Trolls in Kindergarten Music

Have you ever been crossing a bridge and smelled something terribly stinky below your feet?  Well, ask any kindergarten student, and they'll tell you there's probably a troll under there.  But don't worry.  Even through trolls have a bad reputation from fairy tales and movies, they will let you cross their bridge unharmed - that is, if you ask them nicely.  

Of course, then nicest way to ask is to sing your question.  If we sing very well, the Troll always lets a few children cross the bridge.  In celebration, students dance across the bridge with their best creative movement, exploring high and low levels, turns, skips and jumps,  Last week, we added colorful scarves to our movement, which made the crossing even more spectacular.  Today, we added the final special element to our project as students each chose a small percussion instrument, and improvised their own rhythm while dancing across the bridge.  

Unfortunately, once students get to the other side they are magically transformed into trolls themselves.  Smiling girls and boys suddenly have sharp fangs, long claws, messy hair and a strangely nasty smell.  But never fear - we always have a good supply of "Human Dust" that restores our students to their charming selves at the end of the music lesson!