Swinging High (Staff Reading Lines)

  • Students can follow the pictures of monkeys on the staff as they sing "Swinging High".
  • This resource has the song with monkey pictures on the lines.
  • Subconscious preparation for skips.
  • This activity prepares students for the concept of notes written on the staff as they follow the melodic contour of the song.
  • When singing the song with the staff pictures, it helps students' developing understanding to sing at a higher pitch for the notes that are higher on the staff and a lower pitch for the notes that are lower on the staff. (Even though there is no clef at this stage.)
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Swinging High (Staff Reading Lines) Theme: Animals Games:
Partner: Form: Song Type:
Scale: Bitonic CSP: Age: Early Childhood - Lower Primary
Tones: m finalis s Rhythm: ;  
Melodic: s m finalis ; m s
Prac: m s

 

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