BETHEL LEARNING CENTER
MUSIC OF THE WEEK
Week of November 14/15
All Classes
“Turkey Hop” – Carole Peterson. Act like a turkey and hide from the farmer.
“Thanksgiving” – Brian Kinder. We learned sign language for some of the things we are thankful for.
“Any Turkey Can Tango” – Silly Sally. A very fun song where we tango in time. Besides dancing we also had
to clap in rhythm.
“Tootie-Ta” – This is a very silly song where the children echo what I do: Thumbs Up! Elbows Back! Feet
Apart! Bottoms Up! Tongue Out! Etc.
“Clack-Ity-Clack” – Rebecca Frezza and Big Truck. We used egg shakers and pretended to be a train, choochooing around the room. (3’s only)
“Victor Vito” – Laurie Berkner. (4’s and KE classes only).
“Patterning” – (KE classes only)
“What a Wonderful World” – Louis Armstrong. Our listening song.
Week of November 7/8
All Classes
“Turkey Hop” – Carole Peterson. Act like a turkey and hide from the farmer.
“Thanksgiving” – Brian Kinder. We learned sign language for some of the things we are thankful for.
“Any Turkey Can Tango” – Silly Sally. A very fun song where we tango in time. Besides dancing we also had
to clap in rhythm.
“Tootie-Ta” – This is a very silly song where the children echo what I do: Thumbs Up! Elbows Back! Feet
Apart! Bottoms Up! Tongue Out! Etc.
“Victor Vito” – Laurie Berkner. (KE classes only).
“What a Wonderful World” – Louis Armstrong. Our listening song.
Week of October 31 / November 1
3’s
“Weather Rhythms” – Carole Peterson. We used rhythm sticks and made the sun shine and the rain fall. We
tapped sticks for rain, rubbed them for lightning and beat a steady beat for the I-CY-COLD.
“Where is Shaker” - we used shaker eggs and played them many different ways and then played this game
to the tune of “Where is Thumbkin”.
“Clack-Ity-Clack” – Rebecca Frezza and Big Truck. We used egg shakers and pretended to be a train, choochooing around the room.
“Tootie-Ta” – This is a very silly song where the children echo what I do: Thumbs Up! Elbows Back! Feet
Apart! Bottoms Up! Tongue Out! Etc.
“The Dance Along Gong Song” – Jim Gill.
“What a Wonderful World” – Louis Armstrong. Our listening song.
4’s
“Weather Rhythms” – Carole Peterson. We used rhythm sticks and made the sun shine and the rain fall. We
tapped sticks for rain, rubbed them for lightning and beat a steady beat for the I-CY-COLD.
Pattern Matching – We are learning to use TA and TiTi for quarter and eighth notes as well as rests and
then the children are copying patterns I create with these notes.
“Monster Boogie” – Laurie Berkner. Just what it sounds like.
“Ooo…..It’s Halloween” – Karen Banks-Lubicz. A fun Halloween song.
“Tootie-Ta” – This is a very silly song where the children echo what I do: Thumbs Up! Elbows Back! Feet
Apart! Bottoms Up! Tongue Out! Etc.
“Victor Vito” – Laurie Berkner.
“The Dance Along Gong Song” – Jim Gill.
“What a Wonderful World” – Louis Armstrong. Our listening song.
KE
“Ecce Gratum” – from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. We used ribbons to explore the various parts of the
music. This helps you feel the steady beat throughout.
“Monster Boogie” – Laurie Berkner. Just what it sounds like.
“Ooo…..It’s Halloween” – Karen Banks-Lubicz. A fun Halloween song.
“Tootie-Ta” – This is a very silly song where the children echo what I do: Thumbs Up! Elbows Back! Feet
Apart! Bottoms Up! Tongue Out! Etc.
“Victor Vito” – Laurie Berkner.
“The Dance Along Gong Song” – Jim Gill.
“What a Wonderful World” – Louis Armstrong. Our listening song.
