4th Grade
September
August 28 - September 8, 2023
Topic: Expression: Dynamics
Reading Music
Standards Taught:
1a: Sing with appropriate posture
1b: Sing expressively with appropriate dynamics
1e: Sing in groups, matching dynamic levels
5a: Read rhythms in 4/4 meter
6c: Use appropriate terms to explain music
9a: Listen to and identify music from a different historical period
Learning Targets:
1. Students will be able to understand and demonstrate classroom rules and procedures.
2. Students will sing using their singing voices.
3. Students will match pitch.
4. Students will play on instruments
5. Students will be able to identify quarter notes, eighth notes, quarter rests, and sixteenth notes.
6. Students will be able to identify half notes, dotted half notes, and whole notes
7. Students will be able to perform/demonstrate various rhythms
8. Students will begin reading the Treble Clef
Classroom Activities:
Welcome
Go over classroom rules/expectations and procedures
- Practice rules/expectations and procedures
Solfege vocal warm-up with hand signs
Review
"Fifty Nifty"
"America"
New Songs:
"Put a Little Love in Your Heart"
"Soldier, Soldier"
"Day-O"
- Identify the different rhythms shown in the pieces
- Find the beat
- Discuss historical time periods and their relationship to music
- Lazy John listening activity
- Compare and contrast "Soldier, Solider" and "Lazy John"
Rhythm Quiz Assessment (grade together with blacklights and highlighters!)
Rhythm Baseball Game
Reading Treble Clef (if time)
- Start with space notes (F,A,C,E)
- Treble Clef Baseball
Treble Clef Chalk activity
(outside)
If more time is needed, a quick music game
September 11-22, 2023
Topic: Rhythm: Strong and Weak Beats in Music
Reading Music
Standards Taught:
1a: Sing with appropriate posture
1b: Sing expressively with appropriate dynamics
1e: Sing in groups, matching dynamic levels
5a: Read rhythms in 4/4 meter
6c: Use appropriate terms to explain music
9a: Listen to and identify music from a different historical period
Learning Targets:
1. Students will be able to understand and demonstrate classroom rules and procedures.
2. Students will sing using their singing voices.
3. Students will match pitch.
4. Students will be able to identify quarter notes, eighth notes, quarter rests, and sixteenth notes.
5. Students will be able to identify half notes, dotted half notes, and whole notes
6. Students will be able to perform/demonstrate various rhythms
7. Students will begin reading the Treble Clef
8. Students will identify strong and weak beats in music.
9. Students will discuss sea shanties and why music was important during that time.
Classroom Activities:
Welcome
Go over classroom rules/expectations and procedures
- Practice rules/expectations and procedures
Solfege vocal warm-up with hand signs
New Songs:
"Haul Away Joe"
"I'm Gonna Sing"
Discuss Sea Shanties
Identify Strong and weak beats in music
Review "Soldier Soldier" and "Lazy John"
- Identify the different rhythms shown in the pieces
- Find the beat
- Discuss historical time periods and their relationship to music
- Compare and contrast "Soldier, Solider" and "Lazy John"
Rhythm Baseball Game
Reading Treble Clef (if time)
- Start with space notes (F,A,C,E)
- Line notes (EGBDF)
- Treble Clef baseball review game
Treble clef quick identify game
If more time is needed, a quick music game