Teach/Review (or skip ahead) What If…. and How To

Teach/Review Music Rules (or skip ahead)

Play Along with Note Values

1. Choose instruments. If you don't have the instruments shown, substitute freely. (or use body percussion)
2. The teacher (or a student) will point to the note value that they want the students to play. Change note values.
Try pointing to two boxes at the same time!

Create Your Own Body Percussion Patterns

Create your own body percussion patterns and play them with the audio that is given.

Include some half notes (2 beats) and whole notes (4 beats) in your creation.

Teach/Review About the "Star Spangled Banner" - interactive 1

Teach review Activity 1-2-3-4
Optional
Play the Fill in the Blank activity or Answer Sort.
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Use a blank piece of paper and write your answers on the paper.

Activity 2 - Star Spangled Banner

Activity 3 - Star Spangled Banner

Activity 4 - Star Spangled Banner

Optional: Fill in the Missing Lyrics for the "Star Spangled Banner"

Optional: Fill in the Missing lyrics for the "Star Spangled Banner."

You can download and print the worksheet given in supporting resources.
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Save ink and paper by writing the lyrics out on a piece of paper.

Listen to a Beyonce Performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

Listen to a Beyonce performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" on SafeShare.

How would you describe this performance?

How does this performance make you feel?

Listen to the Kirk Franklin Performance of the Song "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

Listen to the Kirk Franklin performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" on SafeShare.

How would you describe this performance?

How does this performance make you feel?

Can you sing along?

Which performance do you prefer? Why?

Compare the Beyonce and the Kirk Franklin Performances of "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

Compare the Beyonce and the Kirk Franklin performances of "Lift Every Voice and Sing."

Print the worksheet and answer the questions.
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Save ink and paper and write your answers on plain paper.