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Wayne offers music and movement seminars for teachers and day care providers (infant through early elementary) using fun participative songs and musical games. He shares his methods for choosing and teaching songs to children, singing melodies, and incorporating gross and fine motor activites and skills. No musical background is needed. His seminars have been given at Bright Horizons, Head Start, and Endicott College. |
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Songs and Musical Activities For Pre-Schoolers
All Around The Kitchen (gross motor, circle dance) (Chorus) All around the kitchen cock-a-doodle-doodle doo All around the kitchen cock-a-doodle-doodle doo Now stop right still cock-a-doodle-doodle doo And put your hands on your hips cock-a-doodle-doodle doo And let your right foot slip cock-a-doodle-doodle doo (repeat chorus) Now stop right still cock-a-doodle-doodle doo And put your hand on your head cock-a-doodle-doodle doo And nd put your other on e on your toe cock-a-doodle-doodle doo (repeat chorus) Now stop right still cock-a-doodle-doodle doo And put your hand on your kneecock-a-doodle-doodle doo And wave your other hand high cock-a-doodle-doodle doo (repeat chorus) Now stop right still cock-a-doodle-doodle doo And put your hands on your belly cock-a-doodle-doodle doo And jump up and down cock-a-doodle-doodle doo (repeat chorus) Now stop right still cock-a-doodle-doodle doo And put your hands over your eyes cock-a-doodle-doodle doo And turn all around cock-a-doodle-doodle doo (repeat chorus) Now stop right still cock-a-doodle-doodle doo And put your hands on your shoulders cock-a-doodle-doodle doo And put your foot up in the air cock-a-doodle-doodle doo (repeat chorus) Dipidu (working with simple beats) Good day good day to you Good day oh dipidu Good day good day to you Good day oh dipidu Dip dip dipidu Dipidu oh dipidu Dip dip dip dip dipidu Dipidu oh dipidu Once There Was A Cat (singing participation, making up verses with the children) Once there was a cat Who loved a handsome mouse But they could not marry Because they had no house Fiddle dee Fiddle doo Fiddle dee Fiddle dee Fiddle doo Fiddle dee My Name is Joe (chanting, gross motor) Hi... my name is Joe... I have a wife and three kids And I work at the button factory One day, the boss came in, she said “Joe... are you busy?”, I said “no”, she said “Turn the buttons like this!” There’s A Cobbler (chant and finger play) There’s a cobbler on our street Mending shoes for little feet With a bang, and a bang, and a bang bang bang And a bang, and a bang, and a bang bang bang The Little Mice Go Creeping (gross motor action) The little mice go creeping, creeping, creeping The little mice go creeping All through the house The big black cat goes stalking, stalking, stalking The big black cat goes stalking All through the house The little mice go scampering, scampering, scampering The little mice go scampering All through the house Hot Cross Buns (pitch matching) Hot cross buns, hot cross buns One a penny, two a penny Hot cross buns Sandy Land (singing participation, goodbye song) Make my living in sandy land Make my living in sandy land Make my living in sandy land Boys and girls fare you well (Like a cow) Moo moo moo moo moo moo moo... (Like a cat) Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow... Paw Paw Patch (names, gross motor, hello song) Where oh where is my friend Suzy Where oh where is my friend Suzy Where oh where is my friend Suzy Way down yonder in the Paw Paw Patch Picking up paw paws, put ‘em in your pocket Picking up paw paws, put ‘em in your pocket Picking up paw paws, put ‘em in your pocket Way down yonder in the Paw Paw Patch Open Shut Them (chant and finger play) Open shut them, open shut them Give your hands a clap Open shut them, open shut them Lay them in your lap Creeping, creeping, creeping, creeping Right up to your chin Now open up your little mouth But do not let them in Crawling, crawling, crawling, crawling To your shoulders fly Then like little birdies Let them flutter to the sky Falling, falling, falling, falling Almost to the ground Then quickly pick them up again And turn them round and round Faster...faster...faster...faster...Stop! Little Red Handkercheif (gross motor, dancing) Little red handkerchief Swing to and fro Swing to and fro Swing to and fro (repeat) Tra la la la La la la la la la la la la Tra la la la La la la la la la! Everybody Here Has A Name (learning names, chanting, beat) Everybody here has a name oh yes And everybody here plays a game oh yes And your (my) name is ... The Flea Song (major scale, finger play for infant/toddlers) On my toe there is a flea Now it’s climbing on my knee Past my tummy, past my nose On my head where my hair grows On my head there is a flea Now it’s climbing down on me Past my tummy, past my knee On my toe, TAKE THAT YOU FLEA! Clap Your Hands (gross motor) Clap, clap, clap your hands Clap your hands together (repeat) Stamp, stamp stamp your feet Stamp your feet together (repeat) Tap, tap tap your toes Tap your toes together (repeat) Blink, blink, blink your eyes Blink your eyes together (repeat) Beep, beep, beep your nose Beep your nose together (repeat) Pull, pull, pull your ears Pull your ears together (repeat) Reach, reach, reach the sky Reach the sky together (repeat) Dig, dig, dig the ground Dig the ground together (repeat) See, see, see the moon See the moon together (repeat) Wheels, wheels, wheels go round Wheels go round together (repeat) Sing sing, sing this song Sing this song together (repeat) Clap, clap, clap your hands Clap your hands together (repeat) Up Down (pitch matching for toddlers) Up, Down Up, Down Up, Down Up, Down |
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