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While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Melodic Direction (high-middle-low)
You'll also cover the themes of: Space, Our Musical World, Indigenous, North America, Eras in Music, Classical
In this lesson, you will:
Extensions:
Connie Tailfeathers is from southern Alberta, Canada. She is from the Blackfoot Nation. "Gitsigakomim" means “I love you” or "I honor you" in Blackfoot. “Na-a” means "mother". This song honors your parents. You can sing the song to honor anyone in your school who has done something special by substituting the student’s name for “Na-a.” On a map, show the students where the Blackfoot live in the southern part of Alberta. Teach the song by rote
Introduce the song, teaching it by rote and playing rhythm instruments with it. When your students know the song well, you could try a stick game with it. Form a seated circle.
Clap all 4 rhythms. Click on a square to take one away.
Clap all 4 rhythms, including the missing one. Click on a square to take another away.
Clap all 4 rhythms, including the missing ones. Click on a square to take another away.
Clap all 4 rhythms, including the missing ones. Click on a square to take another away.
Invite 4 students to help you write the complete rhythm on the board. (Each does one square)
Ask the students if they can identify the song.
Listen to "I See the Moon". Teach the song by rote.
Have the students read the rhythm of the song from the projectable.
Students could create word rhythm patterns using ideas from the song, or ideas from space (for example: sun, moon, stars shine bright; Mercury, Jupiter, Sun and Mars). They could use these patterns as an introduction to the song, as an ostinato to perform with the song, or as variations in a rondo. They could say the patterns using voices, transfer to unpitched instruments, or create melodies and play them on pitched instruments (use limited pitches - do re mi so).
Read the rhythms of song “Cut the Cake”. Teach the melody of the song. Teach and play the game. This is a good game to use to celebrate ALL the birthdays in your class.
The students form a circle. In measures 1-2, clap hands; in measures 3-4, shake hands; and in measures 5-8, the students in the circle join hands. During the singing, one student walks around the outside of the circle. At the end of the song, they “slice” the cake - they bring their hand down separating two students whose hands were joined. They then stand in place with arms outstretched. The students they separated race in opposite directions around the circle. The first student to tag an outstretched hand wins.