Optional: Review "Thanks a Lot"

Review "Thanks a Lot". Teach by rote.

Echo sing mi-so-la patterns in F

Echo the patterns that you hear. Copy the hand signs too!

Teach "Doggie Doggie"

Depending on the reading abilities of your students, teach the song by rote or have the students read the solfa and the rhythms.

Play the game "Doggie, Doggie"

“Doggie, Doggie” is a guessing game. Choose a student to be the "doggie." Have the students sit in rows behind the doggie, who faces the front and hides their eyes. Place a bone (i.e. a rawhide bone) behind the doggie. Choose one of the students in the circle to sneak up and steal the bone. The doggie sings, “Who has my bone?” The thief sings, “I have your bone.” All the students then hide their hands behind their backs and the doggie guesses who has the bone.

Learn about vocal timbre

Discuss timbre with your students. Ask, "How can you tell who is singing the solo?" Explain that everyone’s voice has a little different sound. This is called the timbre of their voice. Just as everyone’s voice has a different timbre, instruments have different timbres. Listen as your teacher plays hidden instruments, and try to identify the instrument by its timbre.

Review "The Grand Old Duke of York"

Review "The Grand Old Duke of York".

Can you remember how to move to the music?

Review Tempo Terms

Tempo tells how fast or slow to play or sing. Song "The Grand Old Duke of York" was sung at 3 tempos: moderato, allegro and presto.

Moderato means to play or sing at a moderate speed.

Allegro means to play or sing fast and bright.

Presto means to play or sing very fast.

Play Along with Rhythms at Different Tempos

Play along with rhythms at different tempos.

Optional: Review "I'm the Fastest Turkey"

Sing the echoes for "I'm the Fastest Turkey".

Optional: Play the Game "I'm the Fastest Turkey"

Have the students make a circle. Choose one student to be the turkey. The "turkey" struts around the outside of the circle while all the students sing the song. At the end of the song, the "turkey" tags a student who chases and tries to tag the "turkey" before the "turkey" reaches the inside of the circle. Both the "turkey" and the "chaser" sit in the middle of the circle until all the students have had a turn. Sing the song as a call-response, with the "turkey" singing solos.

Sing "The Music Time Is Over"

Sing "The Music Time is Over".