Listen & Learn Music Class for Children: Week 1

Hey friends, it's me Rachel Rambach, but lots of you know me as Miss Rachel. I'm so sad that we aren't able to meet in person this week, but this is the next best thing. So you can watch music class and even sing along and play along and dance along with me as I sing our songs just like we do in music class together. So we're going to start by singing our hello song. Are you ready? Welcome, welcome everyone. Are you ready to have some fun? We'll sing and dance and learn in music class today. All right, thank you for singing the hello song with me. The next thing we're going to do is talk about the season. Did you know that this is the first week of spring? That means winter is over so we can wave goodbye to winter and we can say hello to spring. So that is just what we're going to do in this next song and I want you to listen very carefully because I'm going to give you some directions as I sing. Here we go. Can you put your hands and your arms way up and wave them like this? And clear, clear the tree, sing and wave along with me. I see those toes tapping, oh tap your toes, oh tap your toes and sing. Sing because spring is finally here. Sing because the sky is blue. And clear the tree, sing and tap along with me. One of the things that happens a whole lot during the spring is rain. In fact, it's been raining here all day. So I thought we could sing a song all about the raindrops and you might even know this song. So if you do, would you sing along with me? All right, let's give it a try. All the raindrops were letting drops and gumdrops, I was standing Can you try singing that part with me? Let's try it. Rainy days can be a little bit of a bummer because that means we can't go outside and play. But one of the really, really, really good things about rain is that it makes all the plants and the flowers and the trees bloom and grow during the spring. So this song is all about the grass growing around and around. Now there's something special about this song. There's a part after I sing where you repeat after me. Okay, so that means you'll have to listen carefully and then sing the same words that I sing. Okay, should we try it? Here we go. Grew all around, all around and the green grass grew all around. Okay, get ready to listen and repeat after me. In this hole, there was a tree, the prettiest tree that you ever did see. The tree in the hole, in the hole, in the ground, and the green grass grew all around, all around, the green grass grew all around. Okay, we're gonna keep going. The limp on the tree, in the tree, in the hole, in the hole, in the ground, in the green, the green grass grew all around. The branch there was a twig, the twig on the branch, in the branch, on the limb, in the limb, tree, in the tree, in the hole, the egg, and then that branch, and the branch, on the limb, the limb, on the tree, in the tree, in the hole. Do you have any guesses about what might be inside that egg? Let's find out if you're right. It's in this egg. Is that what you guessed? Good job. The prettiest bird you ever did see. The bird in the egg, in the egg, in the neck, in the twig, on the branch, in the branch, on the limb, on the tree, in the tree, in the hole, in the hole, in the ground. A whole lot of energy. Thanks for singing along with me. You know, I bet after all the singing you've been doing, you're probably getting a little bit hungry. So maybe we could all take a little snack break right now, and I have the perfect snack for us. Are you ready for it? How about a tasty banana? Now you might not have shaky bananas at home, but if you have bananas that are real that you can eat, this is the perfect time to eat one because I've got a song all about bananas. Some of you know this song really, really well because it's one of our favorites in music class. So if you know it, I would love for you to sing it with me. Are you ready? Let's do it. Banana. My favorite fruit is a banana. Pretty tasty? I think I'm going to have one after music class gets over. But right now, we're going to go for a little ride. We're going to think about all the things that we might see out the window of our car. So let's use our imaginations. Okay, you ready? Can you guess what I see out my window? Did somebody say a roller coaster? That's right. Now I want to see if I can guess what you see out your window. Ready? A rainbow? Yeah? All right, let's see what else we can see. A giant tree? Oh, good one. All right, let's do one more. Do you see Disney World? We had so much fun going for a ride. All right, everyone. The next thing I'm going to grab from my collection over here is my bean bag. Now you might not have a bean bag at home. So if you don't, maybe you could fill up a little baggie full of beans or rice or anything that makes a nice, squishy feeling snack that you can toss back and forth. So if you need to pause this video to go get your bean bag or make your own bean bag, you can pause right now. All right, now that we've got our bean bags, we're going to practice making them hop from one hand to the next. Can you try that with me? All right, so we're going to keep making them hop just like this, back and forth, as we sing our song. Here we go. Shoo-wop, shoo-wada-wop, bop, shabop. From hand to hand, make the bean bag hop. Shoo-wop, shoo-wada-wop, bop, shabop. Back and forth, don't let it drop. Now freeze and hold your bean bag still. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, until I tell you where to put it now. On your elbow, show me how. Can you show me how to balance that bean bag on your elbow? Very good. Now let's make it hop into our hands. Let's keep going. Shoo-wop, shoo-wada-wop, bop, shabop. From hand to hand, make the bean bag hop. Shoo-wop, shoo-wada-wop, bop, shabop. Back and forth, don't let it drop. Now freeze and hold your bean bag still. