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Active listening with Music-Go-Rounds of the instruments and characters in Peter and the Wolf! Lots of games and activities in the PDF Guide.
Listen to the Suite and identify the animals from the instruments with our colorful, squishy silicone manipulatives.
Reinforce pitch, melodic direction, rhythm, whole and half steps, intervals, and the scale as you hop. Add AlphaDots to learn notes. Play step bells, listen and step on the interval. Much more!
8 sets of our silicone manipulatives provide the most fun way to ease into orchestrating and composing! They will become your classroom favorites!
As Bernstien narrates on the CD, follow along on the chart and identify the animal by placing an MGR instrument dot on the whiteboard.
Read the story from Peter Malone's book. For active listening, play the CD and use Music-Go-Rounds to point out the music of each character and the instrument that plays it.
As you listen to Bernstienon the CD, ask kids to put the Music-Go-Rounds (MGRs) characters on the whiteboard as they appear, then place the instrument that represents them underneath. Our PDF Activity Guide includes many activities!
Music-Go-Rounds: Using Manipulatives to Explore the Elements of Music by Mark Burrows. With expertise and humor, shows how to use MGRs to full advantage to teach all aspects of music. Plus 27 sets of MGRs to put to use in your current curriculum.
All you need to make full use of our silicone manipulatives, beginning with Mark Burrows' book Music-Go-Rounds: Using Manipulatives to Teach the Elements of Music.
Manipulatives make learning stick as kids learn and make choices about the elements of music through active listening, games, orchestrating songs/poems, more.
Our tactile silicone manipulatives that stick to smooth surfaces focus attention, increase concentration, engage multiple senses, enhance memory, and accelerate comprehension. These are the most flexible tools in your classroom--and will become both your and your student's favorites.
Name the instruments, group them in families, aurally identify them individually and in ensembles.
Manipulatives are like “hands” for your brain: they help you “grasp,” understand, and remember concepts. Like building blocks, the elements of music can be combined in wondrous ways and Mark Burrows provides over 40 activities to help do just that!
Music-Go-Rounds are a great visual and manipulative tool to help kids focus, listen actively, and remember more!