Music for Special Kids: Musical Activities, Songs, Instruments and Resources

193 Pages·2011·2.52 MB·English

by  Pamela Ott

Music
for
special
Kids
of related interest
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Foreword by Adam Ockelford
ISBN 978 1 84310 583 1
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ISBN 978 1 85302 960 8
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Difficulties
A Step-by-Step Resource
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Illustrated by Aisling Nolan
ISBN 978 1 84310 966 2
Pied Piper
Musical Activities to Develop Basic Skills
John Bean and Amelia Oldfield
ISBN 978 1 85302 994 3
M u s i c
fo r
s p e c i a l
K i d s
Musical Activities,
songs, instruments
and Resources
PAMelA Ott
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
London and Philadelphia
Unless otherwise stated, the song cards, note representations, photographs and
worksheets are by Pamela Ott.
First published in 2011
by Jessica Kingsley Publishers
116 Pentonville Road
London N1 9JB, UK
and
400 Market Street, Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA
www.jkp.com
Copyright © Pamela Ott 2011
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ISBN 978 1 84905 858 2
ISBN pdf eBook 978 0 85700 426 0
&
AcKnOwledgeMents
This book is dedicated to the many special individuals I have had
the opportunity to work with over the years. You and your families
have touched me and moved me with your dedication, compassion
and unwavering love for each other despite the challenges you face
every day. Through my work with you, you have made me aware of
what is truly important in our lives.

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tAble Of cOntents
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK ................................................ 15
INTRODUCTION .......................................................... 17
1. Singing ............................................................. 19
Increasing Self Esteem through Music and Musical Activities 20
Give Yourself a Hug .............................................. 21
Hello Songs ......................................................... 21
Hello Song to the tune of Goodnight Ladies .................... 22
This is the Way We Start the Day to the tune of Here we Go
’Round the Mulberry Bush ..................................... 22
The Hello Rap ................................................... 23
Omitting Words or Sounds in a Song .......................... 24
The Wheels on the Bus ........................................... 24
Bingo ............................................................. 25
John Brown’s Baby................................................ 25
Replacing Words with Syllables or Sounds in Familiar Songs 26
The Doo Doo Song ............................................... 27
Nonsense Songs .................................................... 28
Dum Dum Da Da ................................................ 28
Hey Bob a Needle ................................................ 29
Waddley Ah Cha ................................................. 29
Call and Response Songs ......................................... 30
Boom Chicka Boom ............................................... 30
The Bear ......................................................... 31
Songs to Teach Academic Concepts ............................ 32
Days of the Week # 1 to the tune of If you’re Happy and You
Know It ....................................................... 32
Days of the Week # 2 to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star 33
Days of the Week # 3 to the tune of The Addams Family ...... 33
Months of the Year #1 ........................................... 34
Months of the Year #2 to the tune of Battle Hymn of the Republic 34
Months of the Year #3 to the tune of Michael Finnegan ........ 34
The Name Song ................................................... 35
Adapting Familiar Songs ......................................... 36
Three Little Monkeys ............................................. 36
Eency Weency Spider ............................................. 37
Sing and Read Books ............................................. 38
Song Cards .......................................................... 40
2. Song Games ..................................................... 43
What’s that Song? Game ......................................... 43
Song Puzzles ..................................................... 44
Singing and Sequencing ........................................... 45
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes Mix Up Game ................. 46
Sing and Whistle Game........................................... 49
3. Playing Instruments ...................................... 51
Gathering Drum .................................................... 53
Play—Stop Game ................................................ 53
Learning Opposites on the Drum .................................. 54
Practicing Number Concepts on the Drum ........................ 55
Guess Which Number? ........................................... 57
Copy Cat ......................................................... 58
Ball Toss on the Drum ............................................ 59
Syllables on the Drum ............................................ 60
Sentences on the Drum ............................................ 62
Bean Bag Game .................................................. 63
Autoharp ............................................................. 64
Counting the Strings .............................................. 64
Learning the Musical Alphabet on the Autoharp .................. 65
Playing Words on the Autoharp .................................. 66
Playing a Song on the Autoharp .................................. 67
Skip to my Lou ................................................... 68
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star ...................................... 69
Paddle Drums ....................................................... 69
Playing Paddle Drums ............................................ 69
Keyboard ............................................................ 72
Practicing Color Recognition on the Keyboard .................... 73
Practicing Letter Recognition on the Keyboard .................... 74
Practicing Word Recognition on the Keyboard .................... 75
Keyboard Concentration .......................................... 76
Boomwhackers ..................................................... 77
Boomwhacker Chant .............................................. 78
Boomwhacker Copy Cat .......................................... 79
Syllable Beats on the Boomwhackers ............................... 81
Playing a Song on the Boomwhackers ............................. 81
Old MacDonald on the Boomwhackers ........................... 82
Arranging Boomwhackers by Length .............................. 83
Making Letters with the Boomwhackers ........................... 83
Handbells ............................................................ 84
Bell Color Matching Game ....................................... 85
Ring the Color Game ............................................. 86
Playing a Song on the Handbells .................................. 87
Putting the Bells Away in Order .................................. 89
Q-chord .............................................................. 91
Playing a Song on the Q-chord ................................... 91
Composing a Song on the Q-chord ................................ 92
Practicing Letter Recognition on the Q-chord ..................... 93
Practicing Word Recognition on the Q-chord ..................... 94