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, until I tell you where to put it now. On your head, show me how. Can you balance your bean bag on your head? Let me see you try. Very good. Now can you make that bean bag hop from your head into your hands? Let's try it. Uh-oh. Here it is. Okay, let's try it again. Shoo-wop, shoo-wada-wop, bop, shabop. From hand to hand, make the bean bag hop. Shoo-wop, shoo-wada-wop, bop, shabop. Back and forth, don't let it drop. Now freeze and hold your bean bag still. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, until I tell you where to put it now. On your shoulder, show me how. Can you balance on your shoulder? Very good. Now can we make that bean bag hop from our shoulder into our hands? Let's try it. Here we go. Hop. Good job. Okay, we're going to do one more. You ready? Shoo-wop, shoo-wada-wop, bop, shabop. From hand to hand, make the bean bag hop. Shoo-wop, shoo-wada-wop, bop, shabop. Back and forth, don't let it drop. Now freeze and hold your bean bag still. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, until I tell you where to put it now. On your hand, show me how. Nice balancing. Now we're going to make that bean bag hop into our other hand. Okay, one last time. Shoo-wop, shoo-wada-wop, bop, shabop. From hand to hand, make the bean bag hop. Shoo-wop, shoo-wada-wop, bop, shabop. Back and forth, don't let it drop. Now you can let that bean bag drop. For our next song, I grabbed some shakers to shake along. Now if you don't have shakers at home, that's okay because you can make your own. You can take a water bottle or some plastic Easter eggs and fill them with beans or popcorn or rice, anything that'll give you this nice shaky sound. So if you need to pause this video and go run and make your shakers and then come back, you can do that right now. Okay, got your shakers? We're going to start shaking just like this and we're going to make a nice tasty treat together. Hot, hot, hot, hot chocolate, hot, hot, hot. Hot, hot, hot, hot chocolate. Let's make a cup of hot chocolate. Okay, get ready for the first step. Step one, we'll stir the chocolate. Stir it round and round. Stir that chocolate. Everybody stir the chocolate. We're stirring it round and round and shake. Hot, hot, hot, hot chocolate, hot, hot, hot. Hot, hot, hot, hot chocolate. Let's make a cup of hot chocolate. Step two, we'll add the marshmallows. Pour them into our cup. Lots of marshmallows. Everybody add the marshmallows. We're pouring them into our cup. Let's shake. Hot, hot, hot, hot chocolate, hot, hot, hot. Hot, hot, hot, hot chocolate. Let's make a cup of hot chocolate. Step three, we'll blow the steam away. Blow like this. Ready? Everybody blow the steam away. We'll blow like this and shake. Hot, hot, hot, hot chocolate, hot, hot, hot. Hot, hot, hot, hot chocolate. Let's make a cup of hot chocolate. Here comes the last step. Step four, we'll take a little sip. Enjoy this tasty treat. Can you take a little sip? Yum. Everybody take a little sip. Enjoy this tasty treat. Another sip. And shake. Hot, hot, hot, hot chocolate, hot, hot, hot. Hot, hot, hot, hot chocolate. Let's make a cup of hot chocolate. All right, everyone. I'm going to grab another instrument for our next song. I've got my lollipop drum here. Now, even if you don't have a lollipop drum at home, you can use anything. You can use a pot or a pan or anything you can hold in one hand and then take a spoon or something else that you can hit with the other thing that you're holding in your other hand to make a nice drumming sound. You can drum along while I play my song. It's called Lollipop, Lollipop. All right, let's hear those drums. Lollipop, lollipop, oh lolly, lolly, lolly, lollipop, lollipop, oh lolly, lolly, lolly, lollipop, lollipop, oh lolly, lolly, lolly, lollipop, and when I play it makes a sound. Lollipop, oh lolly, lolly, lolly, lollipop, drum way up high, up above my head, up to the sky. Can you play your lollipop drum way down low? Down to the ground, can you play your lollipop down low to lollipop? Everyone, we have done lots of singing, lots of playing instruments, both the ones that you might already have and some that you made yourself, but now we're going to take some time to get the rest of our wiggles out. So we're going to sing a song all about dancing and counting, okay? So we're going to start by dancing, but listen carefully because I've got some directions for you to follow, okay? Here we go, get ready to dance, let me see your best move. Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance is just for fun, but we'll stop dancing while we count to one and three. Everybody help me count to one, ready? One and dance. Dance, dance, dance, dance, dancing with you, but we'll stop dancing while we count to two and three. Okay, let's count to two, ready? One, two. But we'll stop dancing while we count to three. Okay, this time we're going to count to three, ready? One, two, three. And dance, dance, dance, dance, dancing even more, but we'll stop dancing while we count to four. Okay, can you count to four with me, ready? One, two, three, four, and dance. Dance, dance, dance, dance, dancing to this jive, but we'll stop dancing while we count to five and three. Let's count to five, one, two, three, four, and dance. Dance, dance, dance, dance, dancing just for kicks, but we'll stop dancing while we count to six. Everybody help me count to six. One, two, three, four, five, six. All right, get ready. Dance, dance, dance, dance, dancing, my friends, but we'll stop dancing because then. Are you as tired as I am? Well, it is time for us to pull down a little bit before we sing goodbye with one of my favorite songs. This one is called Don't Worry, Be Happy, and I think it's a pretty good song to sing right about now. Well, I want to say thank you so much for coming to music class with me today, and I hope we get to do this a whole lot more, and hopefully we'll get to do it in person sooner than later, but until next time, we've got one more song to sing, and that is our goodbye song. See you next time.