Transport - Session 3 - Music

Hello everyone, it's time for music with Sean!

Welcome to session two of our 'Transport' scheme. This session starts and ends with the hello and goodbye songs and features two recurring activities this term. Also in this session we explore playing a repeating rhythmic pattern and developing our singing and signing. Here is some information about each activity in this video:

• Hello Song (Calming) - A familiar song to start each session. It is an opportunity to say hello to everyone. There is also a gap to say hello using your name too.
• Stretch Your Wings (Movement) - A warm up activity designed to wake up your body and mind. Copy Sean with slow breathing to warm up your lungs and open your body to your stretch your wings.
• The Bus Song (Playing Instruments) - An instrumental activity focussed on a playing and stopping. Play along to the song, trying to keep a steady beat. When the music stops, so do you! The song gets longer each time to help build anticipation of when to stop. Can I play and stop anticipating a musical cue? Can you play with a sense of pulse (to the beat)?
• I'm An Airplane (Singing/Movement) - A singing and movement activity. This activity focuses on working with a partner to take turns to lead. Based on the tune of 'Frere Jacques' take turns to go first to sing and copy Sean with his airplane movments. There is an opportunity for the partners to make up their own airplane movement for their partner to copy. Can I sing key words of the song? Can I copy the leader's movements? Can I think of my own movements (appropriate to the song)? Can I take turns to lead/copy my partner?
• Short Ride in a Fast Machine (Calming) - A listening activity. Find a relaxing position to listen to the music. If you want to, you could use bubbles for support relaxation. An additional activity would be to talk about the music after it has finished (pause the video). How did the music make you feel? Did you hear any changes in the music (loud/quiet/fast/slow)? What instruments could you hear?
• Goodbye Song (Calming) - A familiar song to end each session. It is an opportunity to say goodbye to everyone. There is also a gap to say goodbye using your name too.

I hope you enjoyed this term's scheme!