1 Warm up your voices by singing the Solfa Notes with the video
Use the video to warm up your singing voice
Grade 4 lesson 8 m.2
Concepts:
In this lesson you will:
- Learn a new song, “Old Blue”
- Create a rhythm pattern of your own
- Learn about Franz Liszt
Supporting Resources
Objectives
- I can create a rhythm pattern
- I can use half notes in a rhythm pattern
- I can listen and think about a piano concerto
Teaching Procedure
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2 2. Read the words for the song "Old Blue"
Read the words for the song old blue.
What is the song about?
Is the song happy or sad?
3 Echo the rhythms in the song "Old Blue".
Echo the rhythms in the song "Old Blue".
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4 Listen to the song Old Blue
Listen to the song Old Blue
What is the mood of this song in the recording?
Play the video again and sing along.
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5 Clap the words for the first verse of the song Old Blue
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Clap the words for the first verse of the song Old Blue
6 Is it one sound, or two?
Is it one sound, 2 sounds, or a sound that lasts two beats?
7 Create a new rhythm pattern that uses half notes
Choose level 3 for your composition.
If you would like to try another level after that, you can.
8 Watch the video about the composer Franz Liszt.
Watch the video about the composer Franz Liszt.
9 Listen to a piano Concerto by Franz Liszt.
Is this piece fast or slow?
What else do you notice about the music?
Play the video as many times as you need to to answer the questions that follow.
10 Analysis Worksheet
You can print the worksheet page, or you can save paper and ink by writing the answers on your own piece of paper!
11 Optional Extra!
If you would like to learn more about Franz Liszt this one hour video is partly fictional but based on the life and times of Franz Liszt.
12 Review last weeks module, or any of the songs you like!
Repetition is one of the ways that we learn something well.
Children improve singing on pitch, learn the lyrics and melody better with each repetition.
Children will develop their musicality if you sing, move, play more often!
Keep a list of the songs and activities that you like.
13 Assessment
Assessment may not be required for your school or district.
Your teacher may ask you to email one of the suggested assessments
14 Music is literacy
Parents, Teachers and Administration:
Music education is important for children.
Whether in class or at home, keep our children singing, playing, moving, listening and creating music!
