1 Clap the rhythms with "Welcome to Music"
Clap the rhythms with "Welcome to Music"
Welcome to music – play recording, but clap echo rhythm patterns while you listen
Rhythm Erase
Poison Melody: d m s
If you choose to do the sea program, skip “Ham and Eggs” and “Rondeau”
Optional: review Listening Resource Kit 2 #23: Rondeau, Mion – move with hands or paper plates
Optional: review #61 “Ham and Eggs” – review tempo
#65 “A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea”
Review Sea Songs as Time Permits. Optional – Create a sea songs program.
#34 “Lukey’s Boat”
#63 “I’se the B’y”- do movement with the song
#53 Haul on the Bowlin’
#59 “I See the Moon”
Clap the rhythms with "Welcome to Music"
Students read all four measures.
Click to erase one measure.
The students say all four measures including the missing one.
Click to erase another measure.
The students say all four measures including the missing ones.
Continue until the students have to remember all four measures.
In class, you could ask 4 students to come to the white board and each draw one of the missing measures.
Zoom: You could ask the students to write down all the missing measures.
Ask the students to identify the song. (I see the Moon)
- play Poison Melody with d m s patterns
If at home, find 2 paper plates, or cut out 2 circles.
Copy the paper plate movement.
After trying these ideas, create your own!
Listen to the first part of the video.
Play the video again and sing along.
in-person - just listen to the recording
- listen to the first part of the song
- play the video again and sing along
Make up a story with the students’ assistance, using the sea songs to illustrate the story - or use the story in the supporting resources.
- do a desk clapping game to go with the song.
A sailor went to - clap own hands, tap left hand on desk, clap, tap right hand on desk, clap
sea sea sea - salute 3 times
verse 2: knee knee knee - tap right knee 3 x
verse 3: chop chop chop - chop elbow 3x
vese 4: sea knee chop - salute, tap knee, chop elbow
The music in this video is fast for Grade 2. Watch the demo to learn the movements.
Then either sing unaccompanied at a slower tempo or slow the video down.
If you use the primary video player there's a gear wheel tool on the bottom right that you can use to slow the video.
Optional - if you'd like to use the sea songs from Musicplay 2 in a program, a script is giving in supporting resources.
If you want to create the sea songs program, review "Lukey's Boat"
Here are some ideas for movement - or create your own!
VERSE:
I’se the b’y that builds the boat and 4 steps in, clap on beat 4
I’se the b’y that sails her. 4 steps back
I’se the b’y that catches the fish and 4 steps in, clap on beat 4
takes them home to Liza. 4 steps back
Chorus:
Hip your partner, Sally Tibbo. Gesture to the left with your left hip
Hip your partner, Sally Brown. Gesture to the right with your right hip
Fogo, Twillingate, Morton’s Harbour, walk around in a small circle for 8 beats
all around the circle.
- play the video and listen to the song
- play the video again and sing along
Sing "The Music Time is Over"