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Looking to use Grade 5 Extra Lesson – October Week 5 in your Grade 5 classroom?

While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Beat, Dynamics, Melodic Direction (high-middle-low)

Grade 5 Extra Lesson – October Week 5

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Introduction

In this lesson, you will:

  1. Play along to Contradance No 4 in C Major
  2. Learn about the Percussion Family
  3. Create a rondo with treats
  4. Create a rondo with Halloween treats
  5. Review “Lady in the Graveyard”
  6. Option 1: Teach the orff arrangement for “Lady in the Graveyard”
  7. Option 2: Play “Lady in the Graveyard” on Ukuleles and Guitars
  8. Play Dynamics Pop Quiz
  9. Review Dynamics Terms and Symbols
  10. Read the poem and try each line at a different dynamic level
  11. Write out the dynamics that you like for this poem
  12. Read your own spooky story with sound effects

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 perform and create percussion.
  • I can explain dynamic terms and symbols.
  • I can create and perform rhythm patterns.

Play along to Contradance No 4 in C Major

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Listening Selection Used: Contradance No. 4 in C Major from Five Contradances for Orchestra

When does the percussion enter?

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Learn about the Percussion Family

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Create a rondo with treats

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Create a rondo with treats

This is an image of the printable version. You can download the pdf from supporting resources.

A link to the interactive version of the rondo follows

Create a rondo with Halloween treats

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Create a rondo with Halloween treats.

Review "Lady in the Graveyard"

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Song Used: Lady in the Graveyard*

The students should be able to read the notes using solfa or letter names and read the rhythms. Listen to the song. Join in with the "ooos".

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Option 1: Teach the orff arrangement for "Lady in the Graveyard"

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Song Used: Lady in the Graveyard*

Creative Ideas: Sing the words of the song as written, then allow students to improvise for 8 beats using ABC instead of singing the Ooo. They could improvise on barred instruments or on recorders. If you had individual students improvise, you could use this as an assessment of their ability to improvise.

Option 2: Play "Lady in the Graveyard" on Ukuleles and Guitars

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Play Dynamics Pop Quiz

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Review Dynamics Terms and Symbols

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Read through the chart below to review dynamics terms and symbols.

Read the poem and try each line at a different dynamic level

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Unit Used: Halloween

Read the poem and try each line at a different dynamic level.

You might try starting loud and getting quieter.

Or you might try starting quietly and getting louder.

Write out the dynamics that you like for this poem

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Unit Used: Halloween

Write out the dynamics that you like for this poem.

You could download and print the worksheet from supporting resources, or print 1-7 on a piece of paper and write it out.

Read your own spooky story with sound effects

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