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Looking to use Grade 5 Lesson 12 in your Grade 5 classroom?

While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Tempo, Timbre of Unpitched Instruments, Percussion Family, Melodic Direction (high-middle-low), Time Signature, Scale

You'll also cover the themes of: Romantic

Grade 5 Lesson 12

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Introduction

In this lesson, you will:

  1. Teach “My Bonnie”
  2. Do the actions while singing “My Bonnie”
  3. Perform Rhythms at a Variety of Tempos
  4. Optional: Complete a Tempo Worksheet
  5. Review “Green Sally Up”
  6. Learn the sevens clap pattern for “Green Sally Up”
  7. Practice the sevens clap game with “Green Sally Up”
  8. Do the sevens clap pattern with “Green Sally Up”
  9. Teach “Sing the Scale”
  10. Optional: Play the “Sing the Scale” melody
  11. Review the C Major Scale
  12. Practice naming notes in C Major
  13. Optional: Complete the C Major worksheets
  14. Listen to “Pianists”
  15. Optional: Play the opening pattern on Orff instruments or Boomwhackers
  16. Play the Note Toss Game (C Major)

Extensions:

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 use different tempos in performance.
  • I can describe the percussion family.
  • I can play along with percussion instruments.

Teach "My Bonnie"

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Song Used: My Bonnie

This song can be used as a fun song or as a “stretch” during a class or rehearsal. The song is useful for teaching or reinforcing 3/4 meter. The song will probably be familiar to your students. If it isn’t, teach the song by rote and then teach the actions.

Do the actions while singing "My Bonnie"

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Song Used: My Bonnie

Begin the song sitting down. Each time you sing a word that begins with the letter B, change position. The first time you sing a B word, stand up. The next time you sing a B word, sit down. Continue in this way throughout the song. When you sing the song faster, it becomes more of a challenge. Have fun!

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Perform Rhythms at a Variety of Tempos

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Tool Used: Tempo Interactive

Perform rhythms at a variety of tempos.

Try levels 3-4-5 or 11-12-13.

To learn or review what the tempo terms mean, open and read the teaching slides in the activity.

Optional: Complete a Tempo Worksheet

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Unit Used: Tempo

Complete a tempo worksheet.

You can print the worksheet from the supporting resources.

If you don't have a printer, write the answers on a plain piece of paper.

Review "Green Sally Up"

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Song Used: Green Sally Up

Teach the song by rote. When the students know the song, teach the game.

Learn the sevens clap pattern for "Green Sally Up"

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Song Used: Green Sally Up

Learn the sevens clap pattern for "Green Sally Up".

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Practice the sevens clap game with "Green Sally Up"

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Song Used: Green Sally Up

Play a modified version of the Sevens clap game with "Green Sally Up".

In the Sevens game, we usually do each pattern twice.

With the song, "Green Sally Up" do each pattern once.

Pattern 1-2-3-4-3-2 - you won't do pattern 1 at the end.

Do the sevens clap pattern with "Green Sally Up"

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Song Used: Green Sally Up

Do the sevens clap pattern with "Green Sally Up".

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Teach "Sing the Scale"

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Song Used: Sing the Scale

This round is easy to read and a great way to teach about or review the major scale. Have the students read the rhythms and melody, then learn to sing it well in unison. When the students can sing it well in unison, try the round in two parts.

Optional: Play the "Sing the Scale" melody

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Song Used: Sing the Scale

Advanced recorder players could learn to play the melody on soprano recorders. This melody is also very playable on barred percussion instruments or on Boomwhackers.

Review the C Major Scale

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Practice naming notes in C Major

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Optional: Complete the C Major worksheets

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Listen to "Pianists"

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Listening Selection Used: “Pianists” from Carnival of the Animals

What instrument is playing and what is the musician playing?

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Optional: Play the opening pattern on Orff instruments or Boomwhackers

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Play the Note Toss Game (C Major)

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