Hello Song
Why this lesson is important:
The 'Hello Song' give students a stable predictable way to start class.
It encourages active and regulated participation.
This game also teaches about tone. The students response is always 'hello', but each time they say it, it is will a different tone.
It encourages students to make connection with teacher and other students.
This song game, helps students learn to modulate their expression to have range and control
- be loud without screaming
- be funny and still be able to get back on track rather getting lost in silliness.
- Be quiet, high, low,
- yawn and cover their mouth,
- Have arm movements connected with their vocal expresion.
- learn a slightly complicated rhythm pattern which takes several weeks to master
- Students practice there range by singing many 'dynamics' of sound and music
- Now its time to say 'Hello' Hello
- Say it fast, Hello
- Say it slow, Hello
- Say it high, Hello
- Say it low, Hello
- Say it quiet, Hello
- Say it loud, Hello
- Say it with your nose, Hello
- Say it with a Yawn, Hello
- Say it with a hum, hmm hmm
- Sing it in a song slowly, Hello (sing in pitches: Do re mi fa Sol, Sol fa mi re do.)
- Now its time to say 'Hello' Hello
- An-nd (clap clap) Sta-art (clap clap) Mu-sic! (clap)