Grade 3 Lesson 33
StartForm, Timbre of Voices, Timbre of Orchestral Instruments, Phrase Form, The StaffThemes(s):
Our Musical World, Friendship, North America, Central America, Building Character (SEL), Eras in Music, Renaissance
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Rhythm
Tone Set
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Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Review the dance “Los Machetes”
- Play Poison Rhythm with 16th notes
- Echo sing drm s in F Major
- Teach “Someone’s Tapping”
- Learn the game for “Someone’s Tapping”
- Play the game and sing “Someone’s Tapping”
- Create a New Eight Beat Rhythm Pattern
- Option 1: Play “Someone’s Tapping” on Boomwhackers
- Option 2: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Someone’s Tapping”
- Play Along with “Calata”
- Listen and respond to “Calata”
- Listen to “Just Friends”
- Play “Musicplay Heist”
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 sing and move to music.
- I can read and perform rhythms and melodies.
- I can listen and respond to music.
Teaching Procedures
Review the dance “Los Machetes”
Copy LinkFor this dance you'll need a pair of sticks.
Play Poison Rhythm with 16th notes
Copy LinkHave fun playing poison rhythm with 16th notes.
Echo sing drm s in F Major
Copy LinkEcho the solfa.
Teach “Someone’s Tapping”
Copy Link“Someone’s Tapping” is a guessing game. Depending on the reading abilities of your students, teach the song by rote or have the students read the solfa and the rhythms.
Ask the students to tell you how they can guess who is singing. They can tell who is singing because every person’s voice has a different “timbre.” Tell them that adult and children’s voices have different timbres.
Have the students show the phrases with arm motions. Each phrase is one measure. Ask the students which phrases are the same and which are different. Label the phrase form with shapes or with letters: a b a' c.
Learn the game for “Someone’s Tapping”
Copy Link This is a guessing game with two guessers. Guessers sit with backs to the class. The teacher must select two soloists to sing the solos. Each guesser gets one guess. The students who sing the solos become the new guessers. Sometimes the guessers get confused and listen to the wrong solo. To avoid confusion have them face the blackboard and in front of them print:
Solo 1: Who could it be?
Solo 2: Just try stopping me.
Play the game and sing “Someone’s Tapping”
Copy LinkSing the song "Someone's Tapping."
Create a New Eight Beat Rhythm Pattern
Copy LinkCreate a new eight beat rhythm pattern using the rhythms that work in the song "Someone’s Tapping."
Choose body percussion or Choose homemade instruments to play your rhythm pattern!
A print version of this activity is given in supporting resources.
Option 1: Play “Someone’s Tapping” on Boomwhackers
Copy LinkOption 2: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Someone’s Tapping”
Copy LinkPlaying and Creating: Have the students create a new melody for the song in F pentatonic.
Play along with “Calata”
Copy LinkListen and respond to “Calata”
Copy LinkListen to “Just Friends”
Copy LinkIntroduce this song by having a class discussion about the qualities that students look for in a friend. Have the class brainstorm and make a list on the board of the qualities that make someone a good friend. Some ideas might include: kind to others; loyal; trustworthy; honest; fun to be with. Ask the students to listen to the song and list the qualities of friendship that are given in the song.
Teach the song by rote. This song is included to provide an opportunity to discuss friendship as a part of social-emotional learning. (SEL)
Discuss the form of the song.
- Introduction: ask the students to tell you what instrument plays the intro (piano)
- Interlude: there is an instrumental interlude in this song. Which instrument plays the melody? (sax)
- Chorus: the chorus uses a call (Just friends) sung by the choir, then a response by the adult male singer.
A ballad is a song that tells a story, and it can be dramatic, funny, or romantic. This is a slow ballad about friendship. The word ballad comes from medieval French balade, a dancing song. Ask the students to tell you what the song makes them think of, or how it makes them feel.