Middle School Lesson 24A – song-based lesson
StartShare
Beat, Timbre of Voices, Time SignatureThemes(s):
Composers, Our Musical World, Europe, 1900s
Extra Details:
Concepts
Rhythm
Time Signature
Grades
Curriculum Links
Holidays
Learning Module Category
Introduction
In this lesson, you will:
- Echo rhythms (6/8)
- Teach “Black Socks”
- Review what 6/8 means
- Optional: Complete the worksheet for 6/8 time
- Teach the basketball routine for “All Shook Up”
- Watch a class do the “All Shook Up” routine
- Optional: Teach “All Shook Up” by Elvis Presley
- Optional: Watch Michael Bublé’s cover of “All Shook Up”
- Learn about the dance “t-Smidje”
- Teach the dance “t’Smidje”
- Dance the “t-Smidje”
- Optional: Teach the Orff arrangement “Good Luck!”
Extension:
Objectives
- I can sing and move to music.
- I can sing a song in 6/8.
- I can create an accompaniment for a song.
Teaching Procedures
Echo 6/8 rhythms
Copy LinkTeach “Black Socks”
Copy LinkTeach the round by rote. Try it first as a two-part round. If successful try it in
three parts and then in four. Use this round as an opportunity to teach or review 6/8 time.
Review what 6/8 means
Copy LinkWhen explaining 6/8 time signatures to students you need to review what the top and bottom numbers of a time signature refer to. The top number refers to the number of beats per measure and the bottom number refers to the value of the beats. For example in 4/4 a quarter note (4) gets one beat and there are 4 beats (4) in one measure; in 6/8 an eighth note (8) gets one beat and there are six beats (6) in one measure.
Optional: Complete the worksheet for 6/8 time
Copy LinkTeach the basketball routine for “All Shook Up”
Copy LinkWatch a class do the “All Shook Up” routine
Copy LinkOptional: Teach “All Shook Up” by Elvis Presley
Copy LinkOptional: Watch Michael Bublé’s cover of “All Shook Up”
Copy LinkCompare between the Elvis Presley original version and the Michael Bublé cover.
Ask some questions to promote active listening:
- Where are they singing?
- What instruments are playing?
- How is the vocal timbre different between Elvis Presley and Michael Bublé?
- What did Michael Bublé change in his cover of "All Shook Up"?
Learn about the dance “t-Smidje”
Copy LinkTeach the dance “t’Smidje”
Copy LinkDance the "t-Smidje"
Copy LinkOptional: Teach the Orff arrangement “Good Luck!”
Copy LinkTo access the teaching notes for this Orff piece please click on the link above.