The students have returned! Today is the official start of the school year, and I’ve already had music therapy with two classes. It was so much fun seeing all of the kids after an entire summer away, and for the most part, they were happy to see me, too.
I was excited to introduce some new tunes, including a brand-new hello song. I had been rotating the same few for the last two years, and though the students and staff liked them, it was time for a change. This is what I came up with:
Hands clap,
Feet tap,
It’s time to sing hello.
To you and you and you and you
All of the people that we know.
So let’s all come together,
And sing out big and strong.
Let’s have a good time in music,
While we dance and play along.
Sit up tall,
Let’s have a ball.
It’s time to sing hello.
To you and you and you and you
All of the people that we know.
Hello everybody, hello.
Hello everybody, hello.
Hello everybody, hello.
Music has begun!
Introducing new songs and activities is always a challenge with some of our students, but so far, they’ve all responded very positively. Hopefully that will continue to be the case as I visit all of the remaining classes this week!
Indeed, music has begun and so as our music classes. Like you, getting back to work, teaching music to my dear students and seeing them smile again excite me more. By the way, Time to Sing Hello is truly a good song that can surely be enjoyed, well-appreciated and love by all your classes. Thanks for this post and more power. Just in case, you'd like to learn and adopt more reliable, effective and innovative music and piano teaching tips and resources, please feel free to check this link out. This can even take your music teaching experience to a higher level. Enjoy!