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Looking to use Middle School Back to School 3 (updated) in your Middle School classroom?

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Middle School Back to School 3 (updated)

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Middle School
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Introduction

In this lesson you will

  • Play “This or That” to get to know your students
  • How to and What If?  Teach or review procedures.
  • Teach/Review Music Room Rules.  Substitute instruments for the b/p if this is review.
  • echo body percussion – create your own body percussion and perform with music
  • “Star Spangled Banner” – learn about the song, define some of the words
  • “Lift Every Voice and Sing” – learn about the song and complete worksheet
  • teach/review “Star Spangled Banner” – learn about the song  and define some of the words used
  • learn about “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and complete a worksheet about the songBack to SchoolNote to Teachers:  Lessons 3 and 4 will be the same in Grades 4-5-and middle school.
    The national anthem is often one of the songs reviewed in all grades.
    The lesson also includes learning about the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”

Objectives

  • I can echo body percussion and create my own body percussion.
  • I can define words used in the "Star Spangled Banner".
  • I can tell about the history of the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing".

Teaching Procedures

1 Play This or That 2 Teach or review procedures 3 Teach or Review Music Room Rules 4 Echo body percussion 5 Create your own body percussion patterns 6 Accompaniment Track #2 for Body Percussion 7 Accompaniment Track #3 for Body Percussion 8 Learn about the "Star Spangled Banner". 9 Sing the "Star Spangled Banner" 10 Optional: Write the definitions of some of the words to "Star Spangled Banner" 11 Listen to "Lift Every Voice and Sing" 12 Read about the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and answer the questions

Play This or That

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Play This or That

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Teach or review procedures

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Teach or review procedures

Teach or Review Music Room Rules

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Teach or Review Music Room Rules

If this is review, consider substituting instruments for the body percussion.

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Echo body percussion

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Echo body percussion

Echo body percussion.

This body percussion uses half and whole notes and rests.

Half notes or rests are 2 beats in 4/4 meter.

Whole notes or rests are 4 beats in 4/4 meter.

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Create your own body percussion patterns

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Create your own body percussion patterns

Create your own body percussion patterns and play them with the audio that is given.

Include some half notes (2 beats) and whole notes (4 beats) in your creation.
Middle school could include more complex rhythms!

Accompaniment Track #2 for Body Percussion

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Accompaniment Track #2 for Body Percussion

Accompaniment Track #3 for Body Percussion

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Accompaniment Track #3 for Body Percussion

Learn about the "Star Spangled Banner".

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Song Used: Star Spangled Banner

Learn about the "Star Spangled Banner".

Activity 1 - About the Anthem
View the slide show to learn about the writing of the Star Spangled Banner.

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Sing the "Star Spangled Banner"

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Song Used: Star Spangled Banner

Sing the "Star Spangled Banner"

1. Sing the "Star Spangled Banner" Use the play button on Slide 1 - sing the anthem
2. Read the next slides to define some of the words. Take the quiz at the end.

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Optional: Write the definitions of some of the words to "Star Spangled Banner"

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Optional: Write the definitions of some of the words to "Star Spangled Banner"

Optional:
Write the definitions of some of the words to "Star Spangled Banner".

You can download and print the worksheet given in Supporting Resources.
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Save ink and paper by writing the definitions out on a piece of paper.

Listen to "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

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Listen to "Lift Every Voice and Sing"

Listen to the Kirk Franklin performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" on YouTube.

Can you sing along?

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Read about the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and answer the questions

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Read about the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and answer the questions

Read about the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and answer the questions.

You can download and print the pdf file from Supporting Resources above.
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Read from the image here and answer the questions on a piece of paper.

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