Week of October 24/25
3’s
“Popcorn Calling Me” – Laurie Berkner. We pretended to be popcorn and sizzled and popped!
“Clap, Clap, Clap” – traditional. We clap, tap, wiggle, bump, all in time to feel the steady beat.
“Weather Rhythms” – Carole Peterson. We used rhythm sticks and made the sun shine and the rain fall. We
tapped sticks for rain, rubbed them for lightning and beat a steady beat for the I-CY-COLD.
“My Ups and Downs” – Jim Gill. We stretch up when the music goes up and crouch down when it goes
down.
“Hungarian Rhapsody #2” – Liszt. Another song where we can hear the ups and downs in the music. This
one ‘hiccups’ and ends with a big TA DA!
“Where is Shaker” - we used shaker eggs and played them many different ways and then played this game
to the tune of “Where is Thumbkin”.
“Skinamarinki-dinky-dink” – traditional. We learned this song with motions.
“Down to the River to Pray” – Alison Krass. Our listening song. All of the classes are listening to the
repeating words to this song and then learning to sing them back to me.
“What a Wonderful World” – Louis Armstrong. Our listening song.
4’s
“Weather Rhythms” – Carole Peterson. We used rhythm sticks and made the sun shine and the rain fall. We
tapped sticks for rain, rubbed them for lightning and beat a steady beat for the I-CY-COLD.
Pattern Matching – We are learning to use TA and TiTi for quarter and eighth notes as well as rests and
then the children are copying patterns I create with these notes.
“Monster Boogie” – Laurie Berkner. Just what it sounds like.
“Ooo…..It’s Halloween” – Karen Banks-Lubicz. A fun Halloween song.
“Popcorn Calling Me” – Laurie Berkner. We pretended to be popcorn and sizzled and popped!
“In The Hall of the Mountain King” – Edvard Greig. Back by popular demand! The children have been asking
for “The Baby Song” from last year. The piece starts off quietly and gets louder. So we pretend that Mom
put the baby to sleep and we have to tip-toe and not wake the baby, but there are yummy cookies and
soon we forget all about the baby and just want the yummy cookies until we wake the baby!
“Skinamarinki-dinky-dink” – traditional. We learned this song with motions.
“What a Wonderful World” – Louis Armstrong. Our listening song.
KE
“Ecce Gratum” – from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff. We used ribbons to explore the various parts of the
music. This helps you feel the steady beat throughout.
“Monster Boogie” – Laurie Berkner. Just what it sounds like.
“Ooo…..It’s Halloween” – Karen Banks-Lubicz. A fun Halloween song.
“In The Hall of the Mountain King” – Edvard Greig. The piece starts off quietly and gets louder. So we
pretend that Mom put the baby to sleep and we have to tip-toe and not wake the baby, but there are
yummy cookies and soon we forget all about the baby and just want the yummy cookies until we wake the
baby!
“Skinamarinki-dinky-dink” – traditional. We learned this song with motions.
Pattern Matching – We are learning to use TA and TiTi for quarter and eighth notes as well as rests and
then the children are copying patterns I create with these notes.
“What a Wonderful World” – Louis Armstrong. Our listening song.
Week of October 16/17
3’s
“Popcorn Calling Me” – Laurie Berkner. We pretended to be popcorn and sizzled and popped!
“Clap, Clap, Clap” – traditional. We clap, tap, wiggle, bump, all in time to feel the steady beat.
“My Ups and Downs” – Jim Gill. We stretch up when the music goes up and crouch down when it goes
down.
“Hungarian Rhapsody #2” – Liszt. Another song where we can hear the ups and downs in the music. This
one ‘hiccups’ and ends with a big TA DA!
“Where is Shaker” - we used shaker eggs and played them many different ways and then played this game
to the tune of “Where is Thumbkin”.
“Skinamarinki-dinky-dink” – traditional. We learned this song with motions.
