Grade 4 Lesson 3
StartBeat, Melodic Direction (high-middle-low)Themes(s):
Food Songs, Eras in Music, Baroque
Extra Details:
Rhythm
Tone Set
Grades
Song Type
Curriculum Links
Holidays
Chords
Learning Module Category
Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Play the “Circle Name Game”
- Review “Music Room Rules”
- Play poison melody (d m s)
- Teach “Good Morning”
- Learn the game with “Good Morning”
- Play the game and sing “Good Morning”
- Option 1: Complete the solfa challenge for “Good Morning”
- Option 2: Complete the note name challenge for “Good Morning”
- Option 1: Play “Good Morning” on Boomwhackers
- Option 2: Play “Good Morning” on Ukuleles or Guitars
- Option 3: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Good Morning”
- Discuss the questions for “Galliard Battaglia”
- Play Melody Playback (m sl C Major)
- Teach “Pizza Pizza”
- Learn the actions for “Pizza Pizza”
- Do the actions and sing “Pizza Pizza”
- Make Note Values with Pipe Cleaners or Go Outside and Draw Them with Sidewalk Chalk
Extensions:
Objectives
- I can read mi so la.
- I can sing and move to music.
- I can identify characteristics of a listening piece.
Teaching Procedures
Play the “Circle Name Game"
Copy LinkReview “Music Room Rules”
Copy LinkPlay poison melody
Copy LinkTeach “Good Morning”
Copy LinkThis is a simple reading song and game. Use the song to review beat, rhythm, ta, ti-ti, and either solfa notes or letter names. Have students read the rhythm of the song using rhythm names. Sing the solfa notes or, if you do not teach solfa, sing the letter names.
Learn the game with “Good Morning”
Copy LinkForm a double circle with partners facing each other.
Good morning shake right hands,
good morning shake left hands.
How are you today? pat pat clap clap, clap both partner’s hands.
Time to sing give partner a high 5 with right hand,
time to learn give partner a high 5 with left hand,
always time to play pat pat clap clap, clap both partner’s hands.
As you sing the last measure, the outside circle steps to the right so that everyone has a new partner.
Play the game and sing “Good Morning”
Copy LinkOption 1: Complete the solfa challenge for “Good Morning”
Copy LinkOption 2: Complete the note name challenge for “Good Morning”
Copy LinkOption 1: Play “Good Morning” on Boomwhackers
Copy LinkOption 2: Play “Good Morning” on Ukuleles or Guitars
Copy LinkOption 3: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Good Morning”
Copy LinkYou could have your students create their own accompaniment for the song on barred instruments. Instead of a spoken B section, invite students to choose unpitched rhythm instruments and have them improvise a B section.
Discuss the questions for “Galliard Battaglia”
Copy LinkPlay Melody Playback
Copy LinkTeach “Pizza Pizza”
Copy LinkTeach the song by rote. Either sing the song to the students or have them listen to the video. Explain how the game is played. Play the game. If you are teaching solfa to your students, this song can be used to review mi so la and the placement on the staff. If you have older beginners, you can use it to introduce mi, so, and la. Tell the students the solfa pattern that is used in "Pizza Pizza" is mi so la. La is always a step just above so. If so is on a line, la is in the space just above. If so is in a space, la is on the line just above.
Learn the actions for “Pizza Pizza”
Copy LinkThe students stand in their own spaces in the room. Every time you come to the words, "Pizza pizza daddy-o", perform this jumping pattern: feet sideways (as if you were doing jumping jacks), cross feet with right foot in front, feet sideways, cross feet with left foot in front, feet together. One student is selected to be the leader to make up new words and actions to go with the words.
Example: Let’s rope it - pretend to throw lasso while continuing to do the jumping pattern. When the leader runs out of ideas, the leader calls, "Let’s end it", and a new leader is chosen.
This is a great way to burn off excess energy!