Snuggle Up with some good music in the Cold Weather!

 Fingerplays: Five Little Bells; Five Little Snowmen Fat; Chop, Chop, Chippity Chop

Action Songs: Horse Stood Around; Jack in the Box; All Little Penguins; See How I’m Jumping; My Poor Hand is Shaking

Pitch Exploration: copy the slide whistle; I Thought I Heard a Puppy Whine

Circle Games: Looby Loo; The Reindeer Pokey; Going Around Our Hoops; Riding Our Ponies

Simple Songs to Sing: Snowflakes Are Falling

Echo Songs/Fill in the Black Song: Johnny on the Woodpile

Instruments/Manipulatives we’ve played/used: yarn microphone; jingle bells; scarves; rainbow ribbons; triangles; rainbow hoops

Recorded Music we’ve moved to can be found on this playlist: Music from PreK music 24-25

Songs for Listening: “Jingle Bells” by Duke Ellington; “Wizards in Winter” by Trans Siberian Orchestra; “Puppy for Hanukkah” by Daveed Diggs; “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” performed by Nina Kaptsova; “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” by the Jackson 5; Martin Luther King; Harriet Tubman

Lyrics to the songs we’ve sung: Lyrics page

"Fall"ing in love with our new musicians!

Our newest preschool musicians have been working hard and having fun! It’s been fun for me to get to know them and their personalities in this new school year. Below are some of the things we’ve been working on in music plus links to recorded music we’ve used in class and lyrics to songs we’re singing. Enjoy!

Fingerplays: Itsy Bitsy Spider; 5 Little Mice; Grandma’s Glasses; Spider on the Floor; 5 Fat Turkeys

Action Songs: Head & Shoulders, Knees & Toes; Clap Your Hands; The Wiggle Song; Bony Skeletons Walk; Mother Gooneybird

Pitch Exploration: Old MacDonald Had a Farm; Naughty Kitty Cat; Skin & Bones; Pass the Owl

Circle Games: Walk, Walk, Walk, Walk; Our Gallant Ship; Sally Go Round the Sun; Autumn Leaves are Falling

Simple Songs to Sing: ABC Song; Cobbler, Cobbler; Here I Come

Echo Songs/Fill in the Black Song: Practicing our voices; Oh My! No More Pie; Who Fed the Chickens

Instruments/Manipulatives we’ve played/used: tambourines; yarn microphone; finger cymbals; jingle bells; scarves; buffalo drums; they’ve help me play my guitar & ukulele, too!

Recorded Music we’ve moved to can be found on this playlist: Music from PreK music 24-25

Songs for Listening: “Lava”; “1492”; “Pumpkin Pie”

Lyrics to the songs we’ve sung: Lyrics page

Welcome to Preschool Music 24-25!!

Welcome Title 1 Preschool families,

I am so excited to see our returning friends and meet our new friends! I am Ms. J and I'll see all my friends once a week to do some music. I have some helpful links here that have my class schedule (where I am and when I'm there), a document with lyrics to the songs I use in class, and a Spotify playlist that has songs I use in class. 

Also a few times during the year I will update this webpage with other information about our music classes. If you ever have questions or comments feel free to email me: jhoeppner@cpsk12.org

Have a great year and I'll see you soon!

Ms. J

Little flowers starting to bloom after the winter!

 Our students have been growing and growing and not just physically! They are learning and growing in their minds and spirits, too! They are such a delight to see and work with each week. Here are updated lists of what we've been doing in music:

Fingerplays: Five Fat Turkeys; Chop, Chop, Chippity Chop; Big Eyed Owl; Five Little Bells; Five Little Snowmen Fat; Ten Little Soldiers

Action Songs: Mother Gooneybird; Horse Stood Around; Two Fingers, Two Thumbs; Jack in the Box; All Little Penguins; My Poor Hand is Shaking; Mi Cuerpo

Pitch Exploration: Skin & Bones; copy the slide whistle; Cowboy Joe; I Thought I Heard a Puppy Whine

Circle Games: Autumn Leaves are Falling; Sally Go Round the Sun; Looby Loo; Reindeer Pokey; Riding Our Ponies; Grizzly Bear

Simple Songs to Sing: Here I Come; Bear Hunt; Snowflakes Are Falling

Echo Songs/Fill in the Blank Songs: Who Fed the Chickens; Toom-Bah-Ee-Lero; John the Rabbit; I Built a Snowman; Johnny on the Woodpile

Instruments & Manipulatives We've Used: scarves, hoops, ukulele, guitar, bells, step bells, microphones (real & pretend)

Recorded Music We've Moved to: "Little Ghost" by The White Stripes; "Gymnopedie #1" by Erik Satie; "Toom-Bah-Ee-Lero" by Ella Jenkins; "Driving in My Car" by Ralph's World; "Thanksgiving Theme" by Vince Guaraldi Trio; "Heartburn Waltz" by Vince Guaraldi Trio; "Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saens; "Sleigh Ride" by Leroy Anderson; "Jazzy Jingle Bells" by Duke Ellington; "Overture to Nutcracker Suite" by Peter Tchaikovsky; "Wizards in Winter" by Trans Siberian Orchestra; "Puppy for Hanukkah" by Daveed Diggs; "Skating" by Vince Guaraldi Trio; "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" by the Jackson 5; "Robot Re-Charge" by HighScope; "Highway Number One" by Shenanigans; "Heat Wave" by Ella Fitzgerald; "I Feel Good" by James Brown; "Salt Peanuts" by Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie; "Feet Can't Fail Me Now" by Buckwheat Zydeco; "Run Mountain" Carolina Chocolate Drops; "Shoo Lie Loo" by Elizabeth Mitchell

 Click here for my Spotify playlist with all the music we use in class

Click here to see lyrics from songs we've learned this year

Music They've Heard in Music: Pumpkin Pie; Oh How Lovely; Frosty, the Snowman; Martin Luther King; 

Welcome to Preschool Music 23-24!!!