“Bop Until You Drop” – Greg and Steve. A fun dance song.
“Down to the River to Pray” – Alison Krass. Our listening song. All of the classes are listening to the
repeating words to this song and then learning to sing them back to me.
4’s
“Monster Boogie” – Laurie Berkner. Just what it sounds like.
“Ooo…..It’s Halloween” – Karen Banks-Lubicz. A fun Halloween song.
“In The Hall of the Mountain King” – Edvard Greig. Back by popular demand! The children have been asking
for “The Baby Song” from last year. The piece starts off quietly and gets louder. So we pretend that Mom
put the baby to sleep and we have to tip-toe and not wake the baby, but there are yummy cookies and
soon we forget all about the baby and just want the yummy cookies until we wake the baby!
“Skinamarinki-dinky-dink” – traditional. We learned this song with motions.
Pattern Matching – We are learning to use TA and TiTi for quarter and eighth notes and then the children
are copying patterns I create with these notes.
“Bop Until You Drop” – Greg and Steve. A fun dance song.
“Down to the River to Pray” – Alison Krass. Our listening song. All of the classes are listening to the
repeating words to this song and then learning to sing them back to me.
KE
“Monster Boogie” – Laurie Berkner. Just what it sounds like.
“Ooo…..It’s Halloween” – Karen Banks-Lubicz. A fun Halloween song.
“The Slave of Job” – traditional. We are using this passing song to learn the steady beat.
“In The Hall of the Mountain King” – Edvard Greig. The piece starts off quietly and gets louder. So we
pretend that Mom put the baby to sleep and we have to tip-toe and not wake the baby, but there are
yummy cookies and soon we forget all about the baby and just want the yummy cookies until we wake the
baby!
“Skinamarinki-dinky-dink” – traditional. We learned this song with motions.
Pattern Matching – We are learning to use TA and TiTi for quarter and eighth notes and then the children
are copying patterns I create with these notes.
“Bop Until You Drop” – Greg and Steve. A fun dance song.
“Down to the River to Pray” – Alison Krass. Our listening song.
Week of October 10/11
3’s
“Popcorn Calling Me” – Laurie Berkner. We pretended to be popcorn and sizzled and popped!
“My Ups and Downs” – Jim Gill. We stretch up when the music goes up and crouch down when it goes
down.
“Hungarian Rhapsody #2” – Liszt. Another song where we can hear the ups and downs in the music. This
one ‘hiccups’ and ends with a big TA DA!
“Clap, Clap, Clap” – traditional. We clap, tap, wiggle, bump, all in time to feel the steady beat.
“Hungarian Dance No. 5” – Brahms. We used ribbons and felt the various parts of the music.
“Bop Until You Drop” – Greg and Steve. A fun dance song.
“Down to the River to Pray” – Alison Krass. Our listening song. All of the classes are listening to the
repeating words to this song and then learning to sing them back to me.
4’s
“Monster Boogie” – Laurie Berkner. Just what it sounds like.
“Ooo…..It’s Halloween” – Karen Banks-Lubicz. A fun Halloween song.
“In The Hall of the Mountain King” – Edvard Greig. Back by popular demand! The children have been asking
for “The Baby Song” from last year. The piece starts off quietly and gets louder. So we pretend that Mom
put the baby to sleep and we have to tip-toe and not wake the baby, but there are yummy cookies and
soon we forget all about the baby and just want the yummy cookies until we wake the baby!
“Hungarian Dance No. 5” – Brahms. We used ribbons and felt the various parts of the music.
“Bop Until You Drop” – Greg and Steve. A fun dance song.
“Down to the River to Pray” – Alison Krass. Our listening song. All of the classes are listening to the
repeating words to this song and then learning to sing them back to me.
KE
“Hungarian Dance No. 5” – Brahms. We continued with our circle dance to this song.
“Monster Boogie” – Laurie Berkner. Just what it sounds like.
