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While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Beat, Form, Tempo, Melodic Direction (high-middle-low), Phrase Form, Scale
You'll also cover the themes of: Our Musical World, Classical
In this lesson, you will:
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.
Touch the body part as you sing. Try the song faster! Another way to play this game is to leave out a word each time you sing. The first time you sing everything. The second time through, you leave out the word “toes” and just do the action. The third time you leave out the word “knees” and “toes” and just do the actions. Continue until the song is all actions and no singing. The last time, put all the parts back in, and sing it very quickly. When you do this, it helps to develop “inner hearing” - the ability to hear the song in your head.
Play Copycat with "Gigue"
Choose 4 leaders and have each leader create movement to the beat for one section.
You can get some ideas from the demo video
Teach the song by rote. If you do not feel comfortable teaching the French words, use the video to teach by rote, pausing after each phrase so the students can echo. When the students know the song, teach the dance.
Students form a double circle, holding a partner’s hand.
Measure 1: seven steps forward, on the seventh step bring feet together
Measure 2: seven steps backwards, on the seventh step bring feet together
Measure 3: on “Un, deux, trois,” face partner, clap own hands twice and clap your partners hands once (repeat)
Measure 4: with hands on your own hips circle in place with seven small steps
Repeat Measures 3 and 4.
Use this song to assess how well the students can recognize phrases. As they sing the song, have them show the phrases by drawing an arc in the air with a finger. To assess, ask them to do this with their eyes closed and observe if they can successfully show the phrases when they cannot see the teacher or other students. Mark this on your checklist as a Yes/No.
“Vive le compagnie” is a traditional song in French, but the words are altered slightly in this arrangement to teach students the parts of the body in French. Add actions to the song to show the various parts of the body. During the chorus, have the students create a dance. They could put left heel out and back, then right heel out and back, or get as complex as you like.
Une main à la gauche, une main à la droite ... A hand to the left, a hand to the right
Un genou à la gauche, un genou à la droite ... A knee to the left, a knee to the right
Un coude à la gauche, un coude à la droite ... An elbow to the left, an elbow to the right
Une tête à la gauche, une tête à la droite ... A head to the left, a head to the right