Grade 5 Lesson 10
StartBeat, Harmony, Brass Family, Timbre of Orchestral InstrumentsRhythm(s):
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Rhythm
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Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Learn the choreography for “Thankful”
- Do the choreography with “Thankful”
- Play poison rhythm (sixteenth notes – 8 beats)
- Review “Raindrops Round”
- Complete the rhythm sort for “Raindrops Round”
- Teach “Our Old Sow”
- Play the game “Our Old Sow”
- Teach the Orff arrangement for “Our Old Sow”
- Play along with “The Joust”
- Review The Brass Family
- Teach “He’s Got the Whole World”
- Accompany on Guitars, Ukuleles, or Boomwhackers
Extensions:
Objectives
- I can read rhythms and melodies.
- I can create and perform with rhythm.
Teaching Procedures
Learn the choreography for "Thankful"
Copy LinkDo the choreography with "Thankful"
Copy LinkPlay poison rhythm (sixteenth notes - 8 beats)
Copy LinkPlay poison rhythm (sixteenth notes - 8 beats). If this is too challenging go to the rhythm practice level and pick a different video.
Review "Raindrops Round"
Copy LinkHave your students read the rhythms and solfa/note names. If your students are not reading rhythms or solfa/note names, teach by rote. Show the melodic shape of the song with arm movements as you sing.
Complete the rhythm sort for "Raindrops Round"
Copy LinkTeach "Our Old Sow"
Copy LinkThis is an excellent reading song and chase game that is a lot of fun to play. Depending on the reading abilities of your students, teach the song by rote or have the students read the solfa and the rhythms. When they have learned to sing the song, add a clap at the end of each phrase. This is a good song to use to the dotted quarter-eighth note rhythm.
Play the game "Our Old Sow"
Copy LinkWatch how the game "Our Old Sow" is played.
If you want to view the written directions, follow the link to the song and download the pdf of the song activities.
This game is a lot of fun to play!
Teach the Orff arrangement for "Our Old Sow"
Copy LinkCreative Ideas: Set the barred instruments up in G pentatonic. Teach all the students how to play the melody on barred instruments. When they know the melody well, invite them to improvise their own melody in bars 3-4 and 7-8.
Play along with "The Joust"
Copy LinkThis play along does have a ticka-ti rhythm (two sixteenth notes and an eighth notes). You could play it as two eighth notes if your students don't know how to read this rhythm yet.
Review The Brass Family
Copy LinkTeach "He's Got the Whole World"
Copy LinkSing "He’s Got the Whole World". This will be familiar to many students and may not need to be taught by rote.
Accompany on Guitars, Ukuleles, or Boomwhackers
Copy LinkThis song uses only two chords, D and A. (I and V chords in the key of D) This would be a great song to have the students add accompaniment with a guitar, ukuleles, or Boomwhackers. Teach the students how chords are numbered. A I chord is built on the first note of the scale. The V chord is built on the fifth note of the scale.
To build chords on Boomwhackers:
I ~ C E G
V ~ G B D