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Primary Creative Arts. Teaching Music in the K-6 Classroom. Deirdre Russell-Bowie. Content in Music. MMADD , pages 49 - 51. Duration. Dynamics. Pitch. Tone Colour. Structure. Music concepts. Music concepts , they number 5, PITCH is high and low ! - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Primary Creative ArtsPrimary Creative Arts
Teaching Musicin the
K-6 ClassroomDeirdre Russell-Bowie
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Content in MusicContent in MusicMMADD, pages 49 - 51
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Music conceptsMusic concepts
Music concepts, they number 5,PITCH is high and low!DURATION covers rhythm, beat
and tempo (fast and slow).Listen to the TONE COLOUR of
different instrumentsDYNAMICS play them loud and
soft,STRUCTURE, same and
different!
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DYNAMICS (Loud and soft)DYNAMICS (Loud and soft)
If You’re Happy and you know itIf you’re happy and you know it, Clap your hands!If you’re happy and you know it, Clap your hands!If you’re happy and you know it, And you really want to show it,If you’re happy and you know it, Clap your hands!
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DYNAMICS (Loud and soft)DYNAMICS (Loud and soft)
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Lesson Plan: DYNAMICSLesson Plan: DYNAMICSWHY: Indicators:
Children will demonstrate their understanding of dynamics by showing with their voices and instruments, the loud, medium and soft parts of a song and a story in response to signals and scores.
HOW? Resources: CD: MMADD about the Arts (If You’re Happy)
CD player and extension cord/batteries/iPod + Speakers
Classroom instrument box
Puppet Flashcards from vUWS OHT of song
Introduction: Bring puppet out of bag to conduct loud and soft
singing of If You’re Happy and You Know it. Children take turns in conducting with puppet
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Lesson Plan: DYNAMICSLesson Plan: DYNAMICSBody:
One child at a time conducts with arms to indicate when to sing softly, medium or loudly
Use flashcards (small / medium / large) to indicate when to sing softly, medium or loudly.
Read through The Farm Concert
Allocate instruments and children for each part; practise playing loudly and softly
Read through story and have children play their instruments when their animal is mentioned, loudly the first time and softly, the second time.
Conclusion: Play through the graphic score, checking to see
which children can play loudly and softly at the appropriate times.
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TONE COLOUR TONE COLOUR (Sounds of (Sounds of
Instruments)Instruments)
Categories of Home Made Instruments: Shakers Hitters Scrapers Blowers ? ?
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The StormThe Storm
Group 1: Rain drops: drip, dropGroup 2: Soft rain: Pitter, patterGroup 3: Pouring rainGroup 4: Thunder and lightning
The Storm:Group 1
Groups 1 and 2Groups 1, 2 and 3
Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4Groups 1, 2 and 3
Groups 1 and 2Group 1
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TONE COLOUR: The Storm Sound TONE COLOUR: The Storm Sound
PoemPoemDrip! Drip, drop! Drip, drop, drip, drop!
Pitter, patter, pitter, patter! Splish, splosh, splish, splash!
Pouring rain, down it comes, Pouring rain, down it comes,
Dark clouds looming, thunder crashes!
Blackness then the lightning flashes!
Dark clouds looming, thunder crashes!
Blackness then the lightning flashes!
Dark clouds looming, thunder crashes!
Rain is easing, gently falling! Rain is easing, gently falling!
Splish, splosh, splish, splash! Pitter, patter, pitter, patter!
Drip, drop! Drip, drop!
Drip, Drop
Drip!
MMADD abut the Arts, p. 97
Group 1
Group 1
Groups 1, 2
Groups 1, 2
Groups 1,2, 3
Groups 1, 2, 3
Groups 1, 2, 3, and 4
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PITCH (Highs and lows)PITCH (Highs and lows)
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Add tuned instruments to represent the different sizes of Goats
Add untuned instruments to represent the bridge, grass and troll
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PITCH (Highs and Lows)PITCH (Highs and Lows)
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DURATION DURATION (Beat, Rhythm, Accent, (Beat, Rhythm, Accent,
tempo)tempo)
Waltzing Matilda (on MMADD CD)
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong,Under the shade of a coolibah tree.And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy
boiled,
You’ll come a-waltzing matilda with me!CHORUS:
Waltzing matilda, waltzing matilda,You’ll come a waltzing matilda with me!And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled,
You’ll come a-waltzing matilda with me!
Beat: Group 1: Triangle
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DURATION DURATION (Beat, Rhythm, Accent, (Beat, Rhythm, Accent,
Tempo)Tempo)
Waltzing Matilda Everyone singing all verses and choruses 1st Verse and chorus: BEAT (hit
thighs/triangle) 2nd Verse and chorus: ACCENT (stamp
feet/drum) 3rd Verse and chorus: RHYTHM (clap /
sticks) 4th Verse and chorus: 3 parts with different
instruments and body percussion
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DURATION DURATION (Beat, Rhythm, Accent, (Beat, Rhythm, Accent,
Tempo)Tempo)
Waltzing Matilda (MMADD CD)
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong,Under the shade of a coolibah tree.And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy
boiled,
You’ll come a-waltzing matilda with me!CHORUS:
Waltzing matilda, waltzing matilda,You’ll come a waltzing matilda with me!And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled,
You’ll come a-waltzing matilda with me!
Beat: hit thighs/
Triangle
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DURATION DURATION (Beat, Rhythm, Accent, (Beat, Rhythm, Accent,
Tempo)Tempo)
Waltzing MatildaDown came a jumbuck, to drink at the waterhole,Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with
glee.And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag,
‘You’ll come a-waltzing matilda with me!’CHORUS:
Waltzing matilda, waltzing matilda,You’ll come a waltzing matilda with me!And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled,
You’ll come a-waltzing matilda with me!
Accent: Group
2/ Drum
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DURATION DURATION (Beat, Rhythm, Accent, (Beat, Rhythm, Accent,
Tempo)Tempo)
Waltzing MatildaUp rode the squatter, mounted on his
thoroughbred,Down came the troopers, one, two, three.‘Who’s that jolly jumbuck,you’ve got in your
tuckerbag?’‘You’ll come a-waltzing matilda with me!’CHORUS:
Waltzing matilda, waltzing matilda,You’ll come a waltzing matilda with me!And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled,
You’ll come a-waltzing matilda with me!
Rhythm: Group 3 /Sticks
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DURATION DURATION (Beat, Rhythm, Accent, (Beat, Rhythm, Accent,
Tempo)Tempo)
Waltzing MatildaUp jumped the swagman and sprang into the
billabong,‘You’ll never catch me alive,’ said he!And his ghost may be heard, as you pass by that
billabong,
‘You’ll come a-waltzing matilda with me!CHORUS:
Waltzing matilda, waltzing matilda,You’ll come a waltzing matilda with me!And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled,
You’ll come a-waltzing matilda with me!
All Groups: All instruments
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StructureStructure
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STRUCTURE: STRUCTURE: The StormThe Storm Graphic score Graphic score
Page 83, MMADD text (also on vUWS and MMADD website)
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Music conceptsMusic concepts
Music concepts, they number 5,PITCH is high and low!DURATION covers rhythm, beat
and tempo (fast and slow).Listen to the TONE COLOUR of
different instrumentsDYNAMICS play them loud and
soft,STRUCTURE, same and
different!
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Programming for MusicProgramming for Music
TNECAH p. 259MMADD page 299
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K-6 MUSIC EducationK-6 MUSIC Education
For further information, see Chapter 3 in MMADD: About the Arts: An introduction to Primary Arts Education
by Deirdre Russell-Bowie, published by Pearson Education Australia