The Educator's Guide To Singapore Chinese Orchestra’s Young Children’s Concert

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(for ages 5 – 9) Materials 6-8 straws Cardboard Glue Scissors Instructions Cut 2 rectangular pieces of cardboard for each instrument you are going to make. Each cardboard piece should be about 6 inches by 1.5 inches. Credits: Learning Ideas Grades K-8 Place and glue the straws on one of the pieces of cardboard. Make sure you leave about 1 inch of straw above the cardboard. Glue the other piece of cardboard over the first piece of cardboard. <strong>The</strong> straws will now be sandwiched between both pieces of cardboard. Trim the bottom of the straws with a scissors so that each one is a little shorter than the one before it. Have the ends of the straws pointing downward and hold the straws to your mouth as you blow across the tops to make music! (for ages 7 - 12) Materials Bingo strips Pitch bingo flashcards Pencils Credits: Fun Music Company Instructions Distribute the Bingo strips to the students and inform them to only mark off one letter each time they see it. Teach the students how to identify the notes on the flashcards beforehand. Show the class a flashcard. For example, if the note on the flashcard is G, all students with G on their Bingo strips should strike the letter out. Carry on with the other flashcards in random order, until a student in the class calls out ‘Bingo’ when the letters on his/her Bingo strip are all struck out, signalling the end of the game.
(for ages 5 – 9) This activity raises the awareness of pitch in the children and allows them to control pitch movements with their hands. Instructions Demonstrate to the children what a conductor does: explain that when you move your arm HIGH up in the air, you want them to make a "Laa" sound with a HIGH pitch. If you put your arm down LOW, they should make a LOW-sounding "Laa". Also, indicate the signals for starting (e.g. "okay" sign) and stopping (e.g. wrapping hand into a fist). Begin by moving your arm up and down, and making slow and quick movements. When you have finished, other children can be the conductor, and they can control the pitch of the "Laas" (high arm=high pitch, low arm=low pitch). Materials A small object to hunt for (for ages 5 – 9) Instructions Give the class a quick music lesson by teaching the students to sing the first 5 notes (1, 2, 3, 4 & 5) of a major scale using a “Laa” sound. Show the object to the children and give everyone a good chance to see what it looks like. Choose one child (“hunter”) to go outside of the room for a few minutes. While they are outside, hide the object somewhere. Make sure the rest of the class know where it is hidden. <strong>The</strong> rest of the class should make a “Laa” sound while the child is hunting: 1 (Do) – lowest, means the hunter is far away from the object 2 (Re) – the hunter is getting closer 3 (Mi) – the hunter is mid-way to the object 4 (Fa) – the hunter is very close to the object 5 (So) – highest, the hunter is standing exactly where the object is Kodaly Tip: Instruct the students to use the Curwen/Glover Hand signs as they make the “Laa” sound. Allow the children to practise a few times for them to understand what pitch to sing according to the position of the hunter. Invite the hunter back in. By listening to the rest of the class, the “hunter” should be able to find the hidden object (make sure the “hunter” knows this before he / she begins hunting!). This activity can be repeated a number of times.
Page 1 and 2: To Singapore Chinese Orchestra’s
Page 3: YOUNG CHILDREN’S CONCERT 2015 The
Page 6: He’s none other than Mr Quek Ling
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Page 11 and 12: Chuantongsheng 传统笙 Diyinshe
Page 13 and 14: Harp 竖琴 Konghou 箜篌 Yangqi
Page 15 and 16: Tuned Drums (Paigu) 排鼓 Gong
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