Music Lesson, “Halloween is Coming Soon” Song, Orff Arrangement, Video And Mp3’s

Halloween Song & Orff Music Lesson! ““Halloween is Coming Soon” Orff Parts, Sing along Video, Hand Actions, Teaching presentations and Mp3 Music tracks. Strengthen music skills with this “spooky” fun song sung to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle” but in a minor (sad/spooky sounding) Am key. Kids LOVE singing this Halloween song and doing the actions and movements that go with the lyrics. Easily adapted for all elementary grades.

This song is sung to the familiar tune and nursery rhyme “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” except in a minor key. The Key is Am. Your students will need to play the melody an octave higher as the song melody begins on A below Middle C.

Concepts:

Melody, Rhythm, Quarter, Eighth, Half Notes, Quarter Rest, Singing and Playing Instruments. Connect Music with Literacy (reading lyrics)

RESOURCE INCLUDES:

Teaching Presentation PPT. and PDF. with teaching pages for each part and a rhythm review.

Song Coloring sheet

Halloween Coloring Sheet

Sing along Video with Hand actions and Lyrics

Teaching presentation in PPT. PDF. and Google Slides HAND ACTIONS & LYRICS

Vocal and Karaoke tracks, Orff practice track

Sheet Music for: Melody with Notes, Bass with Notes, Rhythm parts, Arrangement, Lyric Sheet

Teaching Ideas and Suggested Adaptations.

GOOGLE SLIDS INFO: You can open the presentations in Google slides by going to your Google Drive-right click on the presentation- Open with Google Slides.

A Google Slides presentation has been made for the Hand Actions so that students can practice in small groups.

HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE:

Here are some ways to use this resource and some teaching tips. Be sure to look through the presentation and video so that you can organize your materials according to your student’s needs.

You can easily adapt this lesson to use in several grades. Choose the concepts you want to focus on for each grade and then use the materials to support learning. Remember to focus on 1 or 2 skills in each lesson. For example:

CLASS 1: Sing the Song, Learn the actions. Color the lyric sheets. Tap the Melody Rhythms. (Perfect for Kinder through 2nd Grade)

CLASS 2: Review and then chose 1 part to learn. You may only want to do singing and the “CLAPPING” part with your younger grades, and learn more parts with upper grades.

You can determine which parts you want to teach to each grade level.

Use this song in a Halloween Music Program.

Use each of the materials in a Music Station/Center.

All of these materials make a great October lesson for your SUB TUB.

Print the black and white copies to use in class/stations/SUB TUB.

Use the video to teach the song, the actions and give opportunities for students to sing alone or in small groups. (As well as the Audio tracks)

Coloring sheets and Lyric Sheets- Stations or individual work.

Have students read the rhythm and notes in each part.

Teach the parts individually, practice, then put them together 2 at a time. Finally play all parts together.

LYRICS:

Halloween is coming soon.

Can’t you see the big full moon?

Ghosts and cats and witches’ hats, pumpkins, vampires, ghouls and bats.

Halloween is coming soon.

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