Green Turtle Shells Lesson #6

My goal for every student is to master the skills taught this semester and parental support is the key to success! Remember that the practice instructions listed under each assigned song are the goal by the END of the week.  Please don't drill your student.  Keep practice light and fun, and ATTEMPT each song EVERY day (5 days a week).

Our new song this week is Hurry, Hurry, Drive the Firetruck.  Practice help video here!

Celebrate Connection
A few ideas to bring playfulness to practice time!

• Stand on one foot while your parent plays a song, then switch.
• Pretend the keys are hot for one song.
• Play "air piano" style by playing on the piano cover or with the keyboard off.

Purpose in the Play
Bubble Hands
Playing along with the Bubble Hand song on the CD is the perfect opportunity to encourage your child to keep the bubble hand shape while they push down other fingers to play as well as reinforce finger numbers. Once they MASTER finger numbers in order, switch up the finger numbers in the 2nd verse. A fun way to extend this activity is to "write" the finger numbers on their fingers with marker OR “write” the finger numbers on the tops of the fingers on a latex glove which they wear while they play!

Turtle Shells
Speaking of finger numbers, your Turtle Shells discovered that intervals are played with specific finger numbers. A 2nd is played with fingers 1 & 2, a 3rd is played with 1 & 3, and a 4th is played with 1 & 4. Remember “Thumbs are ONES!” The bottom note of every interval is a middle C. It is the most important note because it has its VERY OWN line!!!

Firetruck
Hurry, Hurry we learned to play a Sol-Fa-Mi-Re-Do! For practice play the song on the CD and let them 'dance' in their seat, then get in C-position and play the ding ding ding part. On each verse alternate between singing the solfege, the finger numbers, ding dings, and even "5 notes stepping down."

Making Musicians
Come on an adventure with Turtle Tom and Turtle Tim as they encounter the sounds of intervals!!