Jiggle Wiggle Freeze

Follow along with the lyrics as you listen to the accompaniment with melody guide for Jiggle Wiggle Freeze.

Follow along with the lyrics as you listen to the accompaniment with melody guide for the extended version of Jiggle Wiggle Freeze.

The following teaching tips are explained in more detail in the PDF download.

• Use the Donna & Andy performance track and have students concentrate on moving freely and freezing without being responsible for singing the words.
• Discuss the actions that will accompany each of the word combinations: jiggle wiggle, zigga zagga and wishy washy.
• Suggested actions are provided in the PDF download. However, students will have fun contributing their own movement ideas.
• Create your own silly movement words to include in the song.
• Add instruments when singing the move and freeze game versions.
• Create a tongue twister activity. Have students practice saying the tongue-twisty words before they attempt to sing them.
• Create a rhythmic ostinato and add it when singing Jiggle Wiggle Freeze.

Two melody/lyric options are provided for the extended version of Jiggle Wiggle Freeze. Choose the simplified melody for very young singers. The notes can be sung with a bit of a swing or the notes can be sung with even quarter notes. Since the students will be learning the song by rote, the teacher can make this decision and present the song whichever way works best for the students.

Jiggle Wiggle Freeze is an excellent repertoire choice for a concert performance. Students love to share their creative freeze poses and audiences enjoy the energy of this piece!

Jiggle Wiggle Freeze

Sometimes a composer writes a song because of an inspiration, a funny thing they have seen, a beautiful sunset, or a heartfelt sentiment they wish to convey. Other times, the need for a song is a practical thing. Such was the case for Jiggle Wiggle Freeze. I had a wiggly group of young students who were expected to perform at the school concert in December after being in school for only a few months. They were not really ready to sing, and they were a lively bunch. I decided to write a movement song for them. I had fun playing with words that had similar sounds, almost like a tongue twister. Students at this age also love to freeze dance, so I added that element into the song. It worked well in our December concert with its connection to the season being the “freeze” part and a small reference to winter weather. The “littles” are always a highly anticipated addition to a school concert and Jiggle Wiggle Freeze allowed them to deliver a simple song, some fun actions and do what they do best – be entertaining for family and friends.

Older students also love to move and freeze, so Jiggle Wiggle Freeze has been pressed into service throughout the year with classes of various ages as they arrive in the music room. We certainly have had fun doing jiggle wiggle, wishy washy, and zigga zagga dance moves, and of course, staying very still for the “freeze” parts!

Part 2 of the story….

In addition to being fun in the classroom, as time went on, Andy and I included Jiggle Wiggle Freeze in our Donna & Andy concert performances at schools and festivals. We created a longer version of the song with instructions that were very clear and easy for children to pick up right away. We also sang the song at a faster speed because one of my super powers is that I can sing lots of words quickly and I find it fun to show off my impressive tongue twister talent!

We went to the studio to record Jiggle Wiggle Freeze with fabulously talented musicians. It was a blast to record this accompaniment in a Dixieland style. It was recorded as we sing it in concert, at a faster speed, which suits my ability to sing rapid-fire lyrics, and we also swing the eighths. We were delighted with the end results and I knew kids will LOVE to move along with this track. However, I was concerned that young singers might find the speed challenging, SO, I simplified the lyrics and the melody to create less repetitions that should be easier for young singers. This way they can enjoy our smoking new studio tracks AND sing along.

I hope teachers will find a version of this song that works for the students in their classrooms and that everyone has fun singing, moving and freezing with Jiggle Wiggle Freeze!

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