The Mitten Ukrainian Folk Tale Cumulative Song With Orff Arr, Ukulele (opt)
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If you are looking for songs, movement, beat and rhythm activities, barred instrument play, and Orff arrangements, all with a winter theme, this is it! From a Ukrainian folk tale (The Mitten) to a traditional rhyme (Whether the Weather) to a classic from The Nutcracker Ballet (The Chinese Tea DancePrice $9.75Original Price $13.25Save $3.50
Description
This song is the perfect companion to the book by Jan Brett, has additive verses for the animals, and includes a simple Orff arrangement and easy one-chord ukulele part for the C pentatonic tune. Based on the Ukrainian folk tale, The Mitten, the resource also contains the history of the folk tale, Kodaly rhythm and melodic sequence learning, and fun unpitched percussion parts for the animals!
You Will Receive
- a 48-slide PPT presentation that helps you teach the song, instrument parts, Kodaly rhythm/melody
- embedded audio mp3 files of the song with vocals and without (accompaniment)
- a separate mp3 file of the song
- PDF files of the full score
- a link to the Google Slide version
The Breakdown
- The Song-a fun cumulative song about the mitten and the animals
- Orff-a simple arrangement using (paired eighths, quarter note/rest) with woods, metals, and shakers
- Kodaly-slides for melodic (smrd) and (sd's) with Boomwhacker notation
- Ukulele-In C pentatonic, this is a one-chord song using C
- UPP-Experience eighth/2 sixteenth combos as you play the names of the animals
- Teacher Notes-suggested performance notes and teaching ideas.
What is the Back to Basics Series?
In both PowerPoint AND Google Slides versions, the presentations include a single mp3 of the instrumental arrangement and then multiple slides using the Kodaly process, Orff approach, movement, games, etc. to teach the piece through rhythm and pitch.
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