Second Grade - Lesson 6B

• Music
• Age 5

Introduction (5 minutes)

Greet the students and introduce the K-Piano equipment and learning system.

Provide an overview of the lesson objectives and what students can expect to learn.

Class Expectations (5min)

• Read over classroom expectations for the Little Fingers class.
• Have students describe what these behaviors look like and don't look like.
• Example: A good choice is following directions. A silly choice is to be laughing at your friends.

Movement Activity

This movement activity at the beginning of class gets the wiggles out and helps mentally prepare students for the start of class.

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

Little Fingers - Lesson 1

Movement Activity Videos

Choose a video from either 3 slides

Vocal Exploration (3min)

 

"What is this a picture of?"

An elevator

"What does an elevator do?"

It moves people up and down in buildings

"I want you to point at the elevator. Use your finger and your voice to show the elevator is moving up."

Students move finger from low to high while making a siren sound going from low to high

"Now use your finger and voice to show the elevator is moving down."

Students move finger from high to low while making siren sound going from high to low

Try different combinations at various speeds. Make it fun!

Blank Slide

*next slide is for instructor reference only*

*instructor will stop sharing screen here*

Invite students to pick a place to show a steady beat on their body. Instructor chooses one example. 

"Keep your steady beat and echo me."

Instructor reads rhythms four beats at a time using neutral syllable "bah."

Read rhythms using rhythm syllables (quarter note = ta, quarter rest = no sound, eighth notes = ta-ti, sixteenth notes = ta-ka-ti-ki; refer to rhythm syllable cheat sheet if needed)

Students echo. 

Challenge time! Remember, I say 'bah.' You say..."

Ta and ta-ti.

Instructor reads rhythms a third time, 4 beats at a time using neutral syllable "bah" while students echo using rhythm syllables "ta," "ta-ti," and "ta-ka-ti-ki."

Do not play video yet!

Discuss the fruits from the last lesson's video and how many syllables each fruit made.

Instructor scrolls through each pattern in video and allow students to practice each pattern without music.

Once each pattern has been practiced, play video from beginning for students to read along with music. 

Blank Slide

The instructor will stop sharing the screen here.

Body Piano

*instructor will stop sharing screen*

Preparing La

*instructor viewing only*

"Stand up, use your body piano, and echo me."

Instructor uses body piano and sings each measure, one at a time, on neutral syllable "bum." Students echo each measure

Instructor uses body piano and sings each measure one-by-one using sol, mi, and la.

Students echo

"Time for our challenge! Remember, I am going to sing 'bum.' You sing sol, mi, and la. I am also doing a special challenge! I will not be showing you the body piano. I want you to show me the body piano by yourself while you sing."

Instructor sings each pattern on neutral syllable "bum."

Students echo using body piano and solfege.

La Aural Assessment

Place students in groups.

Call up one or two groups at a time.

Instructor sings each pattern on a neutral syllable "bum" without showing body piano.

Students echo using body piano and solfege. 

Stop recording once all groups have been assessed.

La Aural Assessment cont.

La Aural Assessment cont.

La Aural Assessment cont.

Xylo Song Review

Take out xylophones and discuss set up.

Review songs learned. 

• Seesaw
• Snowflakes
• Hopping Through the Snow
• Swirling Wind

Add mallets and borduns if ready. 

See the next slides for songs.

Seesaw

Snowflakes

Hopping Through the Snow

Movement Activity

This movement activity at the beginning of class gets the wiggles out and helps mentally prepare students for the start of class.

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

Little Fingers - Lesson 1

Movement Activity Videos

Choose a video from either 3 slides

Lesson Recap

Recap with students what they learned.

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• Steady Beat
• Low and High Sound