“Ooo…..It’s Halloween” – Karen Banks-Lubicz. A fun Halloween song.
“The Slave of Job” – traditional. I attempted to teach this passing song to the Kindergarteners. They can
sing the words and tap rhythm sticks in time to the song, but sitting in a circle and passing sticks to each
other on the beat is a tough task!
“Bop Until You Drop” – Greg and Steve. A fun dance song.
“Down to the River to Pray” – Alison Krass. Our listening song.
Week of October 3 / 4
“Buenos Dias” – Kindermusik Friends Old and New. A hello song in English and Spanish.
“Che Che Koolay” - traditional. An African call and response song. You touch your head, shoulders etc. while
you sing along. A Favorite!
“Popcorn Calling Me” – Laurie Berkner. We pretended to be popcorn and sizzled and popped!
“Hungarian Dance No. 5” – Brahms. We used ribbons and felt the various parts of the music.
“Bop Until You Drop” – Greg and Steve. A fun dance song.
“Down to the River to Pray” – Alison Krass. Our listening song.
4’s
“Buenos Dias” – Kindermusik Friends Old and New. A hello song in English and Spanish.
“Che Che Koolay” - traditional. An African call and response song. You touch your head, shoulders etc. while
you sing along. A Favorite!
“Monster Boogie” – Laurie Berkner. Just what it sounds like.
“Ooo…..It’s Halloween” – Karen Banks-Lubicz. A fun Halloween song.
“Hungarian Dance No. 5” – Brahms. We used ribbons and felt the various parts of the music.
“Bop Until You Drop” – Greg and Steve. A fun dance song.
“Down to the River to Pray” – Alison Krass. Our listening song.
KE
“Monster Boogie” – Laurie Berkner. Just what it sounds like.
“Ooo…..It’s Halloween” – Karen Banks-Lubicz. A fun Halloween song.
“Hungarian Dance No. 5” – Brahms. We continued with our circle dance to this song.
“Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” – Mozart. We used ribbons and danced to this song.
“Bop Until You Drop” – Greg and Steve. A fun dance song.
“Down to the River to Pray” – Alison Krass. Our listening song.
Week of September 26/27
3s and 4s
“Buenos Dias” – Kindermusik Friends Old and New. A hello song in English and Spanish.
“Che Che Koolay” - traditional. An African call and response song. You touch your head, shoulders etc. while
you sing along. A Favorite!
“Hungarian Dance No. 5” – Brahms. We used ribbons and felt the various parts of the music.
Body Percussion
“Bop Until You Drop” – Greg and Steve. A fun dance song.
“Down to the River to Pray” – Alison Krass. Our listening song.
KE
“Hungarian Dance No. 5” – Brahms. We continued with our circle dance to this song.
Body Percussion
“Tideo” – traditional. We used this song to learn the steady beat and also broke into groups and had to
know when to play our parts.
“Bop Until You Drop” – Greg and Steve. A fun dance song.
“Down to the River to Pray” – Alison Krass. Our listening song.
Week of September 19/20
3s and 4s
“Clap Your Hands” – Kindermusik Friends Old and New. This song teaches about fast and slow.
“Buenos Dias” – Kindermusik Friends Old and New. A hello song in English and Spanish.
“Che Che Koolay” - traditional. An African call and response song. You touch your head, shoulders etc. while
you sing along. A Favorite!
“I Like to Play the Sticks” – Kindermusik Friends Old and New. We used rhythm sticks in lots of different
ways and then played along with the song. We also played our sticks in various ways and decided if they
were loud or soft, fast or slow.
“Silly Dance Contest” – Jim Gill
“Summer Sunshine” – Rebecca Frezza and Big Truck. This was our listening song. It is an arrangement and
extension of the song “You Are My Sunshine”.
KE
“Hungarian Dance No. 5” – Brahms. We did a circle dance to this song, adding more steps to complete the
song.
