[HANASHIR:14538] Re: requests

[Batiya5723 <Batiya5723...>]

In a message dated 6/9/2003 9:59:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
SELINGER (at) cua(dot)edu writes: 
> 2. Is anyone interested in comparing notes on music curriculum choices 
> for different grades? 

TOTALLY. I welcome suggestions and ideas, and will be happy to share what I 
did in my first year as a music specialist for a synagogue religious school. 
Obviously, curriculum will depand on when and for how long you see your 
students. I see groups of 25 to 45 students (usually two grades lumped 
together) 
for about twenty minutes per group each week. I see them most often in a small 
chapel in the school building, with seats that are bolted down. Needless to 
say, this is manageable for the older kids (with whom I use either an overhead 
or 
lyric sheets, beacuse they LIKE to read the words to songs as they learn); 
but for the little ones I often take over the larger multi-use room across the 
hall so we can do some movement.
I want to incorporate rhythm instruments into my work with the younger kids 
(graders K-1-2), but don't have enough for groups of so many at once. 
Suggestions on songs and techniques?
Thanks --Beth Hamon