3rd graders ring in the new year in the music room with some fun “ice breaker” activities. “Up the Ladder” is a fun name game song that checks in on steady beat, singing voice and fitting a phrase. Sasha! is a super fun folk dance mixer that lets us interact with a new partner every 30 seconds or so. “Fuzzy Wuzzy” is a silly play on words with an instrument rotation to help us refresh our playing skills including mallet grip, strike zone and proper playing technique on glockenspiels, xylophones and mettalophones.