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While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Beat
In this lesson you will
1. How to… What If?
2. Circle Name Game (or alternate)
3. Reflect on lyrics, listen
4/5 Staff Lesson 1, teach/assess
6. Note Toss game
7. Name the notes in “Barges” – play on Boomwhackers
8. Bucket Drumming (Desk or b/p) to Friends Forever
9/10 Create 2 new rhythm patterns to play with Friends Forever or track
Extensions:
Barges – interactives/worksheets for solfa, note names, beat and rhythm, ukulele or guitar
Friends Forever – choreography with John Jacobson
Teach or review procedures.
(or skip ahead)
For alternate name games, consider
• Concentration from Musicplay 5
• Up the Ladder in UNITS - Back to School
• Jump in! Jump out! in UNITS - Back to School
Reflection
Read the lyrics below and answer these questions:
1. Who do you think might have written this song?
2. What do you think the songwriter was thinking about?
3. Describe the music (tempo, dynamics, harmony, articulation, timbre, major/minor).
4. How does the song make you feel?
The worksheets aligned to these lessons are in the supporting resources section above.
Or
Play some of the name the note games given in the links below.
Play Note Toss Treble Clef
There are many levels to this game.
Choose the levels that you want to play.
Other note name games include Note Name Memory, Space Adventure, and Coconut Chaos.
After you've named the notes, try playing the melody on Boomwhackers.
The song uses C-C' pitches.
Choose your level. We suggest starting with level 2.
Compose your own rhythm pattern.
Play it back. Do you like it?
If not, change it.
Write your rhythm on a piece of paper to play with the track in the next activity.
Try your rhythm with the song, "Friends Forever."
Write your rhythm that you composed on a piece of paper.
Decide how to play it.
You could use body percussion: clap, pat, snap, stamp.
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You could clap 1st time, pat 2nd time, snap 3rd time, stamp 4th time, continuing until the music ends.
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Find things at home to use for drumsticks and drum it.
Count a 16-beat or a 32-beat introduction before you start.
Play your rhythm pattern with the accompaniment track.