First 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!

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The instructor will stop sharing screen as next slide is only for instructor viewing

Rhythm Echoes

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Instructor invites students to show an example of a steady beat. Pick one example for class to use.

"Ready and echo me."

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

Students echo.

Instructor reads rhythms four beats at a time using rhythm syllables.

Students echo.

"Now it's time for our challenge. Remember, I'm going to say 'bah.' You use your rhythm syllables."

Instructors remember to assess for accuracy. Go back and correct mistakes if students make mistakes.

Instructor reads rhythms using neutral syllable "bah."

Students echo using rhythm syllables.

Rhythm reading practice 

eighth, quarter note, quarter rest notation video

Instructor show first pattern in video. Do not play video yet! Invite students to read together. Assess for accuracy. 

Instructor continue onto second rhythm in video. Invite students to ready together. Assess for accuracy.

Practice each rhythmic pattern in the video until completed. Once every pattern has been practiced without background music, play from beginning of video and assess student reading for accuracy. Remember to account for possible time lag.

Blank Screen

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Body Piano

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Preparing La

*instructor viewing only*

"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.

Instructor uses body piano and sings each measure, one at a time, using solfege (la should be referred to as "higher")

Students echo.

See next slide for continuation of this activity.

Practice Sol and Mi

*instructor viewing only*

Instructor uses body piano and sings each measure on neutral syllable "bum."

Students echo in solfege.

Perform using hand signs instead of body piano

Extra challenge:

Instructor may take out body piano/hand signs if students are ready (students should be able to sing solfege and use hand/signs or body piano on their own)

Sol and Mi Reading Activity

"So you remember that sol is a high note or a low note?"

High

"This time, I have 2 lines! Sol is going to go on the top line or the bottom line?"

Top

"And where should mi go?"

Bottom line.

Instructor write a melody for students to sing. Give students a few seconds to practice singing with body piano/hand signs. 

Students sing.

Assessment

Record this activity.

Divide students into groups of 4-5 according to assigned color and number. 

Invite 1 group at a time to come up and read melodies. 

Stop recording once all students have been assessed.

Assessment 2

Assessment 3

Xylo Setup

Remind students on caring for xylophones

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The instructor will stop sharing screen as next slide is only for instructor viewing

Sledding Fun

*instructor viewing only* 

"Let's see if you can remember how to sing 'Sledding Fun' with words."

Students sing song with words.

Students sing first line with solfege.

"I want you to finish singing the song in solfege. Don't worry about that last note! We will talk about it later!"

Students sing second line using solfege.

"I want you to play that part on your xylophones using your fingers.

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