Grade 5 Lesson 18A – song-based lesson
StartBeat, Melodic Direction (high-middle-low), Time SignatureRhythm(s):
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Rhythm
Time Signature
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Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Play rhythm patterns at different tempos (3/4)
- Teach “George Washington Bridge”
- Do the movement activity with “George Washington Bridge”
- Teach “Music Alone Shall Live”
- Sort the rhythms for “Music Alone Shall Live”
- Option 1: Complete the solfa challenge for “Music Alone Shall Live”
- Option 2: Complete the note name challenge for “Music Alone Shall Live”
- Review “When the Saints”
- Learn about Louis Armstrong
- Discuss the questions on Louis Armstrong
- Listen to the “St. Louis Blues”
- View Louis Armstrongs Performance of “When the Saints”
- Optional: Play “When the Saints” on the Boomwhackers or on Recorders
Extension:
- Weevily Wheat
- Hot Potato
- William Tell Overture (Rossini)
- Rossini’s Ghost Movie
- Recorder Kit 2
- History of Jazz Unit
- Martin Luther King Jr. Unit
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 describe the tempo of the music.
- I can read and perform many rhythms and melodies
- I can tap, play, and move to a steady beat
- I can explain how the time and place (context) lead to different kinds of performances.
Teaching Procedures
Play rhythm patterns at different tempos (3/4)
Copy LinkTeach “George Washington Bridge”
Copy LinkTeach “George Washington Bridge” by rote. Play the game. Use this as a fun warm-up activity. In the second lesson, try
this at different speeds.
Do the movement activity with “George Washington Bridge”
Copy LinkTeach the song in unison. When they know it well, divide the class into three groups. One group sings all the “George’s”, one group sings all the “Washington’s,” and one group sings all the “bridges”. Stand up when it is your turn to sing. Sing at different speeds using the correct tempo terms
Teach “Music Alone Shall Live”
Copy LinkThis is a traditional German three-part round sung in English. Be sure the students can sing the melody well in unison before trying it in parts. The first time you try singing in parts, have all the class sing the round in unison and you sing the round. If the class is successful, divide them into two groups. Have each group sing the round twice, with the second group beginning after measure four. When they are successful at this, try the round in three parts.
Sort the rhythms for “Music Alone Shall Live”
Copy LinkOption 1: Complete the solfa challenge for "Music Alone Shall Live"
Copy LinkOption 2: Complete the note name challenge for "Music Alone Shall Live"
Copy LinkReview “When the Saints”
Copy LinkThis song is an American spiritual. Traditionally in New
Orleans, the song is used as a funeral march. When accompanying the coffin to the cemetery, the band would play it slowly in a blues style. On the way back from the cemetery, the band would change to the quick. When Louis Armstrong recorded the song in 1938, it was the first spiritual ever recorded in a jazz style and made the song a trademark of early, traditional jazz. Teach the song by rote and enjoy singing it, or sing and accompany the song with body percussion.