Here's a recording of the Dragon's singing a hello/warm-up song called "Name, Name." With this song, I am laying the groundwork for the older groups to learn the basics of reading/writing music. An activity like this demonstrates the basic tenets of the Kodaly Concept of music education that I am certified in and primarily use here at Gillen Brewer. This simple little song simultaneously reinforces using a "head voice," pitch-matching, call and response singing, leader/follower, group awareness, etc. This is the melodic portion (high/low) of music appreciation that I will lead them through. Eventually, we will clap the rhythms (long/short) of the names and notate them on the smart board. After that, we can see then see the rhythms and the melodies of our names joined together on a musical staff to see the way songs we hear and sing - can be seen in written musical form.
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