Middle School Lesson 12
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Our Musical World, Europe
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Rhythm
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Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Listen to the song “Santa’s Coming for Us”
- Learn the choreography for “Santa’s Coming for Us”
- Do the full choreography for “Santa’s Coming for Us”
- Review the song “Green Sally Up”
- Learn the sevens clap pattern for “Green Sally Up”
- Practice the sevens clap game with “Green Sally Up”
- Do the sevens clap pattern with “Green Sally Up”
- Play “Which Rhythm Do You Hear?”
- Teach “Suo Gan”
- Learn about “Suo Gan”
- Option 1: Play “Suo Gan” on Ukuleles or Guitars
- Option 2: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Suo Gan”
- Option 3: Teach the 2-part soprano recorder arrangement
Extensions:
- Wild Mountain Thyme (mood, English)
Objectives
- I can move to music.
- I can read dotted rhythms.
- I can play instruments to music.
Teaching Procedures
Listen to the song "Santa's Coming for Us"
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- What year was this song written?
- What decade did the music video show?
- Compare a house in 2020s to the house in the music video
- Do we wear the same clothes? Hairstyles?
- What are the differences between how you celebrate the season and what the music video shows?
- Show the verse-chorus form with movements or shape cards
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Try the full choreography for "Santa's Coming for Us"
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In the Sevens game, we usually do each pattern twice.
With the song, "Green Sally Up" do each pattern once.
Pattern 1-2-3-4-3-2 - you won't do pattern 1 at the end.
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