My first Piano Drop in is a Success

First, three children showed up and they all were excited to be there. We warmed up with five finger warm ups in all keys. Then we played song circle and I let them choose their favorite activities. I expanded each activity into either an ensemble or a dance or a scarf activity. We then learned about "America" and I showed them a picture of Washington crossing the Deleware. We learned the first half of the song and I chose G major so that the "ti' would be easy to find. I assigned the left hand to play the "ti". Then we played with MMAW rhythm cards from the Germany Unit that connect to Handel's Firemusic (fireworks, get it?) and it was so satisfying to see how clear these cards were to them. We listened for the patterns in the music and danced with scarves. Then we had a mystery reading piece which was, of course, Yankee Doodle (in G position) and they all could read it. I forgot to mention that two of the children just finished book 1 and one finished book 2. They all had a great time. I also had the reading piece with chords if a book 4 child showed up. Of course we reviewed the I and V7 chord.

Lots of fun.