Getting Started with Picture Books in Elementary General Music (Picture Books Part 1)

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EPISODE 83 SHOW NOTES

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Ready to dip your toe into the magical world of children’s literature in your music classroom? Today we’ll talk about a few ways to get started. Next time, we’ll extend the conversation to a few more involved options.

How will we choose our books? What activities will we use? Where will the musical material come from? Let’s explore together.

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In This Episode…

• 00:00 - Getting Started with Picture Books in Elementary Music

• 00:53 - Three Elemental Questions

• 01:40 - What are we showcasing? What’s the point?

• 04:00 - What is the student’s job? What is the teacher’s job?

• 06:21 - Choosing a Book

• 10:27 - Where does the musical material come from?

• 11:09 - Songs from Inside the Book

  • Victoria’s Collection: Picture Books to Sing on Epic Books

• 12:26 - Creating Musical Text from Inside the Book

  • “The Stick”

  • “Turtle Walk”

• 15:00 - Adding Existing Songs to the Book

  • “What Do You Do with an Idea?”

• 21:10 - Recap and What’s Next

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