Music Week 29

Hip Hop Continues for 3rd-5th

Warm Up Activity

Drum Beats:

Drums are basic part of Hip-Hop and other music. Students will learn how to play a basic rock/hip-hop/R&B beat on their leg

1. Use right hand to tap eighth notes on the left knee. This will be the "high-hat"
2. Use left hand on left thigh to tap on beats 2 and 4. This will be the "snare drum"
3. Use right foot to tap on beats 1 and 3. This will be bass drum
4. Teach indiviually the parts
5. Try combining two parts, then eventually all three.
6. This will take a few weeks of practice to master


Hip Hop History

Objective: Students will continue learning Hip-Hop History

Review last week material-we do

Using the power point lesson( Hip-Hop.ppt) we will talk about
-History of the Music-I do
-Pictures of famous rappers and DJs
-students identify pictures-you do
-Listening of some music(Music will be non-offensive)-we do

Kagan Stategy: Think Pair Share-Name Three Hip Hop Artists we talked about today. Name 3 facts you learned from todaly


EQ: Name key figures in the shaping of hip-hop.

8 min reading time with books from Media Centerer/Public Library about Hip-Hop.

5th Grade: Begin working on Graduation Song: It's Our Time

K-2:Meet the Orchestra: Brass

Objective: Student will be able to listen and identify brass instruments through the use of pictures and sound recordings

EQ: Why are trumpet, trombone, tuba, and french horn brass instruments?

Materials: Instrument posters CD 9-15 thru CD 9-43


Procedure:

Introduce brass family-these instruments are made of brass. The vibration of your lip makes the sound

1. Show picture of instrument, talk about characteristicst-I do
2. Listen to instrument, listen to tone color and discuss-We do
3. Students identify instrument using sound recordings-you do

Trumpet-group of oval shaped brass instruments, highest sounding
Trombone-group of brass instruments with a long u-shaped slide instead of valves
French Horn-circular shaped brass instrument with a conical bore and a mellow tone
Tuba-the lowest sounded brass instrument
Euphonium/Baritone-brass instrument that is shaped similar to a tuba but has the tone similar to the trombone


Evaluation/Reflection: Can students tell the difference between each brass instrument based on sight? What about Sound?