Little Fingers - Lesson 7

• Music
• Age 3-5
• 1st,2nd Grade

Lesson 7

The purpose of these brief lessons is to review and strengthen the concepts students have already learned and to help them get ready for upcoming recitals.

Note: Xylophones will not be required for this portion of the class.

Class Expectations (5min)

1. Read over classroom expectations for the Little Fingers class.
2. Student do not need to provide examples at this point.

Movement Activity (5 minutes)

• Begin with a movement activity to allow students to practice listening, maintain a steady beat, and release excess energy before class. 
• Select a video or have the students select.

Little Fingers - Lesson 1

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Movement Activity Videos

• Choose a video from either 3 slides

Little Fingers - Lesson 1

Movement Activity Videos

• Choose a video from either 3 slides

Little Fingers - Lesson 1

Movement Activity Videos

Choose a video from either 3 slides

Rhythm Echo Challenge

*for teacher reference only*

1. Read rhythms under as neutral syllable "bah"

2. Students echo

3. Repeat with rhythm syllables "ta" and "ta-ti"

4. Students echo

Rhythm Echos 5 min

*For teacher reference only - Do not share slides with students*

1. Read rhythms as neutral syllable "bah".

2. Students echo rhythms as rhythm syllables "ta" and "ta-ti" for the translation challenge.

Rhythm Review Activity - Instructor Drag & Drop (10 minutes)

This is a drag-and-drop activity meant for the instructor only.

Before sharing your screen in teach/mode, make sure "Student Devices" is unchecked, located at the bottom of the screen. 

You will use this slide to drag and drop notes to write notations in the heart.

1. Review what quarter note and paired eighth notes look like (show quarter note and paired eight notes).

2. Discuss what sound a quarter rest makes (no sound), how many beats it gets (1), show quarter rest

3. Teacher drag and drop notes/rests onto hearts to create 4-beat rhythm

4. Students practice reading rhythms

5. Teacher writes 2-3 more rhythms for students to practice reading 

Rhythm Read Along (5 min)

1. Review quarter notes, eighth notes, and rhythm patterns before playing the video.

2. Provide students with a demonstration of how they can engage with the patterns/song by clapping, using rhythm syllables (such as ta, ta-ti), or moving their bodies. Choose the method based on the class dynamics.

3. Play the video for students to follow along. If any students have difficulty, pause the video to review the observed patterns.

*Feel free to invite a student volunteer to demonstrate how the patterns should sound.

Movement Activity (5 minutes)

1. Select another movement activity to practice active listening, steady beat, and to provide a brain break.
2. This allows for students to practice listening, steady beat, and get the wiggles out before class. Click on the link to choose a movement activity. 

Little Fingers - Lesson 1

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Movement Activity Videos

1. Choose a video from either 3 slides

Little Fingers - Lesson 1

Movement Activity Videos

1. Choose a video from either 3 slides

Little Fingers - Lesson 1

Movement Activity Videos

1. Choose a video from either 3 slides

Tonal Practice (5 mins)

1. The teacher creates 4-beat patterns by improvising with the notes do, re, mi, fa, so using the neutral syllable "bum".

2. The teacher creates 4-beat patterns by improvising with the notes do, re, mi, fa, so using solfege. Discuss the positions of fa and so in relation to higher or lower notes.

3. The teacher improvises 4-beat patterns using the notes do, re, mi, and students are tasked with translating the patterns.

Use the next slide as a reference to create patterns.

Body Piano Tonal Practice (5min)

*Teacher Reference Only - DO NOT SHOW STUDENTS*

1. The teacher reads each measure one at a time while singing the neutral syllable "bum" while using the body piano.

2. Students use body piano to echo each measure on a neutral syllable.

3. Discuss with students new notes (fa and so - do not label for students yet). "Are they higher or lower?" (higher)

Body Piano Tonal Practice (5min)

*Teacher Reference Only - DO NOT SHOW STUDENTS*

1. The teacher reads each measure individually while singing solfege using the body piano.

2. Students echo each measure on solfege while using the body piano.

Tonal Reading

Instructor Drag & Drop (10 minutes)

This is a drag-and-drop activity meant for the instructor only.

Before sharing your screen in teach/mode, make sure "Student Devices" is unchecked, located at the bottom of the screen. 

You will be able to drag the Do, Re, Mi icons.

1. Have students build a tonal ladder - "What note is the lowest? (do), 

"What note comes next?" (re),

"What note is last?" (mi)

2. The instructor moves icons to to the boxes to make a vertical line with Do at the bottom, Re in the middle, and Mi on top. You can use the drag-and-drop tools to interact with students. 

-Use Check to show the correct answer

-Use Reset to reset the drag-and-drop slide

-Use Show Answer to place solfege in the correct order automatically.

3. Once in the correct order point at and sings patterns of 4 beats on the tonal ladder. Use the patterns below.

Patterns:

1. drmm

2. ddr-

3. dmm-

4. rrr-

5. ddrr

6. m-r-

7. dmm-

8. rrr-

9. ddrr

10. r-d-

Are You Sleeping? (10 min)

*Teacher Reference Only - DO NOT SHOW STUDENTS they are learning by rote*

Before continuing, please get your xylophone or use a digital xylophone from this link: https://playxylo.com/

1. Students solfege song on tonal ladder.

2. Students learn words to Are You Sleeping? song.

Tonal Reading

Request the in-class teacher to distribute the Xylophones. Then, instruct the students to place their Xylophones before them and listen attentively.

1. Once you've gone over the song Are You Sleeping? song let students play the first phrase of the song on the Xylophones.

2.  Once they go over the first phrase. Review the Dinosaur, Gently Sleep, and Rainbow songs with students for repetition.

Dinosaur Song

*Teacher Reference Only - DO NOT SHOW STUDENTS*

Before continuing, please get your xylophone or use a digital xylophone from this link: https://playxylo.com/

Review the song with students.

Gently Sleep

*Teacher Reference Only - DO NOT SHOW STUDENTS*

Before continuing, please get your xylophone or use a digital xylophone from this link: https://playxylo.com/

Review the song with students.

The Rainbows Shine - C Major 

*Teacher Reference Only - DO NOT SHOW STUDENTS*

Before continuing, please get your xylophone or use a digital xylophone from this link: https://playxylo.com/

Review the song with students

CONT. The Rainbows Shine - C Major (10 min)

*Teacher Reference Only - DO NOT SHOW STUDENTS they are learning by rote*

Before continuing, please get your xylophone or use a digital xylophone from this link: https://playxylo.com/

1. Students solfege song on tonal ladder.

2. Students learn words to Rainbow song

Review and Movement Activity

1. Review hand signs and practice maintaining a steady beat.
2. Conclude the session with a movement activity.

Little Fingers - Lesson 1

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Review (5 minutes)

Review with students what they have learned.

1. Rest
2. Tonal Ladder
3. Rainbow Song
4. Dinosaur Song
5. Gently Sleep