Grade 3 Lesson 23
StartBeat, Form, Timbre of Unpitched Instruments, Brass FamilyThemes(s):
Animal Songs, Food Songs, Health, Our Musical World, Oceania
Extra Details:
Rhythm
Tone Set
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Introduction
In this lesson you will:
- Play Poison Rhythm
- Play Rhythm Erase
- Echo sing (drm sl d’ in C Major)
- Teach “Shiny Penny”
- Play the game for “Shiny Penny”
- Option 1: Sing the Solfa Notes for “Shiny Penny”
- Option 2: Sing the Note Letter Names for “Shiny Penny”
- Create Money Ostinato to Perform with the Song
- Option 1: Play “Shiny Penny” on Boomwhackers
- Option 2: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Shiny Penny”
- Teach “Coy Malindo”
- Optional: Create a mini book for “Coy Malindo”
- Teach “Eating is Fun”
- Review Dotted Half Notes
- Review “E Papa”
- Play the stick game with “E Papa”
- Play rhythm racer
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.
Objectives
- I can read rhythms and melodies.
- I can perform an ostinato.
Teaching Procedures
Play Poison Rhythm
Copy LinkEcho all the patterns except the poison pattern.
Play Rhythm Erase
Copy LinkClap 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. Hint: It starts with L.
Echo sing (drm sl d’ in C Major)
Copy LinkTeach “Shiny Penny”
Copy LinkTeach the song "Shiny Penny"
You can teach this song as a reading song or by rote.
To teach it as a reading song help the students read the rhythms, and then sing the melody using solfege.
To teach it as a rote song sing or play a phrase, and have the students Echo. Combine phrases. Then play or sing the entire song and have the kids sing the entire song back.
Play the game for “Shiny Penny”
Copy LinkGame Directions: Form a seated circle. When the song begins, the teacher pretends to drop a button into the hands of three or four students, and really drops the button into the hands of only one student. The rest of the students watch the whole process, and at the end, guess who has the button.
Option 1: Sing the Solfa Notes for “Shiny Penny”
Copy LinkTo hear the solfa notes, press play.
Do the solfa note name challenge.
If you don't teach solfa, do the note name activity that follows.
Option 2: Sing the Note Letter Names for “Shiny Penny”
Copy LinkCreate Money Ostinato to Perform with the Song
Copy LinkCreate money ostinato to perform with the song.
Create 8 beat rhythm patterns using the following coins: pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. (in Canada just use nickels, dimes, quarters)
Each coin represents one beat.For example: penny penny nickel dime.
penny nickel dime dime
Choose body percussion, found sounds or non-pitched instruments to play the ostinato.
Try the ostinato with words and instruments, words only, and instruments only. Have the students decide which way they prefer it.
With student assistance decide how to perform the ostinato with the song.
I like to divide the students into two groups - one singing, and one on ostinato.
I usually do the ostinato once before starting the performance.
In-person - do the ostinato with the recording if singing is not permitted.
Option 1: Play “Shiny Penny” on Boomwhackers
Copy LinkOption 2: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Shiny Penny”
Copy LinkPlaying and Creating: Create “money” ostinati to perform with the song. Create 8 beat rhythm patterns using the following coins: pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. Each coin represents one beat. For example: penny penny nickel dime penny nickel dime dime
Choose body percussion, found sounds or non-pitched instruments to play the ostinato. Try the ostinato with words and instruments, words only, and instruments only. Have the students decide which way they prefer it
Teach “Coy Malindo”
Copy LinkAsk the students to tell you what they know about horses. Maybe some of your students can share experiences they’ve had riding horses. Tell them that “Coy Malindo” is a song a cowboy wrote about his horse. Teach verse 1 and the chorus of "Coy Malindo" by rote. Listen to all the verses and sing the chorus. Ask the students questions about each verse.
Optional: Create a mini book for "Coy Malindo"
Copy LinkTeach “Eating is Fun”
Copy LinkTeach the round by rote. When the students have learned the melody well in unison, try it in two parts, starting the second group when the first has sung one line. When they are singing two parts well, try the round in three and then in four parts. Have the class try to write new words for the round.
For example:
Skating is great. I just can’t wait.
Sliding and gliding on my pair of skates.
Review Dotted Half Notes
Copy LinkNotate a dotted half note and explain what the dot means. A dot beside a note adds half of the value of the note to it.
A half note is two beats in 3/4 time. The dot adds 1/2 of 2 beats to a half note, which is one 1 beat.
Notate the whole instrumental part in dotted half notes.
Review "E Papa"
Copy LinkTeach the song by rote. The song is meant to provide experience in 3/4 time. Most students should be able to master the first and second patterns. The third and fourth patterns might be difficult and can be used as a challenge for students who find the first two patterns too easy. Some students might enjoy making up their own stick patterns for this song.
Play the stick game with “E Papa”
Copy LinkWatch the kids play the stick game.
Adapt the game if needed for Zoom or in-person: create stick patterns that you can do alone. (without a partner)
For example:
1. Tap click click
2. Tap right and flip, tap left and flip
3. Tap both, click, flip
Create as many patterns as you can think of.
Sing the song and play the game.