1. Carnival of the Animals “The Elephant”

2. Learning Activities The upcoming learning activities are based on the Carabo-Cone method of elementary music education They will feature either practices either directly used or closely modified from those of the Carabo-Cone method

3. Clef Bracelets Materials: Pipe Cleaners, Rubber Bands Students will take two pipe cleaners and bend them into a bass clef and a treble clef Using the rubber bands, they will place the bass and treble clefs on the appropriate hands They will then go to the piano to associate which notes are bass and which are treble After listening to the piece, they will decide which clef it would be in and which hand would play it

4. Music Puzzle Take the melody line and cut it into one measure “puzzle pieces” and place in bags (each student should get a copy) While listening to the piece, students will arrange the pieces into the correct order Once that is complete have students take turns playing a measure or two at the piano – This lesson reinforces musical literacy and listening skills

5. Beanbag Game Have melody line projected on the board Have students line up in front of Floor Staff Taking turns they will each throw a beanbag and try to land on the appropriate spaces to “write” the melody – You can also use specific colored or sized beanbags to indicate note duration. If they land in the correct spaces they get to go play that note on the keyboard – They get to hear what they see in front of them

6. Live Keyboard Students will choose a name tag specifying a specific note on the keyboard They will crouch down in the correct order of the keyboard Have the melody projected on the board, and either with a recording or at an actual piano, play the piece When it is time for their “note” to be played in the song, students will pop up When they know how the song goes, you can transition to having them sing the note that they are and do the song in rhythm.

7. “Just One More” Relay Only do this once children REALLY know the piece Have a student go up to the piano and play the first note of the melody Taking turns, the next student will play the first note, and “just one more” This continues for the entire piece, adding a single note at a time

8. Related Activities Learn The Elephant Song – Eric Herman Watch the Elephant March clip from The Jungle Book – Have students swing arm like a metronome to feel where the beat is in the song – When they feel the beat you can move on to marching around the room and singing the song – Have students march like Mowgli did with the elephants while listening to and/or singing the song