Week 3

Kindergarten: songs with fingerplay, s. will practice drawing ta, ti-ti, and rest, compose and perform a short 4 bar rhythm during class

First Grade: March for a Zany Prince, beat vs no beat, practice ta, ti-ti, and rest, note formation, compose and perform student rhythms

Second Grade: Springtime Has Come, discuss Japan, culture, sing, perform rhythm ostinato on claves/finger cymbals, play gong

Third Grade: Rappin' in Rhythm, discuss silly rap lyrics, listen to blank rap tracks, compose/perform one sentence rap with rap tracks, review all vocab words for practice quiz in class

Fourth Grade: Silent steady beat & Joe Turner Blues, non-sense syllables, perform all rhythm in small groups with various percussion, discuss blues style and changes between both songs

Fifth Grade: Tzena, meter in 4/4, conducting, teach chord building and perform chords on boomsticks to accompany, tambourines if time allows

Sixth Grade: small groups will rewrite We Are the World rap lyrics and modify for Florida/Texas Hurricane. Rap performances if time allows

Chorus: We will meet on Day 6, Wednesday, September 20th. We will split into Melody and Harmony groups and get assigned seats in height order so that you can see me during rehearsals. We will also discuss solos and speaking part opportunities. I do not expect to have CDs or packets ready for that day. The music is arriving this week and I will need time to edit everything first.