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Grade 5 Lesson 4: Body Percussion

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Grades(s):
Grade 5
Months / Weeks(s):
September, Week 4
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Introduction

In this lesson, you will:

  1. Play Poison Rhythm
  2. Play “Rhythm Racer” game
  3. Optional: Play the game “Which Rhythm Do You Hear?”
  4. Read the music for the song, “Four White Horses”
  5. Learn to play the clap game for “Four White Horses”
  6. Watch the kids play the clap game for the song “Four White Horses”
  7. Learn “Four White Horses”
  8. Name the notes in the song “Four White Horses”
  9. Name the solfa notes in the song “Four White Horses”
  10. Do Body Percussion Lesson 6
  11. Create and perform your own body percussion sequence
  12. Review “When I Believe in Me”

Extensions:

  • #9 “Liza Jane” – read the note names, read the rhythms (Interactive activities, an Orff arrangement, and worksheets available in the Grade 5 Song List)

Objectives

  • I can echo, perform and compose rhythms (ti ta ti).
  • I can sing and move to music.
  • I can perform and create body percussion.

Play Poison Rhythm

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Practice Item Used: 15 q qr Q h eq e

Play Poison Rhythm

Play Poison Rhythm

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Play "Rhythm Racer" game

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Game Used: Rhythm Racing

Play "Rhythm Racer" game

Play "Rhythm Racer" game (new - this game) or the game "Which Rhythm Do You Hear?"

Optional: Play the game "Which Rhythm Do You Hear?"

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Game Used: Which Rhythm Do You Hear?

Optional: Play the game "Which Rhythm Do You Hear?"

Play 'Which Rhythm do you Hear?' Level 8, Game #5. or "Rhythm Racer" game above

Read the music for the song, "Four White Horses"

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Song Used: Four White Horses

Read the music for the song, "Four White Horses"

Read the rhythms, the solfa or the pitch letter names for the song, "Four White Horses."
If this is too challenging, teach the song by rote or use the video that follows.

Learn to play the clap game for "Four White Horses"

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Song Used: Four White Horses

Learn to play the clap game for "Four White Horses"

Learn to play the clap game for the song, "Four White Horses"

Be "partners" with the teacher on the video.

If you have someone at home to play the game with, try it out!

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Watch the kids play the clap game for the song "Four White Horses".

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Song Used: Four White Horses

Watch the kids play the clap game for the song "Four White Horses".

Watch the kids play the clap game for the song "Four White Horses".
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Be partners with the teacher in the video that follows.

Play the game!

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Learn "Four White Horses"

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Song Used: Four White Horses

Learn "Four White Horses"

Learn how to sing the song "Four White Horses".

Pause and replay the note highlights video as needed.

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Name the notes in the song "Four White Horses"

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Song Used: Four White Horses

Name the notes in the song "Four White Horses"

Name the notes in the song "Four White Horses".

Name the solfa notes in the song "Four White Horses"

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Song Used: Four White Horses

Name the solfa notes in the song "Four White Horses"

Name the solfa notes in the song "Four White Horses".

Do Body Percussion Lesson 6

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Instrument Song Used: Rock and Roll

Do Body Percussion Lesson 6

Do Body Percussion Lesson 6
(for Grade 5, we're skipping the first 5 lessons!)

Review the video as needed until you can perform the body percussion.

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Create and perform your own body percussion sequence

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Create and perform your own body percussion sequence

Create and perform your own body percussion sequence.

Use some of the movements from Cristian's lesson.

Try your body percussion with the audio track below.

Can you write out your body percussion sequence so others could perform it?

Review "When I Believe in Me"

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Song Used: When I Believe

Review "When I Believe in Me"

Review part 1 or 2 of "When I Believe in Me"

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