PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN

2013 Preschool and Kindergarten curriculum
links are added as lessons progress

OCTOBER
Theory: the musical alphabet and the Grand Staff

Singing Songs:
Farmer Browns Apples
I Have 10 Toes
Hinges
Pile of Tin

Appreciation:
Idlewood - They Might Be Giants
Big Rock Candy Mountain - book (family friendly version)
Chelsea Morning -book
Farkle McBride - book

NOVEMBER
Theory: the Grand Staff, introducing rhythm

Singing Songs:
Autumn Time
Zoom Zoom
My Hands
Hi Yo Witzi

Appreciation
Viennese Music Clock - Kodaly
Symphony No. 5 - Beethoven

DECEMBER
Theory: introducing rhythm and dictation

Singing Songs:
Hear the Wind Blow
Roll Your Hands
Sarasponda
Snowman Song

Appreciation:
The Animal Boogie
Shake your Sillies Out
Vivaldi's Winter 

JANUARY
Theory:

Singing Songs:
Ring Those Bells
Playful Little Jackfrost
Kye Kye Kula
Snowflake, Snowflake,
The Mitten Song
Let's Wave

Appreciation:
What do you hear trays
Sicilienne
The Loud Book

FEBRUARY
Theory:

Singing Songs:
Like to Play in the Snow
Gung Hey Fat Choy
The Shaker Hop
Skinnamarink
There's a Little Wheel Turnin'
I Wiggle

Appreciation:
Clap a familiar song
Going on a Bear Hunt

2012 PRE-K AND K MUSIC APPRECIATION

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OCTOBER

CF: Bumblebee 

CE: William Tell (Rossini)

CE: Eine Kleine (Mozart)

CE: Beethoven's Fifth

NOVEMBER

CE: Surprise (Hadyn)

Little Old Lady who was not afraid of anything – book and instruments

DECEMBER

Pete the Cat and his school shoes – book

My Dolly - book and instruments

JANUARY

(Carnival of the Animals)

FEBRUARY

(Carnival of the Animals)

MARCH

CF: Tarantella (Rossini)

CE: Peer Gynt (Grieg)

CE: Ode to Joy (Beethoven)

CF: Radetsky March

APRIL

CF: Hoffman (Offenbach)

CF: Dance no. 8 (Dvorak(

CE: Adagio (Brahms)

MAY

CE: Fire Bird (Stravnisky)

CE: Little Minuet (Bach)

CF: Bird

South  America

See our Singing List

PREK/K SINGING TIME 2012

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Activity Songs in orange
Songs to Learn and Sing in green
Quiet down songs in blue

OCTOBER

Hinges

Autumn Time

Owlet

My Hands

NOVEMBER

Love to Stand

4 fat turkeys

Roll Your Hands

DECEMBER

Wiggle My Hands

All the Raindrops

JANUARY

Snowman

Smile is like Sunshine p 267

Falling Snow

Rain is Falling

2 Feet p270

FEBRUARY

Eyes Were Made For

Mulberry Bush (am, noon, pm)

If it’s snowing and you know it: (happy and you know it)

2 Little Hands

MARCH

Wiggle My Torso

Elephant

Happy Song

I Will Stand Up p278

APRIL

I Have 10 Toes

Because it’s Spring

In the Leafy Treetops

I Wiggle

MAY

2 Little Eyes

Summertime

Quiet Song