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Looking to use Grade 3 Lesson 29 in your Grade 3 classroom?

While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Beat, Form, Tempo, Melodic Direction (high-middle-low), Theme and Variations

You'll also cover the themes of: Our Musical World, Environment, Spring, Oceania

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Grade 3 Lesson 29

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Concepts(s):
Beat, Form, Tempo, Melodic Direction (high-middle-low), Theme and VariationsThemes(s):
Our Musical World, Environment, Spring, Oceania
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Introduction

In this lesson, you will:

  1. Echo the rhythm pattern with body percussion
  2. Play along with Mozart variation
  3. Play along with another Mozart variation
  4. Create your own Rhythm Composition to Play Along with Mozart
  5. Optional: Transfer your rhythm composition to the rhythm composition interactive
  6. Play your rhythm composition with the Theme from Mozart’s Theme and Variations
  7. Review “I Love the Mountains”
  8. Add an ostinato while singing “I Love the Mountains”
  9. Play Poison Melody Using drm sl
  10. Teach “Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree”
  11. Learn the actions for “Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree”
  12. Do the actions and sing “Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree”
  13. Try the Tempo Activity
  14. Learn about the Australian song “Waltzing Matilda”
  15. Teach “Waltzing Matilda”
  16. Sing “Waltzing Matilda”
  17. Learn about the Didgeridoo or Yidaki
  18. Learn about the Didgeridoo
  19. Listen to Traditional Didgeridoo Rhythms by Lewis Burns

Extensions

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.

Objectives

  • I can sing and move to music.
  • I can use tempo in music.
  • I can perform and respond to music from around the world.

Teaching Procedures

Echo the rhythm pattern with body percussion Play along with Mozart variation Play along with another Mozart variation Create your own Rhythm Composition to Play Along with Mozart Optional: Transfer your rhythm composition to the rhythm composition interactive Play your rhythm composition with the Theme from Mozart’s Theme and Variations Review “I Love the Mountains” Add an ostinato while singing “I Love the Mountains” Play Poison Melody Using drm sl Teach “Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree” Learn the actions for “Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree” Do the actions and sing “Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree” Try the Tempo Activity Learn about the Australian song “Waltzing Matilda” Teach “Waltzing Matilda” Sing “Waltzing Matilda” Learn about the Didgeridoo or Yidaki Learn about the Didgeridoo Listen to Traditional Didgeridoo Rhythms by Lewis Burns

Echo the rhythm pattern with body percussion

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Echo the rhythm pattern with body percussion.

Mrs. Gagne will do a 4 beat rhythm pattern with body percussion.

Can you copy what she does?

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Play along with Mozart variation

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Listening Selection Used: Variation 1 from Twelve Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je, maman?”

Play along with "Variation 1."

If this is too fast for your students, use the gear tool to slow it down.

Is it fast/slow? Loud/quiet?

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Play along with another Mozart variation

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Listening Selection Used: Variation 2 from Twelve Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je, maman?”

Play along with "Variation 2"

If this is too fast for your students, use the gear tool to slow it down.

Is it fast/slow? Loud/quiet?

Is it the same, similar, or different than "Variation 1?" How?

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Create your own Rhythm Composition to Play Along with Mozart

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Listening Selection Used: Theme from Twelve Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je, maman?”

Use a printable composition template to create a 16 beat rhythm to play along with the theme.

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Optional: Transfer your rhythm composition to the rhythm composition interactive

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Tool Used: Rhythm Composition

Use the interactive rhythm composition tool to create your rhythm composition.

Create a rhythm you can play along with Mozart.

Copy your rhythm to a piece of paper.

The audio link is given below. (Theme or Mozart's Theme and Variations)

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Play your rhythm composition with the Theme from Mozart’s Theme and Variations

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Listening Selection Used: Theme from Twelve Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je, maman?”

Play your rhythm composition along with the theme.

How did Mozart change the theme in the variations that you played along with?

Review “I Love the Mountains”

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Song Used: I Love the Mountains

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Add an ostinato while singing “I Love the Mountains”

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Song Used: I Love the Mountains

Divide the class into two groups. Have one group sing the "boom di ah da" as an ostinato while the rest of the class sings the entire song. When the students are successful with the ostinato, try it as a two-part round. If you sing this song in a round, have everyone sing the second last line as needed until all groups have sung it once, then sing the very last line in unison.

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Play Poison Melody Using drm sl

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Practice Item Used: do re mi so la (drm sl)

Echo every solfa pattern except the poison pattern.

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Teach “Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree”

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Song Used: Under the Chestnut Tree

Clap the rhythms in the song.

If you can, read the solfa notes? It starts on do.

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Teach the song by rote.
• Sing or play a phrase and have students echo.
• Combine phrases.
• Sing or play the whole song and have students echo.œ

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Learn the actions for “Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree”

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Song Used: Under the Chestnut Tree

Watch the kids in the video do the actions for the song.
Sing along and copy the movements.

The song goes a moderate speed first. Then it goes faster.

And then it goes even faster. Can you do the actions at all speeds?

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Do the actions and sing “Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree”

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Song Used: Under the Chestnut Tree

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Try the Tempo Activity

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Tool Used: Tempo Interactive

Try the Tempo Interactive activity.

Start with Level 2 or 3.

Choose a tempo.

Then, try clapping the pattern at the tempo you have chosen.

Try a new tempo.

If you aren't sure what the tempo words mean, look at the teaching slides.

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Learn about the Australian song “Waltzing Matilda”

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Song Used: Waltzing Matilda

Read the slide to learn the meaning of some of the words used in the song.

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Teach “Waltzing Matilda”

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Song Used: Waltzing Matilda

• Sing or play a phrase and have students echo.
• Combine phrases.
• Sing or play the whole song and have students echo.œ

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Sing “Waltzing Matilda”

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Song Used: Waltzing Matilda

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Learn about the Didgeridoo or Yidaki

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Song Used: Didgeridoo

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Learn about the Didgeridoo

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Song Used: Didgeridoo

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If the link doesn't work for you, google "What is a Didgeridoo?" to find a similar video

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Listen to Traditional Didgeridoo Rhythms by Lewis Burns

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Song Used: Didgeridoo

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If this link doesn't work for you, google, "Traditional Didgeridoo Rhythms by Lewis Burns."

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