Vance Bollinger – Monster Mash
David Catrow
When the leaves begin to turn orange in the fall, and when
it’s getting to be time for pumpkin pie and costumes, I think this book could
be a big hit with a general music class.
Elementary school children will love this book because of its lovely
illustrations, and because it’s likely to activate their prior musical knowledge. “Monster Mash” is a Halloween party classic,
and they’re almost definitely going to be familiar with the song. Therefore, I would use this to be the basis
of a movement and dancing-based lesson.
I could teach them about body awareness and coordination through
locomotor and non-locomotor motions, and these in turn could be done in unison
with the form of the music. Changing
dances in time with music is one of the best ways to learn about the formal
structure of a piece of music.
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