Four Little Elephants Jumping on a Web
Large motor "jump around" game for Suzuki violin students learning the Twinkle Variations.
I don't do this activity the same day as "One Little Elephant." . Either this game or "One Little Elephant" is a good break between practice tasks with the violin.
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In a lesson setting, the student, a parent, the teacher, and a little sib (or s stuffed elephant.) are the dramatis personae.
For more teacher talk, see below.Four little elephants jumping on the web,
One little elephant yawned and said:
"I'm too tired. I'm going to bed."Three little elephants jumping on the web,
One little elephant yawned and said:
"I'm too tired. I'm going to bed."Two little elephants jumping on the web,
One little elephant yawned and said:
"I'm too tired. I'm going to bed."One little elephant jumping on the web said,
"Wait a minute, I'm not tired!
Come back little elephants!
Come play some more!"
***[Don't try to keep the rhythm strict from here on; go for drama.]***Four little elephants jumping on the web,
One little elephant stopped and said:
I'm hungry. I'm thinkin'... mmm... peanut butter!Three little elephants jumping on the web,
One little elephant stopped and said:
I'm hungry. I'm thinkin'... mmm... juicy slices of banana!Two little elephants jumping on the web,
One little elephant stopped and said:
I'm hungry. I'm thinkin'... mmm... honey in the comb!One little elephant finally said,
Know what? I'm hungry too. Let's go make a sandwich!When I teach the Twinkle Variations, I stress ABA structure, because the sequence of pitches is not that easy for a beginner with so many different things to think about. I don't say "ABA," because letters are also used to describe notes. I say "Bread, Topping, Bread." In the Sandwich part (only), I use 4th finger for E.This fingering helps reinforce the fact that there are two different sections, and I get fewer instances of "E D C# B A, E D C# B A."
If you would like to receive notification as new Suzuki resources are added to this site, you can send an email to grandma@grandmaskite.com. Your email will not be sold, shared, traded, or used for any other purpose than that which you requested. As it turns out, I have been adding a topic in a parent letter about once a month for my own Suzuki families.Pencil exercises, set one for bow hold
Pencil exercises, set two for bow hold
One Little Elephant (left finger strength and flexibility)
Four Little Elephants Jumping on a Web (left finger naming, strength and flexibility)
Left hand number card "pick up" game
"Home built" violins and ways to use them in group sessions
Reading readiness game "Who Ran Away?"
Reading readiness game "Rhythm Flash "
"Reading Readiness in Music"Supplementary Music and Midis
Twinkle Rag – a twinkle variation with a new twist on half of the rhythm in Variations A and D. Same four sixteenth notes in a ragtime setting
Daisy Daisy uses a three four twist on "Mississippi without the hot dog." The whole accompaniment is open D and G. The song and bass line can be played as a violin / 'cello duet or on the piano.
For more information on the Monroe Street Fine Arts Center Suzuki program, see Monroe Street Fine Arts Center, http://www.msfac.org/ or email grandma@grandmaskite.com.
For more information on Middleton School of Performing Arts, see http://msopa.net or email grandma@grandmaskite.com.
Suzuki
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Hands On
Education
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Letter Topics
Bow hold:
•Pencil
exercises I
•Pencil
exercises II
Left
hand strength and flexibility:
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Little Elephant
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Little Elephants Jumping on a Web
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Smallmotor "pick up" game
Position in Motion:
•"Home
built" violins with activities
Reading readiness:
"Who Ran Away?"
"Twinkle Rhythm Flash Cards"
Supplementary Music and Midis
Twinkle Rag
Daisy Daisy
Daisy sheet music
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