Nursery Music - PowerPoint Presentation

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Nursery MusicSlide2

Teaching the Toddler/PreschoolerSlide3

What is the purpose of Nursery Music?

What are musical

s

kills that this age of child is needing to learn developmentally?Slide4

Starting and Stopping

Teaching a child to learn to initiate, to stop his or her actions, and to wait for good things.Slide5

Starting and Stopping

Quickly I’ll Obey

, CS 197 with shakers using starts and stops

Are You Sleeping

?

w

ith bells

Choo

,

Choo

the Big Train

Oh, We walk and we walk and we walk and we stopSlide6

Loud and Soft

Teaching a child how to differentiate between loud and soft, and eventually learn when those two opposites are appropriate.Slide7

Loud and Soft

God Has Made Them All

with ladybugs and a grow ball

I Am Like a Star

, CS 163 with stars,

regular then whisperingSlide8

High and Low

Teaching a child how to make his or her voice go up or down in pitch – and to match pitch so they can sing.Slide9

High and Low

My Hands

, CS 273

Here is the Beehive

with the bee flying high then lowSlide10

Fast and Slow

Teaching a child the difference between fast and slow so that they can eventually learn when those two opposites are appropriate.Slide11

Fast and Slow

Happy Family

, CS 198 with a hummingbird family, then with a whale family

God Made Them I Know

with an animal (squirrel, mouse, etc.)

Choo

,

Choo

the Big TrainSlide12

Moving My Body to Music

Teaching a child where their body is in space using appropriate movement to music.

Teaching a child to be able to keep a steady beat in their body.

Teaching a child the difference in the feel of different pieces of music through their body, thus learning and recognizing nuance.Slide13

Moving My Body to Music

Once There Was a Snowman

, CS 249 using not only the body, but a felt snowman for variety. Using the words Once there was a green tree,... In the shade I rested… and actions to go with it

I Have a Body Like Heavenly Father

moving as the song says and perhaps using a stuffed animal to demonstrate movements

Book of Mormon Stories

, CS 118 with play hammers, shakers, etc. to keep the steady beatSlide14

What is the purpose of Nursery music?Slide15

What is the purpose of Nursery music?

The

Nursery manual lists these purposes: To teach a child…

Reality

and love of Heavenly Father and Jesus

Love of family

Strength of prayer

Truth of the First Vision

Beauty of God’s creations

Positive Experiences in a Church setting

Grow in feelings of self worthSlide16

Are there songs that meet those purposes?

Reality and love of Heavenly Father

Love of Family

Strength of Prayer

Heavenly Father, I Love You

using hand actions and hands on blessing props

In My Family

using pictures and hand actions

Every Day I Pray, Pray, Pray

using hand actions or stuffed animalsSlide17

Truth of the First Vision

Beauty of God’s Creations

The Sacred Grove

using trees on sticks or Joseph Smith puppets from the manual

God Made the Earth

using hand actions or pictures

God Made Them I Know

using stuffed animals or puppets on sticks

God Has Made Them All

using stuffed animals or puppets on sticksSlide18

Are there songs that meet those purposes?

Positive Experiences in a Church Setting

Grow in feelings of self worth

Mary Wore Her Red Dress

… Who is wearing yellow socks?

We Are a Happy Family

, CS 198 using the words, naming the children

a

nd changing the words to We are a happy Nursery

I Am a Child of God

, CS 2, using scarves

Signal Songs and Music Time!!!!!

