skills videos as well as the link to be able to purchase a class video to make up for a missed class. (tap or scan)
Have a musical day!
-Ms. Bethany :)
Yellow Arrows #9
Thursday, March 6, 2025 | Yellow Arrows Lessons
Lesson #9
Thank you, parents, for coming to class! We enjoy having you here and bonding with your child. What a gift you are giving them!
SPIRIT WEEK IS UNDERWAY! Let me know if you need any substitutions for any of the squares. You can find the BINGO worksheet in the Online Resources section of your Student Portal if you are logged in. As a reminder, some of the drawing prizes are some instruments and an MP3 player that you can put your class music on!
One of the items on the checklist is to leave a Google review. I'm striving for a 5 star rating. If you don't plan to give me 5 stars, please talk to me BEFORE you post a review so I can address any issues you may have. Unfortunately, negative feedback has much more impact than positive feedback does, so please give me the chance to earn 5 stars if I'm not already there. Thanks! Here is the link to post a review on Google: https://g.page/musikandmebethany/review?gm
Registration is now open for current students! Please go to https://musikandme.com/Registration-LPM-return for instructions of how to enroll your student and purchase their 3rd
year materials. There is a $20 registration fee, but you won't need to pay it if you register by March 28th! (You can earn 10 extra tickets by registering before March 15th!) My 3rd Year classes will be Thursdays at 4:00pm and 5:30pm. Please let me know if these times won't work for you and we'll discuss solutions. I can possibly adjust this if necessary, but please register as soon as you can.
Tuition is due for those who didn't pay for the entire semester up front.
Celebrate Connection
A few ideas to make the alphabet pieces game more playful!
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Super Skippers:
Your child draws out an alphabet letter and places it on the keyboard as a 'starter'. Next, she chooses another piece and checks to see if it can make a skip up or a skip down from the starter. If not, discard it and player 2 gets a turn to play (player 2 should start her skipping chain on a different octave from player 1). Keep taking turns until someone makes a chain, by adding skips at the top or bottom, that is 7 letters long and wins! -
Parking Lot Cars:
Draw a letter from the lot and park your car on the white key "parking space" that matches. Works great with cars like these from the learning shop. Keep going until you run out of cars (or whatever counters you have). -
Cowboys and Indians:
Start one tiny plastic character (ANY tiny plastic figures you have will do: Pokemon, animals, cowboys, princesses, etc.) at one end of the keyboard on a white key, and another at the other end. Draw a tile out and move the low guy up to that key. Draw another tile and move the high guy down to that key. Keep going until they meet (and battle, or shake hands, or whatever you pretend!)
Bug Scale
We can now play UP the C Major Scale with our RH! Place the RH in C position and play with fingers 1-2-3 (CDE) then POP UNDER with the thumb to make a new bubble and continue playing with fingers 1-2-3-4-5 (FGABC). Choose your favorite BUG to practice this new skill. One way to remind where to pop is to insert POP with the bug like this: Butterfly, Butterfly, Butterfly, POPPERfly, Butterfly, etc. As always, we try to make our technique drills so fun that the kids don't even notice they are getting practice!
A Warm Welcome to Middle B and Middle D
The 5 anchor notes used in 2nd year include the members of the “C” family: Treble C, Middle C, and Bass C and the Middle Friends including Middle B who is B-elow Middle C and Middle D who is Down under the first line on the staff.
How to Skip
We will master all of our middle anchor notes with this song: Middle B, Middle C, Middle D. Use the same 3 fingers for the entire song: 1-3-5. Simply move your thumb to the appropriate starting note. Sing "C-skip-skip-skip, D-skip-skip" etc. emphasizing each anchor note. This is where the practice of seeing and playing those middle anchor notes connect!
I am Robin Hood
If your child can play each hand of "I am Robin Hood" comfortably, they are ready to put both hands together! Isolate 1 or 2 measures at a time to have a successful experience, then continue to add 1-2 measures until they can play the entire song with confidence! While practicing with your child, you can guide their eyes by pointing note by note with V fingers. Hooray for Hands Together!
March of the Gnomes
What did you think of our new puppet show? I've attached the new puppet show as well as put it in the student download portal.
C Major Scale Right Hand Ascending
How instinctive is your child getting with their keyboard geography playing the Alphabet Pieces Game? Time your child for 1 minute and see how many pieces they can put on the piano. Your student will treasure this craft and game idea as they continue to solidify all of the notes on the keyboard!
Here is a link to all the skills videos as well as the link to be able to purchase a class video to make up for a missed class. (tap or scan)
Have a musical day!
-Ms. Bethany :)
Pink Piggies #9
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 | Pink Piggies Lessons
Lesson #9
Sound Beginnings curriculum incorporates activities based on seven elements considered crucial to the development of the young child: Literacy and Kindergarten Skills, Rhythm and Beat, Vocal and Pitch Development, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Classical Music Experience and Parent Bonding. Together these elements provide a rich foundation for further music study, school, and life.
Next week we'll sing these songs in class:
- Let's Count Our Money
- DO Pentatonic Scale
- Hey! Hey! Look At Me!
- In My Class I Have Some Bells
- Take Me Out to the Ballgame
- The Happy Farmer
- My Little Rooster
- Zoodeo
- Ten Little Pennies
- Count Your Blessings
SPIRIT WEEK IS UNDERWAY! Let me know if you need any substitutions for any of the squares. The BINGO card is in the Student Portal, if you lose yours and need to make a copy! As a reminder, some of the drawing prizes are some instruments and an MP3 player that you can put your class music on!
Show everyone in your neighborhood how you feel about Sound Beginnings! Host a yard sign to easily earn tickets to the Spirit Week drawing!
One of the items on the BINGO card is to leave a Google review. I'm striving for a 5 star rating. If you don't plan to give me 5 stars, please talk to me BEFORE you post a review so I can address any issues you may have. Unfortunately, negative feedback has much more impact than positive feedback does, so please give me the chance to earn 5 stars if I'm not already there. Thanks! Here is the link to post a review on Google: https://g.page/musikandmebethany/review?gm
Registration is now open for current students! Please go to https://www.musikandme.com/Registration for instructions of how to enroll your student for a summer class or White Horses in the fall. There is a $20 registration fee, but you won't need to pay it if you register by March 28th! (You can earn 20 extra tickets by registering by March 15th!)
Tuition is due this week if you are making payments. Thank you!
Consonants in the English language are either ‘voiced’ or ‘unvoiced’. Both types use the breath, lips, teeth, and upper palate when producing sound, but unvoiced consonants require no vibration in the vocal cords. An easy way to determine whether a consonant is voiced or not is to place a finger on your throat. As you pronounce a letter, feel the vibration of your vocal cords. If you feel a vibration the consonant is a voiced one.
Optional home fun activity: Make the My Little Rooster puppets on page 29 of your workbook
(Remember, these activities are optional but can be a great bonding experience to do with your child during the week.)
Sign language is so fun! Here are the signs for the animals in My Little Rooster!
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Sound Beginnings is education through musical play! It prepares children for success in Kindergarten and Let’s Play Music. Sound beginnings provides research-based elements that stimulate growth in the areas particularly crucial to the development of the young child. These elements make up the foundation of the Sound Beginnings curriculum. Here is just one:
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Have a musical day!
-Ms. Bethany :)
