When doing beat keeping activities, I prefer to use songs without words. Some of that comes from my training and some of that comes from observing kids focus on non-text factors better when text is removed.
Beat keeping "follow the leader" and mirroring occur often in my music room. I have created an iTunes playlist of songs for these activities. The students love when I mix in pop songs turned string quartet pieces or piano pop pieces. So in addition to perkier tempo classical pieces that I use, here are some favorites that are of a different flair that we use in our room. Maybe your kids will love them as much as mine:
Piano Guys are a favorite. Some favorite tracks include:
Somewhere Over the Rainbow/Simple Gifts
So Happy TOgether
Without You
What Makes You Beautiful
Twinkle Lullaby
From Barrage:
Running Horses
Tico Tico
Sweet Georgia Brown
From Bond:
The 1812
Victory
From Dallas String Quartet:
Don't Stop Believin'
I Gotta Feelin'
Firework
From Jim Brickman:
Journey
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
When You Wish Upon a Star
From Carlos Nakai:
Songs for the Morning Star
From Vitamin String Quartet:
I'm Yours
Viva la Vida
From 2Cellos:
Clocks
Use Somebody
We Found Love
Ho Hey
The Middle
Thank you for sharing! My kids are going to love these songs!
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