Grade 4 Lesson 5 - Week a.3

Concepts: beat & rhythm, ta ti-ti, time signature, 3/4, 4/4, verse-chorus,

Teaching Objectives: • play and create rhythm patterns• learn a song for Earth Day

I Can Statements:• I can play and create rhythm patterns• I can sing a song for Earth Day• I can sing a song that changes from 4/4 to 3/4 meter

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How to do Rhythm Play Along

Watch the video to help prepare you for the rhythm activity that follows.

Activity #1: How to do Rhythm Play Along

Teaching Procedure

Perform a rhythm pattern in 4/4 meterYou will hear 8 clicks (beats) before youClap the green cards.Pat your legs on the blue cards.When it says “Improvise” make up your own pattern.

Activity #2: Perform a rhythm pattern in 4/4 meter

Compose your own Rhythm using the Interactive Rhythm Composition tool.

Choose Level 2 to start.

You click on the notes or rest to enter them.Then choose the instrument that you’d like to play them.Press play, and try performing the new rhythm that you’ve created.Try creating new rhythms and playing on new instru-ments.Try other levels if you’ve learned more rhythms at school.The song you will learn today uses both 4/4 and 3/4 meters.

To compose in 3/4 meter, try Level 5.

Activity #3: Compose your own Rhythm

Clap / Pat a Rhythm in 3/4 Meter

The next rhythm that you clap is in 3/4 meter.

This means that beats are in groups of three.

Listen to the rhythm, then echo clap what you heard.

Activity #4: Clap / Pat a Rhythm in 3/4 Meter

Read the Words for Walk, Run, Ride a Bike

What is the song about?

Activity #5: Read the Words for Walk, Run, Ride a Bike

Listen to Walk, Run, Ride a Bike.

Play the video again and sing the song.

Activity #6: Listen to Walk, Run, Ride a Bike.

In Lesson 3 you learned the songs, One Planet and Plant a Tree.

In Lesson 4 you learned the song, Compost

Today, you learned Walk, Run, Ride a Bike.

Download the script and put on an Earth Day play for your family.You have learned the songs for scenes 1, 2, 5, and 6.You could perform just the scenes you have learned.But if you want to, you could learn the rest of the songs and perform the whole revue. Have fun, and remember to help protect our earth!

Activity #7: Put on an Earth Day Play

Your teacher might ask you to send something to show you’ve done the lesson.- send a video of your child singng their favorite song

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Music Education is Important - whether you are in your school or learning at home!

Music Education is Important