I spontaneously recorded this song because the Puffins started singing it today when I started humming the melody. Their "musical brain" kicked in and they started singing the lyrics in earnest. It is a good example of how a song can be taught to a group so that they can eventually sing it by themselves and "own" it. For example, I will typically sing a song and repeat it at least once a week for 3 or 4 weeks. Each time, I may support it with a visual such as sign language or lyrics on the smart board. On the third or forth time, I may simply start humming the melody, or showing the sign language with my hands. At the moment I stop singing or leading the song, it allows the students the opportunity to take over and fill the gap on their own and stop being dependent on me to carry the song. It shows the value of repetition and offering multi-sensory supports to our students that learn in various ways.
By the way, this is one example of a "music therapy" song that I learned while working with a former colleague. She is now a senior music therapist at the Nordoff Robbins Music Clinic here in NYC. Comments are closed.
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