Grade 2 Lesson 3
StartBeat, Tempo, Melodic Direction (high-middle-low), Time SignatureThemes(s):
Insects, Eras in Music, Romantic
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Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Sing the echoes in “Welcome to Music”
- Teach “Poor Little Bug on the Wall”
- Teach “I Can Sing a High Note”
- Move to show high and low while singing “I Can Sing a High Note”
- Play the High or Low Game
- Watch the listening map for “Personages”
- Show high and low sounds with a scarf
- Teach “Bounce High”
- Learn the game with “Bounce High”
- Play the game and sing “Bounce High”
- How Many Sounds Are There in a Beat?
- Review Accented Beats
- Option 1: Complete the solfa challenge for “Bounce High”
- Option 2: Complete the note name challenge for “Bounce High”
- Optional: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Bounce High”
- Do mirror movement while listening to “Grave”
- Sing “The Music Time is Over”
Extensions
Objectives
- I can sing and move to music.
- I can sing and move to show high and low.
Teaching Procedures
Sing the echoes in “Welcome to Music”
Copy LinkSing the echoes in "Welcome to Music".
Teach “Poor Little Bug on the Wall”
Copy LinkHave you ever used a fly swatter?
When you sing #7 "Poor Little Bug on the Wall", at the end of each line of the song, pretend to swat a fly. You could hit your hand on a desk or maybe you could use an instrument to play "Hit! Hit!".
Sing and play along with #7 "Poor Little Bug on the Wall".
Teach “I Can Sing a High Note”
Copy LinkTeach the "I Can Sing a High Note" by rote.
Create movements to show the high and low sounds.
Move to show high and low while singing “I Can Sing a High Note”
Copy LinkCan you show with arm movements how the sounds go higher and lower?
Sing along and move with the kids in the demo.
Play the High or Low Game
Copy LinkWatch the listening map for “Personages”
Copy LinkWatch how the melody goes high and low.
Can you move to show the high and low sounds?
Show high and low sounds with a scarf
Copy LinkFind a scarf and copy the movements in the demo video.
Could you hear when the music was high and when it was low?
Teach “Bounce High”
Copy LinkTeach "Bounce High" as a reading song.
(students read rhythms, solfa, then sing)
- or -
Teach the song by rote
Learn the game with “Bounce High”
Copy LinkWatch the Kids Demo video and see how students play "Bounce High" with a ball.
Play the game. Start with the teacher in the middle, then try the game with partners.
Play the game and sing “Bounce High”
Copy LinkHow Many Sounds Are There in a Beat?
Copy LinkHow many sounds are there on a beat?
Try the next interactive exercises if you like.
Review Accented Beats
Copy LinkOption 1: Complete the solfa challenge for “Bounce High”
Copy LinkOption 2: Complete the note name challenge for “Bounce High”
Copy LinkOptional: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Bounce High”
Copy LinkWe have used the song as the theme of a rondo (A), and made up bouncing patterns as the variations. Some of the bouncing patterns we’ve used include:
A: bounce bounce catch bounce bounce catch (ti-ti ta ti-ti ta)
B: bounce hit throw catch (ta ta ta ta)
C: throw catch hit hit hit (ta ta ti-ti ta)
When we perform the final form becomes: A B A C A D A
Do mirror movement while listening to “Grave”
Copy LinkCopy the mirror movement in "Grave".
Choose a partner, and have one be the leader and the other the follower. Play the selection again and create movement. Switch leader and follower.
Is this music fast or slow?
What are some instruments that you hear?
Sing “The Music Time is Over”
Copy LinkSing the echoes in "The Music Time Is Over".