Music and Movement with Kim Milai:

Music Concept Outline

Note: This program can be broken up into 1 month, 2 month, 4 month, or 8 month sessions. Each month can have anywhere from 2-8 classes. Concepts are stretched out over the time period. Obviously the more classes taken; the more concepts are covered and reinforced and the more songs and dances are learned.  Concepts are introduced progressively, then are repeated and reinforced throughout the session.

Beat/Rhythm

Melody/Singing

beat/tempo

stop

inner hearing

increased subtlety in changes

duration (long short)

rhythm/feeling quarter, eighth and sixteenth variations)

moving in 2s, 3s, and 4s.

reading rhythmic notation

pitch (high and low)

group singing

individual singing

note duration (legato, staccato)

dynamics (loud, soft)

form (verse chorus)

phrasing

Ensemble Mvt

Individual Mvt

sitting circle

standing circle

moving circle

moving in place

moving in space

music form

moving circle w arches

partner swing

contra line

walk

clap

swing

pantomime

run/jog

skip

side step

step and point

twirl

improvise

Creative Mvt

Percussion

shapes

stop and go

heavy light

imitating nature

combinations

body percussion

rhythm instruments

Song List

(subject to change)

A Train

Row Row

Starlight

Twinkle

Follow Me

Walk and Stop

Walk Daniel

Engine Engine

Buffalo Gals

Bingo

Yankee Doodle

Old MacDonald

London Bridge

On my Head

She’ll be Coming ‘Round the Mountain

Old Witch

Shoo turkey

Punchinello

If You’re Happy

A Tisket a Tasket

The Sun is Out

Punchinello

Sally Go Round

Mary Mack

Mazzudio

Ammassee

Draw a Bucket

Alley Alley Oh

Bubblegum

Fais Do Do

Tideo

Bake the Johnny cake

Turkey ran away

Mousie

Song List Continued

Take your feet

Charlie

Ring around the rosy

Glory to the mountain

Button

My name is Joe

Simmons

Johnny works with one hammer

Chamniamogogo

Dinah

See saw

Mill

Brass wagon

Sally’s in the kitchen

Nanny goat

Bellhorses

Grizzly bear

Multicultural Dances from:

America (US)

England

Ireland

Africa

China

India

Bolivia

Mexico

France

Bali (Indonesian)

Native American

Hawaiian

Plus Additional Classical Pieces:

by Mozart, Bach, Tchaikovsky, etc.