AC1219 Activate! Dec 2019/Jan 2020
A general music resource for music teachers by music teachers
Activate! is a general music teaching resource subscription for all involved in teaching elementary students. We believe that music and movement are essential tools for learning and student achievement. It is our goal to present quality content that is developmentally appropriate, practical, and educationally sound. We strive to provide you with enjoyable opportunities to engage students in active learning.
Contents
| In This Issue | Mari Schay | 2 |
| AYT Activate Asks | 4 | |
| AYT Hard-Wired or Learned? | Patricia Bourne | 6 |
| Winter Solstice Song: A Partner Song for Festivals of Light | Eric Shopmeyer | 8 |
| Winter Bells Across the Snow: A Choral Prep Guide | Katie O´Connor-Ballantyne | 12 |
| Winter Bells Across the Snow: Octavo | Greg Gilpin | 16 |
| Christmas…In About Three Minutes: A Two-Part Celebration | Mark Weston | 21 |
| Get Down, Ye Merry Gentlemen: A Holiday Ensemble | Doug Edwards | 26 |
| Tinikling Variations | Abby Blair | 31 |
| Oh Mountain: One Song, Two Different Pentatonic Scales | Eric Shopmeyer | 37 |
| Hotaru Koi: A Japanese Children´s Song | Mari Schay | 42 |
| AYT You Were Hired for Your Expertise: Doing the Job with Integrity and Grace | Mari Schay | 45 |
| Composing with ToneMatrix: Experimenting with Time and Pitch | Mari Schay | 47 |
| Composing in GarageBand: Writing a Rag | Abby Blair | 50 |
| AYT Fleixble and Fabulous: Recorders are a Must! | Katie Grace Miller | 54 |
| Recorder Readiness: Strategies for Success on Day One | Jennifer Patterson | 56 |
| Recorder Monster Mantras: Remembering Good Habits | Mari Schay | 60 |
| Composing with Recorders: B-A-G Songs | Blake Siskavich | 67 |
| How to Create an Adaptive Recorder: Using Scratch and a Makey Makey | Kathryn Finch | 70 |
| Instrument Family Rhyme Time: Instrument Family Poems | Katie Grace Miller | 73 |
| Instruments of the Orchestra and Band: Leraning with Poetry | Deborah Zehler | 76 |
| Music, Math, and Science: Build Your Own Panpipes and String Instruments | Charlene Heldt | 79 |
| Hoedown from Copland´s Rodeo | Katie Grace Miller | 82 |
| Hoedown from Copland´s Rodeo: A Barred Instrument Play-Along | Doug Edwards | 86 |
| Creating a Graphic Score: With Copland´s Fanfare for the Common Man | Kelly Mraz | 90 |
| Simple Gifts: A Barred Percussion Ensemble | Mari Schay | 93 |
| Family Connections: Exploring Music at Home | Julie Thompson | 98 |
| Calendars | 99 | |
| Reproducible Worksheets | 101 |
