Music Week 20

This week in Music 3rd-5th Grade worked on Winning Rhythms: Rhythm Sheet 2 Line(s) E. We sang a song about John F. Kennedy. We also learned a stone passing game:

Oba Simu Sa
Stone Passing Game from West Africa, most likely Ghana

Oba Simu Sa, Nana
Oba Simu Sa
Oba Simu Sa, Nana
Oba Simu Sa


3rd grade continued to work out of the recorder book, Do It! Play Recorder pg. 9 #1. Objective: More C Note Practice, 3/4 time, dotted half note, tie.

4th grade had a Alfred's Piano Lessons quiz on pg.30 or 44. Objective: write in correct fingering and perform on keyboard. Copies have been made to take home to practice.


5th grade was taught two finger chords Em. Objective: Learn two finger chords on Em and review C chord and G7 chord.


K-1st grade:

Winning Rhythms: Rhythm Sheet 1 Line(s)F



Song: Chatter With the Angels

Objective: Review beat-rhythm; reinforce quarter notes and paired eighth notes

Materials: Engine Engine: CD 7-1
Snail Snail, CD 7-7
Star Light Star Bright CD 7-14
Display rhythms on board


Procedure:
1. Sing greeting to children. Say Listen to the hello I cap. Decide: Will you clap what you hear or will you clap a different pattern. Ask children to clap a pattern in response to your pattern while others tell whether the pattern is the same or different

2. Clap the rhythms of some songs or rhymes Engine, Engine, Snail Snail, etc. help children realize that the pattern in which they hear things clapped can help to tell them whcih song you clapped. each song or chant has own rhythm.

3, Play Engine, Engine-have one child lead the class around the room

4. Display rhythm for Engine, Engine

5. Learn Star Light, Star Bright





2nd grade:

Objective: Recall quarter ntoes, paired eight notes, rest, so, mi, and la


Materials: Bobby Shafto CD 7-27
Rain Rain CD 7-28
Display rhythm for Bobby Shafto on board

1. Show handsigns for Bobby Shafto. Sing song

2. Display rhythm of Bobby Shafto. Guide class to discover that is hows the rhythm of Bobby Shafto. Invite students to change rhythm so that it includes rests

3. Sing Bobby Shafto with words then with solfa syllables