[HANASHIR:4630] Re: 6th and 7th graders

[Meris Ruzow <meris...>]

Where can we see or hear "Shiru Shir?"   who is it by?
Meris
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From: SingingGr8 (at) aol(dot)com <SingingGr8 (at) aol(dot)com>
To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Monday, December 20, 1999 4:49 PM
Subject: [HANASHIR:4628] Re: 6th and 7th graders


>i am sorry it took me so long to get back to yall but exams came!!!!
anyway,
>now they are over so here is what i think about 6 and 7th graders.  It isnt
>so much what you teach them, although stuff they like can help, it is how
you
>teach it to them.  When I teach everyone, including me, sits on the floor.
>There are songsheets waiting for them and I dont even let them have time to
>get them adn start talking.  As they are sitting down I start something
they
>know and that is very upbeat.  Shiru shir usually works well.  It also
helps
>to start with the same song every time.  But the biggest thing I have found
>that works is to never stop.  Do a lot of songs in the same key so you
never
>have to stop, inbetween songs just yell out the number of the song on the
>sheet.  I get about 16-18 songs in 20 minutes.  You have to have a lot of
>energy and give a lot of energy for this to work.  I usually colapsed after
>doing this for three hours straight.  The songs they really like are Shiru
>L'Adonai, Shiru Shir, B'makom, Miriam's Song, Abanibi, Alfred, Not By
Might,
>Heveinu, Open Up Our Eyes, Lo Yisa
>
>I will stop to teach though but i never teach as my first song.  I usually
>start with shiru shir, stop to teach a song, sing through the song, and
then
>without stoping to say anything but great job i yell out a new song number.
>
>i guess the other big thing is that it sounds like many people are trying
to
>make all of their classes as loud and good as their best class.  Some
classes
>are just naturily quieter.  I subed at the temple where I used to teach
4-6th
>the other day and the classes that I once had that were quiet were still
>quiet adn the same with the loud ones.  It isnt their age because now they
>are a year older, it is them.  Sometimes kids are singing but you cant hear
>them and that is ok with me also becasue they are not going to sing out.
>
>Lastly, praise is really important.  It might feel weird ebcause they are
>older but just saying great job in the middle of the song is really good.
>Telling them you know they can sing louder also works adn the
congradulating
>them without talking down to them after is really great.
>
>I hope this helps some people becuase i have found this stuff to work well.
>B'shira v'shalom,
>Beth
>
>
>

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