Teach the
Basics with Games- Print out piano/forte pages. Teach the children that "piano" means to sing softly, and "forte" means to sing loudly. I always point out that they should never sing, "louder than lovely."
- Pick a song that the children know really well. Hold one sign at a time and switch from piano to forte throughout the song. The children will have fun fluctuating the volume while they sing.
- Let volunteers take turns switching from piano to forte while singing well known songs.
- Print the legato/staccato pages. Teach that legato means to smoothly sing the words, and staccato is to sing in a choppy manner.
- Use the same idea from the piano/forte game. Pick a well known song, switch the pages from legato to staccato, and let volunteers do the same thing.
Expert Dynamics Game for Senior Primary
Teach
Doctrine with DynamicsRepeat the order of dynamics for the second verse.
Hold the dynamic signs as a flip chart until they are memorized. I didn't have time to teach dynamics for every song, so I sought out special ones. I hope you have a beautiful singing time :)