Music Week 15

FYI: Most of the classes were able to learn the Horah!


Song: O Chanukah

-If time allows learn Horah. Horah is a Jewish circle dance


Materials
Book-Do It! Play Recorder pg. 9 #1, Recorder

Objective: Learn the fingerings and play the C note

EQ: Can you tell the difference between notes and rests?

1. Review, B, A, G notes-we do
2. Review quarter notes, half notes, rests-we do
3. Introduce/Review eighth notes-I do
3. Demonstrate how to play C note on recorder(Thumb down, middle finger down on front)-I do
4. Allow students practice time for new note
5. Play Line #1 Cobbler, Cobbler-Have students write in letter names and fingerings-you do


Pairs Check{Is your partner playing the C with the middle finger down and the thumb covering the rear hole?}

Assess: Were students able to transition from B to C and back again with facility?


4th Grade:

Song: O Chanukah

-If time allows learn Horah. Horah is a Jewish circle dance


Book-Alfred's Piano Lessons

pg. 20 Night Shadows
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
-have students notice that the numbers are not going to be over every note any more
-have students understand that you play the last number that was given, you switch fingers when you are given a new finger number
-reiterate that when note stems point up right hand is played, when note stems point down left hand is played
3. Play line as teacher helps call out numbers
4. Practice playing Night Shadows with headphones
-teacher makes sure students are on task and can play material
{Pairs Check-make sure each partner has the correct posture and using 2,3,4 on the appropriate hand when indicated}


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



5th grade:

Song: O Chanukah

-If time allows learn Horah. Horah is a Jewish circle dance




Objective: Play B, C, D notes on guitar with guitar

EQ: How do you play guitar? How will you move back and forth between the first and second string?

Materials: Guitar/ukulele, Fast Track Guitar Method Line 5

1. Introduce the use of the second string on guitar-the B string. Introduce Frets and Finger positions and treble clef notes
-Remind students that even though the notes are different the finger positons will be the same. you just have to play the second string now
2.Demonstrate where to place fingers
3. Have students read notes and write in the notes and finger positions
4. Have students perform B-C-D

{Pairs check: make sure partner is using open for B, 1st finger, 1st fret for C, 3 finger, 3fret for D on the second string}


Assess: Were students able read the music and put their fingers down for the correct notes?

K-2

Song: Joyous Chanukah

Objective:Play eight note rhythm on tamborine

Materials: Joyous Chanuka, second grade CD 6-22

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

1. Explain that during Chanukah children play a game called dreydl
2. Post rhythm on board. Have children clap the rhythm pattern in each phrase of Joyous Chanuka and discover that the rhythm is the same on each phrase
3.Have children clap or take turns playing the tambourine of the rhythm posted on board.


Assess: Did children reconize the notation for the repeated rhythm pattern?