  Welcome Title 1 Preschool families,

I am so excited to see our returning friends and meet our new friends! I am Ms. J and I'll see all my friends once a week to do some music. I have some helpful links here that have my class schedule (where I am and when I'm there), a document with lyrics to the songs I use in class, and a Spotify playlist that has songs I use in class. 

Also a few times during the year I will update this webpage with other information about our music classes. If you ever have questions or comments feel free to email me: jhoeppner@cpsk12.org

Have a great year and I'll see you soon!

Ms. J

Spring Slipping Into Summer

 This year has been so wonderful! It's hard to believe it's coming to an end and many of our Preschool friends will be heading to Kindergarten. Those big kids are going to LOVE IT!! Not only will they have magical music teachers, but also art, PE, and library!!! Good luck to you all and can't wait to see my smaller friends in the fall!

Fingerplays: Catching a Fish; Five Little Bunnies; Slippery Snake; Ten Little Candles

Action Songs: William, He Had Seven Sons; Sleeping Bunnies; Strolling In The Park; Exercise Game #3; Lazy Bones

Pitch Exploration: Balloon Ball; Slide Whistle; Ribbon; Airplane Ride

Circle Games: Page's Train; The Old Gray Cat; At the Bottom of the Sea

Simple Songs to Sing: I'm Growing Up; Garden Gate; Gramma Moses

Echo Songs/Fill in the Blank Songs: Oh Ricka Bamboo

Instruments & manipulatives we've used: scarves; buffalo drums; egg shakers

Recorded music we've used for movement: "Riro's House" by Carolina Chocolate Drops; "Irish Washerwoman" by The Irish Folk; "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha" by Sam Cooke; "El Baile Madrigal" from Encanto; "I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown; "Seven Jumps" by Shenanigans; "What a Wonderful World" (w/picture book by Ashley Bryan); "Jump in the Line" by Harry Belafonte; "Celebration" by Pitbull  Click here for my Spotify playlist with all this music

Music they've listen to: The Crabfish; Toora Loora Loora; Over In The Meadow (w/picture book by Ezra Jack Keats); China Doll

Click here to find lyrics for all the songs we've sung in music

Keep sharing the music you love with your kiddos! They love sharing music and dancing with you!!

Winter Wonderings

Our winter has only been missing enough snow to play in, but we're still having fun in music class! Here are the things we have been doing in music:

Fingerplays: Five Fat Turkeys; A Big Eyed Owl; Chop, Chop, Chippity Chop; Miss Polly Had A Dolly; Five Little Snowmen Fat

Action Songs: Head & Shoulders, Knees & Toes; Mother Gooneybird; Jack in the Box; All Little Penguins; Riding Our Ponies; My Poor Hand is Shaking

Pitch Exploration: Copy my slide whistle with your voice; Pass the Owl; Cowboy Joe; Big Pig; I Thought I Heard a Puppy Whine

Circle Games: Highway Number 1; Going Around Our Hoops; Gallop All Around; Exercise Game No. 2; Grizzly Bear

Simple Songs to Sing: Pumpkin Pie; Who Fed The Chickens; Frosty, the Snowman; You Are My Sunshine;  

Echo Songs/Fill in the Blank Songs: Oh My! No More Pie!; What's Your Favorite Thing About Winter?; What Was One Fun Thing About Your Winter Break?; John, the Rabbit; I Made a Snowman

Instruments & manipulatives we've used: Scarves; Our bodies as food shapes before Thanksgiving; jingle bells; hoops; kids have helped me strum the ukulele; Triangles

Recorded music we've used for movement: "Heartburn Waltz" by Vince Guaraldi Trio; "Sandy Boys" by Carolina Chocolate Drops; "Sleigh Ride" by Leroy Anderson; "Skating" by Vince Guaraldi Trio; "Santa Clause is Coming to Town" by the Jackson 5; "Wizards in Winter" by Trans Siberian Orchestra; "Jingle Bell Rock" by Owen Rochester Jazz; "Robot Re-Charge"; "Toom-Bah-Ee-Lero" by Ella Jenkins; "Run Mountain" by Carolina Chocolate Drops; "Wonderful Life" by Matoma; "The Boy from Ipanema" by Ella Fitzgerald; "Salt Peanuts" by Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie; Haydn's Surprise Symphony; "Feet Don't Fail" by Buckwheat Zydeco Click here for my Spotify playlist with all this music

Music they've listen to: "Oh, How Lovely"; A Minor Round; "Martin Luther King"; "Harriet Tubman"

Click here to find lyrics for all the songs we've sung in music

Keep sharing the music you love with your kiddos! They love sharing music and dancing with you!!