Middle School Lesson 13
StartArticulation, BeatThemes(s):
Our Musical World, Winter
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Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Sing the song “Santa’s Coming for Us”
- Review the choreography for “Santa’s Coming for Us”
- Do the full choreography for “Santa’s Coming for Us”
- Teach “Yesh Li Yadiyim”
- Learn about the song “Yesh Li Yadiyim”
- Learn the dance with “Yesh Li Yadiyim”
- Identify where the tempo changes in “Yesh Li Yadiyim”
- Identify the articulations in “Yesh Li Yadiyim”
- Echo rhythm patterns with triplets
- Teach the bucket drumming arrangement for “March” from the Nutcracker
- Drum to “March” from the Nutcracker
- Teach “Angels”
- Teach 1st and 2nd endings
- Option 1: Teach the ukulele and guitar arrangement for “Angels”
- Option 2: Teach the Orff arrangement for “Angels”
Extensions:
- Round and Round (round, dorian)
- Who Did? (G scale, dotted eighth note and sixteenth)
- String Quartet, Haydn (theme and variations, Classical)
- Handel’s Last Chance (movie)
- Boomwhacker Holiday Ideas
- Body Percussion Holiday Ideas
- Unpitched Holiday Ideas
- Santa Christmas Unit
- Sacred Christmas Unit
- Secular Christmas Unit
- Nutcracker Unit
- Holiday Orff
- Winter Orff
- Holiday Songs for Recorder
- Holiday Bucket Drumming
Objectives
- I can sing and move to music.
- I can describe the woodwind family.
- I can play triplet rhythms.
Teaching Procedures
Sing the song "Santa's Coming for Us"
Copy LinkThe lyrics are in the music video. Try to sing along with the music video.
Review the choreography for "Santa's Coming for Us"
Copy LinkDo the full choreography for "Santa's Coming for Us"
Copy LinkTeach "Yesh Li Yadiyim"
Copy LinkThis is a Hebrew action song. On the chorus ("Lai, lai, lai, lai ..."), a leader makes up an action and the class copies, or you can perform the dance that is suggested. Students should read the rhythms and sing the letter names for this song. Practice the song before teaching the dance or playing the Copycat Game.
Learn about the song "Yesh Li Yadiyim"
Copy LinkLearn the dance with "Yesh Li Yadiyim"
Copy LinkI have hands that clap clap clap. (Clap partners hands 3x)
I have feet that stamp stamp stamp (Stamp feet 3x)
I have knees that pat pat pat (Pat knees 3x)
Let’s make a small circle and wait (Join hands, make a small circle and wait)
Sing the “lais” and skip around the circle. (Raise both arms on the “Heys!” After each, change direction.)
Identify where the tempo changes in "Yesh Li Yadiyim"
Copy LinkIdentify the articulations in "Yesh Li Yadiyim"
Copy LinkIdentify and describe what the accent and staccatos are doing in the music.
Echo rhythm patterns with triplets
Copy LinkTeach the bucket drumming arrangement for "March" from the Nutcracker
Copy LinkLearn to desk drum or bucket drum to "March from the Nutcracker".
Find something to use for a bucket and for sticks.
For a bucket, you can use an ice cream bucket or a cardboard box, or you can drum on the top of your desk.
If you drum on a foam sheet or a piece of a yoga mat, the sound will be quieter.
You can put a foam sheet or piece of yoga mat on top of your desk or on the top of your bucket.
If you are desk drumming
top = top
rim = edge of the desk
click = click
Drum to "March" from the Nutcracker
Copy LinkDrum to the "March from the Nutcracker".