Making Music

Music is the art of making sounds. Different people find different sounds pleasing to the ear. Some sounds in nature, like birdcalls, are musical.

#1. Move to the Music
Listen to different kinds of music - fast, slow, lots of instruments or voices, one instrument or voice. Move your body to the beat of it. Twirl around. Jump up in the air. Take long leaps or make small, gentle movements. Make up movements set to music to tell a story.

#2. Singing in Rounds
To sing in rounds, groups start singing a song at different times. Practice singing "Make New Friends" or "Row, Row, Row Your Boat". Your leader, another adult, or an older Girl Scout can teach you these songs. Split into two groups. Group A sings first. When Group A reaches the second line of the song, Group B starts to sing. What other songs can be song in rounds?

#3. Action Songs
Action songs connect words, music, and hand movements. "Bingo" is one and the "Brownie Smile Song" on page 115 of your handbook is another. Teach action songs that you know to a friend. Learn a new one from a friend.

#4. Melody Glasses
Drinking glasses filled with different amounts of water can become a musical instrument.
You Will Need:

1. Number the glasses from 1 to 8.
2. Fill each glass with the different amounts of water.
3. Test each glass for the higher/lower notes.
4. Try to pick out the song "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" with your glasses. If a note doesn't sound quite right add or take away a little of the water. Tap fast or slow in different places to follow the rhythm.

5. Music Around the World
Sing the "Brownie Friend-Maker Song" set to a tune from Israel. Do you know other songs from different countries?
Teach them to others.

          (Music sheet coming soon)

Words:
Verse 1: Your Brownie hand in my Brownie hand and my Brownie hand in your Brownie hand. Come along with me and sing along with me. Yes I'll come along with you and ___ sing along with you.
Chorus: Hi! Ho! Friend Makers all. Hand in Hand's the Brownie style. Hi! Ho! Friend Makers all. Greet you with a Brownie smile!
Verse 2: Your Brownie hand in my Brownie hand and my Brownie hand in your Brownie hand. We have Brownie friends in many lands, Across the seven seas, the mountains and the sands.
Repeat Chorus: Hi! Ho! Friend Makers all. Hand in Hand's the Brownie style. Hi! Ho! Friend Makers all. Greet you with a Brownie smile!
Verse 3: Your Brownie hand in my Brownie hand and my Brownie hand in your Brownie hand. On Thinking Day our love goes forth to ev'ry friend, A chain of Brownie hands reaching out, their help to lend!
Repeat Chorus: Hi! Ho! Friend Makers all. Hand in Hand's the Brownie style. Hi! Ho! Friend Makers all. Greet you with a Brownie smile!

Other Helpful Links:
 Rounds - songs to be song in rounds
Lummi Sticks
Maracas - plastic pop bottles, beans and crepe paper.
Rain Stick - Use paper towel rolls, rice and toothpicks. to make Rain Sticks. There is a condensed version of a book about The Rain Stick on the page too.
Tambourines - pot pie plates, beans, crepe paper.
Science Explorer- Secret Bells--make music
Science Explorer: Ear Guitar--share secret
http://www.kidslist.uc.edu/kidslist/gs/neil/nsong1_index.html#index_b - Scout Songs (tons of kids songs/Scouting songs)

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