Come, oh come and sit with me

,

Oh It’s Time to Put the Toys Away

,

Happy Family

(Nursery

)Slide19

Why do we do all this? Slide20

For the Children.Slide21

Start and Stop Songs

Practice control which aids in start/stop of other actions

Tambourine and Windwands

Primary 1 CD

Quickly I’ll Obey, CS 197 and shakers, or woodblocks (tap, tap, tap)

A Happy Family, CS 198, and stick puppets (fermata over “see” then breath)

Happy Song, CS 2, (stopping to make noises)

Christmas Bells, CS 54, and bells (

shh

“in Bethlehem”)

My Hands, CS 273, (stopping to do actions)

Are You Sleeping? and bells (wait to ring)Choo, Choo, The Big Train and woodblocksEensy Weensy Spider and puffball spidersSlide22

Songs with High and Low

Increase ability to hear nuance, stretch vocal abilities

What do the animals say? (sheep, horse, duck, dog, cat… experiment with your voice)

Quickly I’ll Obey (How would an elephant sing it? a ladybug? How would a wolf sing it? + howl, How would an owl sing it? + hooting)

My Hands (“I’ll raise my hands up to the sky…”)

Here Is the Beehive and bees (buzzing high, buzzing low)Slide23

Songs with Loud and Soft

Increase ability for nuance, quality

I Am Like a Star, CS 163, with stars (regular then whisper voice)

Rain Is Falling, CS 241, with raindrops

Roll Your Hands, CS 274, with movement

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (with the words “This is the way I brush my hair…” use teddy bear getting ready for church – quiet when he goes to sleep)

Quickly I’ll Obey (how would a butterfly sing it? a lion?)Slide24

Songs with fast and slow

Increase self control of pace

Quickly I’ll Obey (How would an elephant sing it? How would a squirrel sing it? Finger puppets)

Primary 1 CD and shakers or scarves

I Am Like a Star (big, huge star and their bodies spread out like the big star/ tiny baby star)

A Happy Family (whale family sings slowly, hummingbird family sings fast)Slide25

Songs with Movement

Practicing steady beat, activating thinking cells

I Like to Sing, CS 253, (Clap, clap, clap) (Stomp, stomp, stomp) (Hop, hop, hop)

Roll Your Hands (touch your nose, pat your tummy)

Primary 1 CD

Do As I’m Doing, CS 27

My Hands (sing it very slowly at first)

Once There Was a Snowman, CS 249 and felt snowman (Once there was a green tree…. In the shade I rested….) (Once there was a brown seed… In the sun it stretched out…)Slide26

Songs with Movement, cont.

Smiles, CS 267, and felt face/smile (then movement with arms like a smile)

Book of Mormon Stories, CS 118, and hammers or shakers (build the boat)

Who will come and walk with me? (crawl with me, jump with me, twirl with me)Slide27

Songs with Story

Increase capacity to sequence a small story

Baptism, CS 100, with scarves and picture

The Sacred Grove, with hand signs, finger puppets from the manual, and picture

Eensy

Weensy Spider with puff ball spiders

Here Is the Beehive with bees

Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree, CS 242

Happy Family, CS 198 (using cardboard houses and little people)Slide28

Greeting Songs

Sing and greet each child by name in the song

Signal that it is singing time by using the same song again and again.Slide29

Greeting Songs

Here We Are Together, CS 261

Hello friends, CS 254 (with hand signs)

If You’re Happy, CS 266 (If you’re happy and you know it, say hello)

We’re All Together Again, CS 259

We Welcome You, CS 256 (first page only)

Come With Me, CS 255 (to Nursery)

A Happy Family, CS 198, (“I see Susie; she sees me…”)Slide30

Signal Songs and Gathering Songs

Do As I’m Doing (Gather for singing, follow, follow me, gather for singing, follow, follow me…) (first two lines over and over)

Come With Me (O, come sit down for music time…)

It’s Time to put the Toys Away

Who Will Come and Sit With Me?

Go Round and Round the Village (Come sit down on the carpet….)Slide31

Prayer Songs

We Bow Our Heads, CS 25

I Love to Pray, CS 25

A Prayer Song, CS 22

A Song of Thanks, CS 20

Thanks to Our Father, CS 20Slide32

Summary

Use songs and activities that start and stop.

Use songs that have much needed movement to a steady beat.

Use songs to practice fast/slow, loud/soft.

Use sounds from nature to stretch high and low.

Use songs to signal where to go and what to do.

Use songs to tell a story.

Use songs to give positive experiences in Church settings.