Singing Activity – Half the class sang “Mary Had a Little Lamb” while the other half sang “London Bridge”.
You need to be able to sing in time (keep the beat), and concentrate on your own part in order to sing your
song while someone else is singing something else. We learned what tempo means.
Rhythm Activity – We used rhythm sticks and began to learn how to play to the beat, including quarter and
eighth notes.
“Silly Dance Contest” – Jim Gill
“Summer Sunshine” – Rebecca Frezza and Big Truck. This was our listening song. It is an arrangement and
extension of the song “You Are My Sunshine”.
Week of September 12/13
3s
“Clap Your Hands” – from the Kindermusik CD Friends Old and New. This song teaches about fast and slow.
“This is the Way We Play the Bells” – from the Kindermusik CD Friends Old and New. We use bells in various
ways – soft, loud, high, low, and resting.
“Silly Dance Contest” – Jim Gill
“Summer Sunshine” – Rebecca Frezza and Big Truck. This was our listening song. It is an arrangement and
extension of the song “You Are My Sunshine”.
4s
“Clap Your Hands” – from the Kindermusik CD Friends Old and New. This song teaches about fast and slow.
“This is the Way We Play the Bells” – from the Kindermusik CD Friends Old and New. We use bells in various
ways – soft, loud, high, low, and resting.
“Clack-Ity-Clack” – Rebecca Frezza and Big Truck. We pretended to be a train.
Understanding Sound – some of the 4’s classes had a chance to listen to and feel a handbell. You cannot see
the handbell moving, but you can feel it with your hand.
“Silly Dance Contest” – Jim Gill
“Summer Sunshine” – Rebecca Frezza and Big Truck. This was our listening song. It is an arrangement and
extension of the song “You Are My Sunshine”.
KE
Understanding Sound – We had a chance to listen to and feel a handbell. You cannot see the handbell
moving, but you can feel it with your hand.
“Hungarian Dance No. 5” – Brahms. We did a circle dance to this song.
Singing Activity – Half the class sang “Mary Had a Little Lamb” while the other half sang “London Bridge”.
You need to be able to sing in time (keep the beat), and concentrate on your own part in order to sing your
song while someone else is singing something else.
Instrument Distinction – We listened to a drum, tambourine, and rhythm sticks and had to perform
different actions when we heard each one.
“Silly Dance Contest” – Jim Gill
“Summer Sunshine” – Rebecca Frezza and Big Truck. This was our listening song. It is an arrangement and
extension of the song “You Are My Sunshine”.
Week of September 5/6
3s
“Clap Your Hands” – from the Kindermusik CD Friends Old and New. This song teaches about fast and slow.
“This is the Way We Play the Bells” – from the Kindermusik CD Friends Old and New. We use bells in various
ways – soft, loud, high, low, and resting.
“Summer Sunshine” – Rebecca Frezza and Big Truck. This was our listening song. It is an arrangement and
extension of the song “You Are My Sunshine”.
4s
“Clap Your Hands” – from the Kindermusik CD Friends Old and New. This song teaches about fast and slow.
“This is the Way We Play the Bells” – from the Kindermusik CD Friends Old and New. We use bells in various
ways – soft, loud, high, low, and resting.
“Clack-Ity-Clack” – Rebecca Frezza and Big Truck. We pretended to be a train.
“Silly Dance Contest” – Jim Gill
“Summer Sunshine” – Rebecca Frezza and Big Truck. This was our listening song. It is an arrangement and
extension of the song “You Are My Sunshine”.
KE
Instrument Distinction – We listened to a drum, tambourine, and rhythm sticks and had to do different
actions when we heard each one. Then we did the same thing while listening to a song.
“Hungarian Dance No. 5” – Brahms. We did a circle dance to this song.
“Silly Dance Contest” – Jim Gill
“Summer Sunshine” – Rebecca Frezza and Big Truck. This was our listening song. It is an arrangement and
extension of the song “You Are My Sunshine”.