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While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Beat, Form, Timbre of Unpitched Instruments
In this lesson you will
1. “Welcome to Music” – sing the echoes
2. Circle Name Game
3. How to… What if???
4. Rhythm Practice – Echo rhythms
5. Echo so-mi patterns in C with Mjaa
6/7/8/9 “Engine, Engine Number Nine” – sing, play the game, move, slides to learn about beat, interactive beat
10. Canada – #2 “O Canada” – learn to sing
11. USA – #3 “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” – learn to sing
12/13 “Ridin’ That New River Train” – choose instruments, play along with the song
14. “The Music Time is Over” – our closing song, sing the echoes
Extensions: (for teachers with more time)
Engine #9 – Orff arrangement, beat/rhythm, solfa interactives and worksheets, ask me
Ridin’ that New River Train – ask me
O Canada 0 fill in the blank interactive/printable, Canadian Animals printing pages
My Country – ask me, fill in the blank interactive/printable
GAMES – Beat/No Beat game, UNITS-Theory-Staff Lesson
Musicplay is a menu. The teacher is not expected to teach every song or activity. Choose the songs and activities from the list that will best fit your schedule and the needs of your students.
Sing the echoes in "Welcome to Music".
This game is a fun way to learn the names of the students and to get to know each other.
In this game, pat a steady beat. Pat-pat - then gesture with hands out 2 times.
When the hands go "out" you say your name.
Say names, favorite food, a sport they like, someplace they went in the summer etc.
Discuss procedures with your students.
(If you started in August, skip ahead)
Listen to the rhythm.
Then echo clap what you heard.
Echo what you hear.
Teach the song as a reading song, or by rote.
Reading song:
1. Read the rhythms
2. Sing the solfa notes
3. Sing the song
Rote Teaching:
Sing or play a phrase and have students echo. Combine phrases.
Sing the whole song to students and have them sing back.
Watch the Kids Demo video of students in class playing the singing game for #5 "Engine, Engine Number Nine".
Play the singing game! Choose a leader and copy their movements as you sing the song.
• read the slides to learn about beat in music
Activity 1 - point to the beats as you sing the song
Activity 2 - audiation or inner hearing activity.
If you are Canadian, sing "O Canada".
If this song is new for you, listen to the song.
Then play the video again and sing along.
If you are American, sing "My Country 'Tis of Thee".
If this song is new for you, listen to the song.
Then play the video again and sing along.
What instruments do you have in your classroom?
Choose two instruments, and play along with the song!
You could play one instrument on the beat with the verses.
You could play the other instrument on the beat with the chorus.
Can you think of another way you could accompany the song?
Play your instrument with the song "Ridin' that New River Train".
Play the video again and sing along.
Sing the echoes in our closing song, "The Music Time Is Over".