Magical Music with Minimal Materials Presented by Jessica Holl and Steven Kennedy

Red Stick Chapter September 7, 2013

A Little Danceadapted from McRae

Pat Clap PC Clap Pat Clap PC Boogie Boogie Boogie Boogie turn a - round.

*PC - Partner Clap

Second Verse : It’s Saturday morning in Hammond don’t you see...

Hand Drums

Lummi SticksBean BagsCups Popsicle SticksBoombox

Guitar

Visual Aids

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Boom Chick

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œ œ œ œ œ œ œBoom chick boom chick boom chick chick.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œBoom chick boom chick boom chick chick.

ã ..œ œ œ œ œ œ œBoom chick boom chick boom chick chick.

œ œ œ œ œBoom boom boom chick chick.

ã œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œChick chick a chick chick chick boom boom.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œChick chick a chick chick chick boom boom.- -

ã œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œTurn a round and turn a round and

œ œ œ œ œ Œturn a round and freeze. Woo!- - -

Boom Chick

A

B

(5th Grade Objective: pulse, hand drum technique)

Lantz and Wahlberg

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Form: AB

Teaching Suggestions: •Teach with speech, using vocal inflection of low “boom” and high “chick.” •Add hand claps, “boom” on palm of hand and “chick” on top edge of hand with speech. •Transfer claps to hand drum with soft mallet and continue with speech. Play “boom” on head of hand drum and play “chick” on top rim of hand drum.

Notes: •Note heads below line in music score indicate playing on head of hand drum with soft mallet. •Note heads above the line indicate playing on the rim of the hand drum with stick of mallet.

Movement suggestions: •Circle formation, mallets in right hand, hand drums in left hand.

A section •Walk CCW, 12 steps. Turn right for four beats - 180 degrees. •Walk CW, 12 steps. Turn right for four beats - 45 degrees (to face center of circle). B section •Measures 1 and 2: Play rim notes (”chick”) on own drum; play head notes (”boom”) on neighbor’s drum head to the right. •Measures 3 and 4: Play on head of own drum while turning in place to the right (360 degrees) for six beats (”turn around and turn around and turn around”). “Freeze” on Beat 7 (facing center of circle). On Beat 8, speak “Woo!), while lifting drum over head.

Boom Chick(continued)

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Pink PantherHenry Mancini

A

C

B

Form: A - 8x B - 8x C - 8x D - 10x

Teaching Suggestions: •Speak through each section. •Add pats, snaps and claps. •Discuss the dotted quarter note/eighth note figure. (My kids naturally swing the C section) •Perform with recording using the given form. •Add recording and perform.

Extension: •Transfer A section rhythm to feet while moving around the room in scattered formation. •Perform with recording. •Students choose partners (one to be the Pink Panther and one to be the Inspector); perform the following a second time with the recording. (Allow students time to create movement for the C section).

Form: A Partners move in scattered formation. (Panthers following Inspectors) B Perform standing still substituting a partner clap for each snap.

C Partners create movement (hand game, actions, etc.) to illustrate the C section rhythm.

Note: On the repeat of the A section, Panthers and Inspectors reverse roles.

(5th Grade Objectives: dotted quarter/eighth, rhythm patterns, phrase)

PAT

SNAP

PAT

SNAP

CLAP

Adapted from Kriske and Delleles

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Treble Clef Words

Process:

•Before presenting the cards, review the treble clef lines and spaces. •Present one of the cards, leading students to discover the notes on the card spell a word. Present another card and the class in unison identifies each pitch as the teacher points to each note. Afterwards, the class speaks the word in unison.

•Present the remaining cards as flash cards; students raise hands when they can identify the word. Remind students that music, like the English language reads from left to right.

Extension:

•Extend to game where two teams sit in parallel lines. The teacher reveals a word card and the first student in each line tries to identify the word. The student that identifies the word first recieves the card, and both students move to the end of the lines. Game continues until all students have had the opportunity to identify a word, and the team holding the most cards wins.

