
It is truly a Different Kind of Preschool. Our program focuses on inspiring creativity and independence through a socially stimulating and academically challenging curriculum. Prodigy is designed to be a home away from home for children where they can learn, laugh, grow, and have fun. The coaches are fully certified by the United States Figure Skating Association (USFS) and also coach at the Pavilion's skate school. Therefore at Prodigy, children are not only becoming prepared for kindergarten but also obtain the athletic fitness and health benefits of ice skating. In small groups, children learn the techniques and foundations of ice skating during one hour of on-ice activities a few days per week. Our small classroom size provides an intimate setting where children are able to receive much one-on-one attention from the New York State certified teachers. Children are given an age-appropriate curriculum that will prepare them for kindergarten. We encourage exploration and hands-on learning and teach through direct instruction and center-based activities. The rink has been renovated to include beautiful classrooms for our students. Decide ahead of time what chord or harmonies you'll be working with (so it's not a free-for-all when the tubes come out)Ĥ.Prodigy Preschool at the Staten Island Skating Pavilion is a Pre- K For All Department of Education 4 - year old specialty program in which children learn the fundamentals of ice skating and become academically prepared for kindergarten. It's more of a choreographed dance than an all out battle (though the later can be fun when your music ed friends come over for beers and Boomwhackers)ģ. We only hit each other's tubes and only when the other person is ready (holding their tubes out and away from their face)Ģ. To make sure no one gets hurt, you need set up some basic parameters:ġ.
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Rob and Prodigies Music in Snow Day It's a free music lesson from the Prodigies. Coreograph a dance like the video above Tube Fighting Protocol Prodigies Music Lessons 61.4K subscribers 946K views 7 years ago Practice call-and-response rhythms with Mr. Challenge them to repeat after you with Kodaly call and response (Ta Ta Ti Ti Ta) or whatever system you like best (Du Du Du De Du, 1 2 3 + 4)Ĥ. Answer questions about the colors, note names, and chordsģ. Getting them to sing with their tubes (hum the lightsaber sound in tune with your tube or sing the notes youĢ. Once they've got their initial ya-yas out with a little tube fighting, You Can Make it More Constructive byġ. It's gotta come and go quick, but music is supposed to be fun!Īnd you can literally smack yourself in the head with a tube and it doesn't hurt. If you're doing this in a music class I know this can get a little crazy, but I personally love organized chaos in my classes. You can almost think of it like "Patty Cake" styled hand slapping songs. Simply by hitting the tubes together (and trying to sing-a-long as well) you're giving your child meaningful and memorable play with pitch.

Tube Fighting is a great way to turn every little boys' favorite outdoor activity into a constructive musical (and even dance) performance. pretend that they are swords and use them in a make-believe battle to the make-believe-bitter-end!Īnd if you think that's a ridiculous idea, here's a music teacher and student who pull it off beautifully! 'Tube fighting,' as a lot of the kids call it, is a fun way to constructively do what EVERYONE already wants to do with Boomwhackers. You can just play the natural (not flat) versions of the notes or take it to a piano instead! Boomwhacker Tube Fightsīut back to the lightsaber fighting with my students.

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If you have a set of bells or Boomwhackers, chances are you've got a C Major set and don't have those notes! Sorry!!! I normally arrange all the music on PsP to fit those notes, but there wasn't anyway around this one. at the end of the second page the music breaks the C Major scale by adding a Bb, an Ab, and an Eb.

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Sweet Beets is a catchy song for teaching rhythm, and a great way to get some instrument free. We practice playing rhythms with ‘Beet’ and ‘Shh,’ in a similar fashion to the way we played ‘C’ and ‘Shh’ in 1.3. We all know the theme, so even if you or your students aren't sure about the rhythms (triplet-city), it's an easy song to jump in on.Ī small heads up. Searching for the perfect preschool program Here at Little Prodigies. In this Preschool Prodigies episode, we have our first rhythm lessons with Sweet Beets. Rob walks you through main melody in C Major.ĭownload the Star Wars (Main Theme) Sheet Music in C Major for Chromanotes Boomwhackers and Deskbells. In honor of May the 4th and Star Wars Day, we've got a super fun music lesson teaching the Star Wars Theme & Imperial March by John Williams.
