Grade 5 Back to School – Lesson 5
Teaching Procedures
Play “Can You Keep a Steady Beat”
Play along with “La giloxia”
Review the “Music Room Rules”
Teach “Wallflowers”
Teach the tap and grab game
Play the game and sing “Wallflowers”
Perform an ostinato while singing “Wallflowers”
Option 1: Complete the solfa challenge for “Wallflowers”
Option 2: Complete the note name challenge for “Wallflowers”
Option 1: Play “Wallflowers” on Ukulele or Guitar
Option 2: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Wallflowers”
Teach “Wallflowers”
Song Used: Wallflowers
Wallflowers is an old singing from the UK. A version of the singing game was found in the "The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland" published in 1898. Wallflowers are wildflowers that grow in Ireland. In the Musicplay variant of the song, May had the measles. In 1898 the measles was a serious and sometimes fatal disease. Today, measles can be prevented with a vaccine. The students may be able to read the rhythm and melody of the song. If your students do not know solfa, teach the melody by rote.
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