Posts Tagged ‘pentatonic’
What’s Cool for Back at School?
What’s Cool for Back at School? Lynn Osborne shared this lesson in our “Back to School Lesson” contest from last year, and was the first runner up from our entries. In this lesson she shares her process for getting to know what her students like about school and a variety of ways to explore sing, say,…
Read MoreEngaging Children With Literature: The Deep Blue Sea
Engaging Children with Literature The Deep Blue Sea by Audrey Wood ISBN-10: 0439753821 Grade Level: 1st [Adaptable to Kindergarten] Objectives: Sing Sol-Mi-La patterns from icons. Perform beat accompaniment (chord bordun) for a pentatonic song using appropriate mallet technique. Use instruments to represent characters or special words in a story. Dramatize a story with movement; use creative…
Read MoreLesson: Chord or Level Bordun Setting for Pentatonic Melodies
Chord or Level bordun setting for pentatonic melodies. Download the lesson here: Chord or Level Bordun Assignment
Read MoreExploring Our Roots, Expanding Our Future: Lesson 1
Exploring Our Roots: Introduction and Lesson 1. Using a pentatonic scale, students will identify, compose, read, and perform 16 beat rhythms containing quarter notes, eighth notes, and quarter rests. Download the lesson here: Roots Lesson 1
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