Middle School Lesson 12
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Verse-ChorusThemes(s):
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.
Watch the video and ask the students questions about what you see.
- 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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Learn the choreography for "Santa's Coming for Us"
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Here's a challenge!
Try the full choreography for "Santa's Coming for Us"
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This is a favorite singing game of upper elementary students. Teach the song by rote. When the students know the song, teach the game.
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Learn the sevens clap pattern for "Green Sally Up".
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Play a modified version of the Sevens clap game with "Green Sally Up".
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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Depending on the reading abilities of your students, teach the song by rote or have the students read the solfa and the rhythms.
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Guitar Ukulele
31. Suo Gan
Repeat 2x then go on Welsh
F F E F Fine
Sleep my baby, bosom, closely nestle safe and warm.
Mother wakeful, o’er you, round you folded mothers arms.
Sleep my baby, fear not, sleep you sweetly on my breast.
D.C. al Fine
F Bb.
Sweet, there’s nothing now can hurt you, nothing threatens here your rest.
31. Suo Gan (Key of D)
Repeat 2x then go on Welsh
A D A D Fine
Sleep my baby, on my bosom, closely nestle safe and warm.
Mother wakeful, watches o’er you, round you folded mothers arms.
Sleep my baby, sleep and fear not, sleep you sweetly on my breast.
D.C. al Fine
G D G A
Sweet, there’s nothing now can hurt you, nothing threatens here your rest.
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Creative Ideas: Invite students to improvise melodies in F pentatonic as an introduction to the song.
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Title: Suo Gan
Type: Welsh Folk Song
Arranged by: Judy Sills
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Sleep my baby, on my bosom, closely nestle safe and warm.
Mother wakeful, watches o’er you, round you folded mothers arms.
Sleep my baby, sleep and fear not, sleep you sweetly on my breast.
Sweet, there’s nothing now can hurt you, nothing threatens here your rest.
Creative Ideas:
Invite students to improvise melodies in F pentatonic as an introduction to the song.
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