Middle School Lesson 24A – song-based lesson
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Beat, Timbre of Voices, Time SignatureThemes(s):
Composers, Our Musical World, Europe, 1900s
Extra Details:
Concepts
Rhythm
Time Signature
Grades
Curriculum Links
Holidays
Learning Module Category
Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Echo rhythms (6/8)
- Teach “Black Socks”
- Review what 6/8 means
- Optional: Complete the worksheet for 6/8 time
- Teach the basketball routine for “All Shook Up”
- Watch a class do the “All Shook Up” routine
- Optional: Teach “All Shook Up” by Elvis Presley
- Optional: Watch Michael Bublé’s cover of “All Shook Up”
- Learn about the dance “t-Smidje”
- Teach the dance “t’Smidje”
- Dance the “t-Smidje”
- Optional: Teach the Orff arrangement “Good Luck!”
Extension:
Objectives
- I can sing and move to music.
- I can sing a song in 6/8.
- I can create an accompaniment for a song.
Teaching Procedures
Echo 6/8 rhythms
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View ContentTeach “Black Socks”
Copy LinkTeach the round by rote. Try it first as a two-part round. If successful try it in
three parts and then in four. Use this round as an opportunity to teach or review 6/8 time.
Review what 6/8 means
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Optional: Complete the worksheet for 6/8 time
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Ask some questions to promote active listening:
- Where are they singing?
- What instruments are playing?
- How is the vocal timbre different between Elvis Presley and Michael Bublé?
- What did Michael Bublé change in his cover of "All Shook Up"?
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Copy LinkOptional: Teach the Orff arrangement “Good Luck!”
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