We hope you enjoy working through the lessons below with your class before you all watch the film of Count Me In together – an inspiring, entertaining and educational music and maths show!
Learn the Count Me In songs
Play Musical Maths games
Develop Active Listening Skills
Become an orchestra in class!
Week One
We’ll begin by learning some of the songs featured in Count Me In – the first half of the song Count Me In and the First and Second Themes of Miss Dariescu. You will also learn how to play the Magic Pencil Game!
Lessons
Introduction to Count Me In Learn: First Half of the song Count Me In Learn: Miss Dariescu – First and Second Themes Play: The Magic Pencil GameWeek Two
This week we will learn the rest of Count Me In, go over the First of Second Themes of Miss Dariescu before learning the Fanfare Theme, and play our first Musical Maths game.
Lessons
Learn: Rest of the song Count Me In Sing: Miss Dariescu First and Second Themes Learn: Miss Dariescu Fanfare Theme Play: Musical Maths I Listen: Heitor Villa-Lobos – O Polchinelo (0' 59")Week Three
In week three, we will sing Count Me In all the way through, go over the First, Second and Fanfare Themes of Miss Dariescu before learning Return to First Theme and Second Theme and begin to learn the song This Note Can B. Finally, there’s a new Musical Maths game to explore – Singing A Graph!
Lessons
Sing: Count Me In Sing: Miss Dariescu First, Second and Fanfare Themes Learn: Miss Dariescu Return to First Theme and Second Theme (2nd Time) Learn: This Note Can B Play: Singing A GraphWeek Four
In week four, we will sing Count Me In and This Note Can B all the way through and go over the First, Second and Fanfare Themes, Return to First Theme and Second Theme (2nd Time) of Miss Dariescu before learning the last two bits of the song – Into The Cadenza and The Last Four Bars. We finish the week with a fun Musical Maths game.
Lessons
Sing: Count Me In Sing: Miss Dariescu First, Second and Fanfare Themes, Return to First Theme and Second Theme (2nd Time) Sing: This Note Can B Learn: Miss Dariescu Into The Cadenza Learn: Miss Dariescu The Last Four Bars Play: Musical Maths II Listen: Florence Price – The Goblin and the Mosquito (1' 04")Week Five
Week five is all about practice, practice, practice! We will sing all the songs from the show – Count Me In, This Note Can B and Miss Dariescu – all the way through, and finish the course by learning how to create a Graphic Score.
Lessons
Sing: Count Me In Sing: This Note Can B Sing: Miss Dariescu Play: Making a Graphic Score Listen: Edvard Grieg – Piano Concerto in A minor, First Movement (12' 43")Week Six
It’s time to sit back, relax and enjoy listening to internationally-renowned Alexandra Dariescu play incredible music by Edvard Grieg, Clara Schumann, Hector Villa-Lobos and Florence Price – and sing your hearts out to Tim Redmond’s brilliant songs. Can we Count You In?