Jingle Bells – Scarf Activity
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Choosing repertoire for Kindergarten students is particularly tricky when students have had only a few months of music classes. Many students have not discovered their singing voices and those who have may not have developed the skill of matching the pitch of others and singing in tune.
Choosing a familiar song may help the process. Even the generally well known Jingle Bells may present issues because of the wordy verses. To facilitate using this song for Kindergarten concert performances, have the students sing only in the choruses.
Add scarves and move to the beat during the verses for a presentation that includes demonstration of age-appropriate skill development (keeping the beat) and only a few short sections of lyrics. Bonus – even if the young singers are not able to sing in tune with each other, the audience will still know the song and the words!
Listen to melody + accompaniment:
Download Includes:
- Vocal score
- Vocal score (French lyrics)
- Lead sheet
- Director/piano score
- Accompaniment – with melody guide
- Accompaniment – piano with percussion
- Teaching Tips
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Jingle Bells - Scarf Activity
Follow along with the vocal score as you listen to the accompaniment for Jingle Bells.
Teaching Tips
Add Scarves and Movement
Scarves are a great addition to this performance. They look great, they are easy for students to handle, and scarves don’t make noise when they are dropped! Scarves are often available as part of regular music classroom or vocal studio “equipment” or the physical education teacher may also have some on hand. An alternative is to use cloth or paper streamers.
Movement and scarf suggestions are included in the download.
ABA form
Use body percussion in the choruses and add scarves to the verses to create visual differences in the A and B sections of the song.
Combine Classes
With kindergarten students or young singers ages 5-7 it is recommended that classes be combined to create a larger group of singers for concert performances. This helps foster confidence (safety in numbers) and even if some students are not comfortable singing, the performance still can be successful. Including singing and physical elements to the song means that both singing and non-singing students are included in the performance. In addition, young voices are not strong at this age and being able to create enough volume to project the sound in a large performing space can be an issue. With more singers, there is a better chance of being heard without asking the children to “sing louder”, something that is to be avoided!
French Language Options
The limited lyrics involved in this performance (partial chorus only) make this song accessible for early French immersion students. A French vocal score is included in the download. In a vocal studio, use the song as a language study, alternating choruses in English and French.
Jingle All the Way!
Include jingle bells in your performance.
Use only a few sets of jingle bells so the jingling doesn’t overpower the singing voices.
Jingle Bells - Scarf Activity
I enjoyed using this scarf activity with my students multiple times during my 35 years as an elementary music specialist. It has been a great addition to many concerts when the option of singing a song was totally beyond the ability of my young students. I am excited that it fits in seasonal and non-seasonal concerts, the students love performing it, and audiences love seeing it. Win-win-win!
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| License | Classroom / Studio License |
|---|---|
| Context | Action / Movement Songs, Action Songs, Classroom Songs, Movement Songs, Novelty, Small Group Class, Warm-ups, French |
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| Level | |
| Voicing | |
| Vocal Range | F4 – C5 |
| Duration | |
| Composer | James Pierpont, arr. by Donna Rhodenizer |
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