Read the rhythms.

Practice reading the body percussion from the score.

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Sing the song.

Review the sign language.

Read the words to the "Compost" song.

What is the song describing?

Ask the students if they know what a compost is. Ask them if they know what kinds of matter can be composted. Read them the words to the song. What kinds of matter go into the compost in the song? (apple cores, potato peels, banana skins, grass clippings from your lawn)

Teach the song by rote.

Sing the song.

Watch the first part of the notation video for the song "Compost."

The song “Compost” is built over an ostinato.
An ostinato is a repeated pattern.

The ostinato is given at the beginning and the end of the song.

Cooking, heating, rotting, soil it becomes.

Play the song again, and sing the ostinato at the beginning and the end of the song.

Can you sing the whole song?

Optional: A worksheet is available in the supporting resources. List 10 things that you can put in a compost. Illustrate your list.

Dynamics tell us if music is loud or soft.

Watch the video to learn about dynamics.

Download and complete the Dynamics Worksheet.
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Write the Italian dynamics words out on a piece of paper from softest to loudest and draw the symbol beside it.

Play along with the video.

If you need to slow the video, use the gear tool.

Choose whether to play with body percussion, instruments or found sounds.

Listen to Concerto in Bb by Handel. Complete the listening log. Or discuss some of the questions.

1. Name some instruments you hear.
2. Is the music quiet or loud, or in between? Write a dynamics word that describes if the music is loud or soft.
3. How does the music make you feel?

Watch this short video to learn about the composer.