Read the rhythms.

Discuss with the students how the body percussion score is notated.

Read Cristian's body percussion from the score.

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Do a class body percussion composition to model how to it.

Then invite the children to create their own body percussion sequences.

A pdf copy of this template is in supporting resources.

Each track is 16 bars long, so repeat your sequence 4 times.

Read the Words of the song "We've Only Got One Planet."

Read the lyrics.

Think about what the song means.

What is the song about?

Is it a funny song or a serious song?

How do the words make you feel?

Did you learn a new word in this song?

What is your favourite part of the lyrics?

Watch and Listen to the song "We've Only Got One Planet."

Play the video again, and this time sing along.

This demo includes sign language for the song.

Try the sign language or make up your own movements for the song.

Option 1: Discuss the questions.

Option 2: Complete the listening log that's available in the supporting resources.

Read the tempo section in the concept slides to review the tempo terms shown below.

adagio moderato allegro presto

Ask the students if they remember what the terms mean. Review all the tempo terms. Tell the students they are going to learn a song and perform it at these tempos.

Read the rhythms for “Under the Chestnut Tree.” Read the letter names of the notes. Sight-read the song or teach the melody by rote. Teach the actions. Sing the song with actions.

Sing along and copy the actions.

The song is played 3 times. It starts at a medium tempo (speed).

In music, a medium tempo is called moderato.

Then it goes faster. Allegro means fast and lively.

Then is goes even faster. Presto means very quickly.

Students "leave out" some of the words and just do the actions.

In "Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree," you sang at different tempos, or speeds.

Try clapping rhythms at different tempos in the tempo activity.