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Looking to use Grade 4 Lesson 6 in your Grade 4 classroom?

While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Form, Rondo, Beat

Grade 4 Lesson 6

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Concepts(s):
Form, Rondo, Beat
Rhythm(s):
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Introduction

In this lesson, you will:

  1. Echo the syncopation rhythm
  2. Play Melody Playback: so,la,ti,do (s,l,t,d)
  3. Listen to “Miss Mary Mac”
  4. Play the Clap Game to “Miss Mary Mac”
  5. Read the solfa in “Miss Mary Mac”
  6. Learn about so, la, ti, do
  7. Name the solfa in “Miss Mary Mac”
  8. Name the note names in “Miss Mary Mac”
  9. Play along with “Prelude to the Alchymist”
  10. Learn about the harpsichord
  11. Learn about the song “Cheki morena”
  12. Listen to “Cheki Morena”
  13. Option 1: Improvise a rhythm during the B, C, D sections
  14. Option 2: Write a 16 beat rhythm to play in the B, C, D section
  15. Option 3: Use the Rhythm Composition Tool to Write a Rhythm
  16. Sing “Cheki morena” and Play Instruments During the B, C, and D Sections
  17. Discuss Rondo Form
  18. Learn the cup game for “Stars and Stripes Forever”
  19. Try the Cup Game with “Stars and Stripes”
  20. Optional: Play Space Music Adventure (Music Math)

Extension:

  • Miss Mary Mac – teach the Orff arrangement
  • Cheki morena – teach the Orff arrangement, teach the boomwhacker arrangement

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 keep a beat playing a cup game.
  • I can improvise with instruments.

Echo the syncopation rhythm

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Practice Item Used: 15 q qr Q h eq e

Warm-up using the rhythm we talked about in the last lesson. Clap the echoes. Make it more challenging by picking a different body percussion or rhythm instrument for each type of rhythm.

Example:
quarter note = stomp
two eighth notes joined = pat
ti ta ti = clap

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Play Melody Playback: so,la,ti,do (s,l,t,d)

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Practice Item Used: Melody Playback Game

Play Melody Playback, so,la,ti,do

Listen to "Miss Mary Mac"

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Song Used: Miss Mary Mac

Listen to the song "Miss Mary Mac."

Play the video again and try singing along.

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Play the Clap Game to “Miss Mary Mac”

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Song Used: Miss Mary Mac

Watch how the kids play the clap game to "Miss Mary Mac."

Learn the clap pattern. Do these movements with the words.
Miss cross your arms
Ma- pat your legs
-ry clap your hands
Mac clap right hands with a partner, then clap own hands
Mac clap left hands with a partner, then clap own hands
Mac clap both hands with a partner, then start the pattern again.

If you are at home, you could play the clap game with someone at home.

If you are in school, the teacher will be the leader and you'll play the game as if she was your partner. (no touching)

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Read the solfa in “Miss Mary Mac”

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Song Used: Miss Mary Mac

"Miss Mary Mac" uses the solfa notes so, la, ti, and do. This is an excellent song to teach the solfa note ti. Begin by singing a phrase and have the students echo. Use a neutral syllable such as "lai" or "loo" or sing it in solfa. Sing with hand signs or show the melodic direction with arm motions.

Learn about so, la, ti, do

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Name the solfa in “Miss Mary Mac”

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Song Used: Miss Mary Mac

Take the Solfa Challenge and name the solfa notes in the song.

Hint: The first note is so - so click on s.
The second note is la. (click l)
The third note is ti, so click t.
The fourth note is do, so click d.

Can you figure out the solfa for the whole song?
When you've completed the challenge, sing the song in solfa.

Name the note names in “Miss Mary Mac”

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Song Used: Miss Mary Mac

Take the note name challenge and name the notes in the song. (Teacher note: This is not a good reading song for note names because of the sharps in the key signature. If your students are ready for this have them complete this activity. If not, skip to the next activity.)

Hint: The first note is E - so click on E.
The second note is F#. (click F#)
The third note is G#, so click G#.
The fourth note is A, so click A.

Can you figure out the note names for the whole song?
When you've completed the challenge, sing the song using note names.

Play along with “Prelude to the Alchymist”

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Listening Selection Used: Prelude to The Alchymist

Ask the students to listen and name the instruments that they hear. What instrument families do those instruments belong to? Play along with the music.

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Learn about the harpsichord

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Listening Selection Used: Prelude to The Alchymist

The instruments in "Prelude to the Alchymist" are strings and harpsichord. The harpsichord belongs to the keyboard family. Watch the video below to learn about the harpsichord.

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Learn about the song "Cheki morena"

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Listen to "Cheki Morena"

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Song Used: Cheki morena

Listen to "Cheki morena."

This is a game song from Puerto Rico!
The words mean "Shake it girl, shake it. Where is the rhythm of the merucumbe dance?"

Optional - create movement for the song

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Option 1: Improvise a rhythm during the B, C, D sections

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Song Used: Cheki morena

Find instruments to play with Cheki morena during the B, C, D sections.

Consider having:
Woods - play the B
Shakes/Scrapes - play C
Drums play the D. (or have Woods, Shakes/Scrapes play together on the D)

Option 2: Write a 16 beat rhythm to play in the B, C, D section

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Song Used: Cheki morena

Print the composition template and have students compose a 16 beat rhythm to play during the B, C, D sections.

Find instruments to play with Cheki morena during the B, C, D sections.

Consider having:
Woods - play the B
Shakes/Scrapes - play C
Drums play the D. (or have Woods, Shakes/Scrapes play together on the D)

Option 3: Use the Rhythm Composition Tool to Write a Rhythm

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Song Used: Cheki morena

Compose a 16 beat B section for “Shake the Papaya” using the composition tool. When you have a composition you like, copy it to a piece of paper.
Then practice playing it on your instruments.

Find instruments to play with Cheki morena during the B, C, D sections.

Consider having:
Woods - play the B
Shakes/Scrapes - play C
Drums play the D. (or have Woods, Shakes/Scrapes play together on the D)

Sing “Cheki morena” and Play Instruments During the B, C, and D Sections

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Song Used: Cheki morena

Listen to “Cheki morena” and play your composition on instruments during the B, C, and D sections.

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Discuss Rondo Form

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Learn the cup game for "Stars and Stripes Forever"

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Listening Selection Used: “The Stars and Stripes Forever”

Watch the teacher demo of the cup game.
Pause after each pattern and practice.

Play the video a few times until you know all the patterns.

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Try the Cup Game with "Stars and Stripes"

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Listening Selection Used: “The Stars and Stripes Forever”

Try the cup game with "Stars and Stripes."

Instead of passing your cup, you just set it down.

Try creating your own patterns to the music.

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Optional: Play Space Music Adventure (Music Math)

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