(5th Grade Objective: lines/spaces)

Adapted from Kriske and Delleles

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Treble Clef WordsList of possible words using A-B-C-D-E-F-G

aceadageaddedagebabebadbadgebaggagebeadedbeddedbeefbeggedcabbagecadgecageddabbeddeaddeaf

deaddecadedefaceebbedgee�aceeggfacadefacedfadfadedfeega�egagagagged

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When the Saints Go Marching In(3rd Grade Objectives : pulse, movement, cooperative gameplay)

Process:

•Introduce (or review) melody while accompanying on piano or guitar. •Echo phrase if necessary. •Students sing song while marching in place; repeat marching through space. •Add game.

Game:

•Students march through space while singing song. On the third phrase (”Oh I want to be in that number”) teacher shows a number of fingers (between one and five). Students form circle representing that number by the end of the song, any student left out of a circle is out of the game.

Popsicle Stick Game/Battle(1st Grade Objectives : Ta/Ti-Ti, Rest)Process:

Formation: seated on the floor

•The students (as partners or alone) are given twelve standard popsicles sticks each. •The teacher claps a four-beat pattern while speaking the “Ta’s” and “Ti’s;” Class echoes. •When the teacher says “Go!,” students notate the rhythm using the sticks as shown below. Note: Begin with patterns that use only quarter/eighth notes and then add rests. •When everyone has completed the pattern, choose a student to write the rhythm on the board to check their work.

Battle:

Have two volunteers come to the front of the room with twelve sticks each. The teacher claps a four beat pattern and the players use the sticks to recreate the phrase. The first one to finish with the correct rhythm pattern is the winner and “battles” the next student” (This game is popular with all grades (1st through 5th).

Quarter Eighth Notes Quarter Rest

Adapted from Kriske and Delleles

Adapted from Kriske and Delleles

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Round and RoundLibana(3rd-7th Grade)

1. 2.

3.

Process: •Students stand in a circle facing in. •Through the echo process; teach one phrase at a time. (Playing it once on the soprano recorder is also nice) •Sing entire song. •Add Movement (join hands) •Phrase 1: circle to the left 8 counts (CCW) •Phrase 2: circle to the right 8 counts (CW) •Phrase 3: 4 steps in raising hands toward the sky; 4 steps out, lowering hands

Extension Possibilities: • Sing as a round. •Use three concentric circles. •Add scarves with movement. •Add simple accompaniment. •Play on soprano/tenor recorders. •Play recording “Circle is Cast” by Libana from Circle is Cast.

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Mai Kai AiBurnett

Lummi Melody

Level One: Down, together, touch R Down, together, touch L Down, together, touch R

Level Two Down, together, touch R Touch L, down, together Touch R, touch L, down

Level Three Down, together, throw R Down, together, throw L Down, together, throw R

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Full Moonlight DanceKaren Beth

CRSLS

P

KEY:

RS - RIGHT SHOULDERLS - LEFT SHOULDERC - CLAPP - PAT

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Three Drum RondoChris Judah-Lauder

Process: •Using a visual, teach the A section to everyone.

•Play in three-part round at two-beat intervals. •Teach all parts by imitation with clapping. Once learned, transfer to drums. •Using a visual, teach the B section to everyone.

•Assign this part to the 8”and 10” hand drums. Practice playing A B A. •Using a visual, teach the C section to everyone.

•Assign this part to the 12” hand drum players. •After students have learned all parts, play as a Rondo form (ABACA). •Rotate through the three groups, so students can learn all parts. •Add simple movement to each section as an extension or for performance.

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Cup Game

Take FiveBrubeck

Formation : Seated Circle

Form: Intro A - 8 measures (Pass right) B - 8 measures (Pass left) A - 8 measures (Pass right) C - Improvise (tune back in when drum solo fades) A - 8 measures (Pass right) B - 8 measures (Pass left) A - 8 measures (Pass right)

Passing Pattern: Take, Touch, Touch, Pass, Clap

clap = clap handsbumblebee = tap rhythm of bumblebee on bottom of cup (ti-ti-ta)up = lift cup up with right handdown = set cup down with right hand (upside down)turn = use right hand to turn cup right side up (begin with hand rotated so that hand is in natural position when cup is right side up)touch touch = with cup in right hand touch bottom of cup to left palm and then touch bottom of cup to floorchange = place bottom of cup in left palm to change handspat = pat floor with right handdown = turn cup over and set down (upside down in original position)

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Notes