Middle School Lesson 6 – triplets, Body Percussion 8

Concepts:

Beat, create body percussion, Allegro, Andante, Largo, Moderato, Presto,

Read and play triplet rhythms

Learn song #16 “Fish and Chips”

Create triplet note rhythms

Learn the song “Dollar” On Zoom: Teacher puts $1 under one cup. During singing of the song, teacher mixes up the cups. Students guess which cup has the $1. Try it at home!

Do Body Percussion Lesson #8

Review Lesson #6-7 and create your own body percussion using ideas from lesson 6-7-8

Supporting Resources

Objectives

I can can sing and move to music
I can read and create with triplets

Teaching Procedure

1 Play the game, "Which Rhythm"

Play the game, "Which Rhythm"

It's Game #5. Play Level 12 with triplets.

Game #5, Level 12

2 Listen to the song, "Fish and Chips"

Listen to the song, "Fish and Chips"

Play the video again, and sing along.

When it goes into parts, try part 1.

Video not working? Try our alternate video player!

3 Create a rhythm composition with triplets.

Create a rhythm composition with triplets.

Level 9 has triplets, so create your composition on Level 9.

Perform your composition on a home-made instrument or using body percussion.

Compose using Level 9

4 Watch the students playing the game "Dollar"

Watch the students playing the game "Dollar"

Adapt this game so you can play via Zoom or at home.
At home, you'll needer a "hider" and a "guesser"
The hider puts $1 under one of 3 cups. Mix up the cups as you sing the song.
The guesser has to guess which cup it's under.