Music Week 9

Did not realize that I have not posted in a while. I am going to give you the express posts of what we did:


3rd-5th learned the song Skin and Bones. We just scared the teachers with this one.

3rd grade learned
B A Marching Monster
Objective: Play the B note and the A note
EQ: How you you play recorder?

Materials: Recorders and Music K-8 Magazine 2009 vol. 20 number 1, pg 59


Process:

1. Review how to play B note, A note
2. Review rests, quarter notes, half notes
3. First and second ending
4. Have students write in notes for song
5. Play measures 9-17
6. Repeat process for rest of song

Assess: Did students play the B and A when indicated? Did students play during the rests?

Playing quiz in 1 weeks.


4th grade:
Book-Alfred's Piano Lessons

pg. 16 My Best Friend, if time left pg. 17 I Can Do It

EQ: How do we play piano?

Objective: Students will learn how to use fingers 2,3,4 on left and right hands


Review Music Theory basics-staff, treble clef, quarter notes, half notes, rests-we do


Review posture, hand position at keyboard

1. Review finger numbers and hand positions
2. Go Have students begin to write in notes for song
3. Play line as teacher helps call out numbers
4. Practice playing My Best Friend with headphones
{Pairs Check-make sure each partner has the correct posture and using 2,3,4 on the appropriate hand on the appropriate page}



Assess: Have students kept hands in correct positon? Are students following the finger positions as indicated in the book?


5th grade:

Objective: Play Em chord on guitar with guitar pick using 2 finger method on left hand

EQ: How do you play guitar?

Materials: Guitar/ukulele, pick, homeroom teacher for volunteer

1. Review Frets and Finger positions
-Remind students that in order to play chords you need more than one string and must be able to hold down more than one string as well
2.Demonstrate where to place fingers
3. Teach song by rote. When students are comfortable singing then add guitar part
4. Have students play Em chord while singing song

{Pairs check: make sure students have finger 2-fret 2 string 5, finger 3 fret 2 string 4 and play all six strings with right hand}

Assess: Were students able to keep multiple fingers down for the Em chord on the left hand?

5th gone to camp crystal next week
Prepare for Winter Concert
K Song: Under the Tree
1st: Gloves and Mittens
2nd: Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel


Objective: Define and perform rhythms

EQ: Do you know the difference between rhythm and beat?

1. Post lyrics to grade level song
2. Have students listen and sing song while teacher points to lyrics
3. Define rhythm using workd wall. Have students find word
4. Using beat cards help students distinguish between rhythm and beat
-when students see the drum icon, pat beat on lap, when students see clap icon, clap the rhythm of the melody
5. Have students pay attention to board while teacher switches cards. Students should perform rhythm and beat without assistance

Assess: Are students clapping the rhythm of the melody line or are they just clapping the beat over again? Make sure they can hear the rhythm of the melody for their song