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Looking to use Middle School Lesson 12 in your Middle School classroom?

While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Verse-Chorus

You'll also cover the themes of: Our Musical World, Europe

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Middle School Lesson 12

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Concepts(s):
Verse-ChorusThemes(s):
Our Musical World, Europe
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Introduction

In this lesson, you will:

  1. Listen to the song “Santa’s Coming for Us”
  2. Learn the choreography for “Santa’s Coming for Us”
  3. Do the full choreography for “Santa’s Coming for Us”
  4. Review the song “Green Sally Up”
  5. Learn the sevens clap pattern for “Green Sally Up”
  6. Practice the sevens clap game with “Green Sally Up”
  7. Do the sevens clap pattern with “Green Sally Up”
  8. Play “Which Rhythm Do You Hear?”
  9. Teach “Suo Gan”
  10. Learn about “Suo Gan”
  11. Option 1: Play “Suo Gan” on Ukuleles or Guitars
  12. Option 2: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Suo Gan”
  13. Option 3: Teach the 2-part soprano recorder arrangement

Extensions:

Objectives

  • I can move to music.
  • I can read dotted rhythms.
  • I can play instruments to music.

Teaching Procedures

1 Listen to the song "Santa's Coming for Us" 2 Learn the choreography for "Santa's Coming for Us" 3 Do the full choreography for "Santa's Coming for Us" 4 Review the song "Green Sally Up" 5 Learn the sevens clap pattern for "Green Sally Up" 6 Practice the sevens clap game with "Green Sally Up" 7 Do the sevens clap pattern with "Green Sally Up" 8 Play "Which Rhythm Do You Hear?" 9 Teach "Suo Gan" 10 Learn about "Suo Gan" 11 Option 1: Play "Suo Gan" on Ukuleles or Guitars 12 Option 2: Teach the Orff arrangement for "Suo Gan" 13 Option 3: Teach the 2-part soprano recorder arrangement

Listen to the song "Santa's Coming for Us"

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Song Used: Santa’s Coming for Us – Performed by Sia

Listen to the song "Santa's Coming for Us"

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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Song Used: Santa’s Coming for Us – Performed by Sia

Learn the choreography for "Santa's Coming for Us"

Learn the choreography for "Santa's Coming for Us"

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Do the full choreography for "Santa's Coming for Us"

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Song Used: Santa’s Coming for Us – Performed by Sia

Do the full choreography for "Santa's Coming for Us"

Here's a challenge!

Try the full choreography for "Santa's Coming for Us"

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Review the song "Green Sally Up"

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Song Used: Green Sally Up

Review the song "Green Sally Up"

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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Song Used: Green Sally Up

Learn the sevens clap pattern for "Green Sally Up"

Learn the sevens clap pattern for "Green Sally Up".

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Practice the sevens clap game with "Green Sally Up"

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Practice the sevens clap game with "Green Sally Up"

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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Do the sevens clap pattern with "Green Sally Up"

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Song Used: Green Sally Up

Do the sevens clap pattern with "Green Sally Up"

Do the sevens clap pattern with "Green Sally Up".

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Play "Which Rhythm Do You Hear?"

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Game Used: Which Rhythm Do You Hear?

Play "Which Rhythm Do You Hear?"

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Teach "Suo Gan"

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Song Used: Suo Gan

Teach "Suo Gan"

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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Learn about "Suo Gan"

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Learn about "Suo Gan"

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Option 1: Play "Suo Gan" on Ukuleles or Guitars

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Song Used: Suo Gan

Option 1: Play "Suo Gan" on Ukuleles or Guitars

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Option 2: Teach the Orff arrangement for "Suo Gan"

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Option 2: Teach the Orff arrangement for "Suo Gan"

Creative Ideas: Invite students to improvise melodies in F pentatonic as an introduction to the song.

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Option 3: Teach the 2-part soprano recorder arrangement

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Instrument Song Used: Suogan

Option 3: Teach the 2-part soprano recorder arrangement

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