Topic: Rhythm, Meter in 2, Meter in 3, ABA Form, Do-pentatonic in F 

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Standards Taught: 

1a: Sing independently with appropriate posture

1b: Sing expressively with appropriate interpretation

2a: Play instruments maintaining steady tempo

2f: Play instruments independently against, contrasting parts

5a: Read half notes, quarter notes, and rests, and eighth notes in duple meter

6a: Listen to and identify form

6b: Describe music by moving to it and answering questions about it

6c: Use appropriate terms to explain music notation

6e: While listening to music, move to show changes in the music

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Learning Targets:

1. Students will use locomotor, non-locomotor, and creative movement to show meter in 2 and meter in 3.

2. Students will listen to and compare lullabies from several cultures.

3. Students will read and perform rhythm patterns.

4. Students will play a game song from France. 

5. Students will read and perform D.C. al fine in a song.

6. Students will read a do-pentatonic song in F.

7. Students will discuss the architectural style of the French Quarter in New Orleans.

8. Students will perform on instruments. 

9. Students will read a story and add instrument accompaniment. 

10. Students will find and maintain a steady beat while listening to music. 

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Classroom Activities: 

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Welcome

Beat Buddies - Steady beat

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Xylophones (if class hasn't finished activity) 

- C Major Scale

- Mary had a Little Lamb

- Rain on the Green Grass

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"Boysie"

- 3/4 Meter

- Listen to and compare lullabies from different cultures

- Move to the beat in 3/4 time (ribbons?) 

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"Sleep Baby, Sleep"

- 2/4 Meter

- Move to the beat in 3/4 time

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"Un, Deux, Trois" 

- Game and song from France

- Listen to the French version

- Sing the English version

- Play the game that goes along with the song

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"Shoo Fly"

- D.C al fine

- ABA from 

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"Great Big House"

- do-pentatonic scale in F 

- Talk about the houses in New Orleans French Quarter (show pictures)

- Mystery Melodies (xylophones) - figure out the solfege pitches 

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"Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party"

- Add xylophone accompaniment 

- Different rhythms 

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If more time is needed, music game

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Topic: Celebrate Black History Month

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Standards Taught:

1b: Sing expressively with appropriate phrasing.

2b: Perform melodies and chords on appropriate instruments.

2f: Play instruments independently against contrasting parts

3b: Improvise rhythmic ostinato accompaniments.

6a: Listen to and identify musical form. 

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Learning Targets:

1. Students will learn about what Black History Month is and why it is important. 

2. Students will listen to a South African folk story and learn the lullaby that goes with it.

3. Students will play a xylophone accompaniment along with the lullaby "Abiyoyo." 

4. Students will learn about Jazz. 

5. Students will discuss the building of railroads in America and why African Americans were important workers during this expansion.

6. Students will learn simple African Drumming rhythms.

7. Students will compose their own song in a group using solfege on the xylophones.

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Classroom Activities:

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Welcome

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Beat Buddies exercise

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Xylophone Composition Activity

- Review Great Big House

- Talk about solfege

- Practice as a class composing using solfege syllables and xylophones

- Break into groups and compose a 4 note song

- Combine each groups' compositions into one big song

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Celebrate Black History Month

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Abiyoyo - African folk song

- Watch/listen to story

- Learn lullaby

- Play accompaniment on xylophones

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Same Train 

Chicka Hanka

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The Flat Foot Floogie - Jazz

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African Drumming 

- Talk about how important drumming is in African music

- Play simple African drumming rhythms using African drums

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Spring Show 

- Begin working on Spring Show performance pieces

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If more time is needed, music game

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