Grade 2 Lesson 9
This song can be used to introduce tempo terms. Teach the song by rote. Sing the song at the different tempos. Repeat with all the actions.
Tempo tells how fast or slow to play or sing. "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.
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 "Wishing Game" with this song. Form a circle. Choose a child to go in the middle, and show the beat by pointing to students on the beat with a "wand." At the end of the song, the child with the wand sings, "What do you wish for?" and the child who is pointed to sings an answer. "I wish for ____." You can have the children use so-mi for the melodies or allow them to improvise using other tone sets.
Create a B section for this song. Ask the students, “What do you see in outer space?” Brainstorm for list of space objects (stars, sun, planets, etc.). Have the students choose which objects they want to use in their composition and have them create sound effects using unpitched rhythm instruments for each space object in your list. Have the students explain their instrument choices.
Following student performances, have them reflect on their performance. Have them tell you what their favorite part of the performance was. Have them identify any area that they might want to change if they performed it again.
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Teach song “Sing for Peace” by rote. This would be a good selection to use at a Remembrance Day or Veteran’s Day assembly. Create movements to go with the song.
Discussion Questions:
- Discuss why we might sing “Sing for Peace.”:
- Ask your students to think about why people make music as a part of their daily lives.
- Ask the students, “What songs do you and your family sing at special occasions in your life?”
- Brainstorm a list of reasons for people to make music.
Reading/Writing Extension: While this is a rote song, use the notation to review ties, whole notes, half notes, and half rests with your students.
This would be a good selection to use at a Remembrance Day or Veteran’s Day assembly, or for general use at any time of the year. Choreography suggestions follow which you can use, or you could have your students create movement for the song. Teach the song by rote.
Review the song activities under the song in the song list for the choreography suggestions.
