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Looking to use Middle School Lesson 11 in your Middle School classroom?

While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Beat, String Family, Timbre of Orchestral Instruments

You'll also cover the themes of: Composers, 1700s

Middle School Lesson 11

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Introduction

In this lesson you will

  1. Learn about the song “Green Sally Up”
  2. Teach “Green Sally Up”
  3. Play the “Green Sally Up” game
  4. Create a spoken B section for “Green Sally Up”
  5. Optional: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Green Sally Up”
  6. Review “Hanky Panky”
  7. Review accidentals
  8. Optional: Complete the worksheet
  9. Identify the accidental in “Green Sally Up”
  10. Play Poison Melody to practice reading syncopated rhythms
  11. Learn about the string family
  12. Learn about Mozart
  13. Play along with “Agitate” by Mozart with desk drums or bucket drums
  14. Option 1: Use manipulatives to create a 16-beat rhythm using syncopated rhythms
  15. Option 2: Use the rhythm composition tool to create a 16-beat rhythm using syncopated rhythms
  16. Try playing your composition with the audio file

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 keep a steady beat.
  • I can describe the string family.
  • I can read, create and perform rhythms with syncopations.