Chatter with the Angels Rote Song Lesson Plan

Katie Kraft M342

I. Overall Goals
1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
a. sing independently, on pitch and in rhythm, with appropriate timbre, diction, and
posture, and maintain a steady tempo
b. sing *expressively, with appropriate dynamics, phrasing, and interpretation
c. sing from memory a varied repertoire of songs representing *genres and *styles from
diverse cultures
6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
b. demonstrate perceptual skills by moving, by answering questions about, and by
describing aural examples of music of various styles representing diverse cultures
c. use appropriate terminology in explaining music, music notation, music instruments
and voices, and music performances
7. Evaluating music and music performances.
a. devise criteria for evaluating performances and compositions
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
a. identify by genre or style aural examples of music from various historical periods and
cultures

II. Behavioral Objectives
1. The students will sing vocal sirens while their angels fly around above them.
2.The students will sing the song Chatter with the Angels.
3. The students will be able to describe what a Spiritual is.
4. The students will imitate the walking beat pattern performed by the teacher.


III. Materials
1. Piano/ Recorder/ Tuning fork for G
2. Chatter with the Angels
3. Open Space for Movement

IV. Procedures:
Opening:
(If given warm-up time)
-The teacher will lead the students in echo rhythms to different rhythms from Chatter with the
Angels."
-The teacher will demonstrate a vocal siren.
-The teacher will tell the students to echo her vocal sirens.

Main Body:
The teacher will tell the students she has a song stuck in her head.
The teacher asks the students to keep a beat with her and keep a list of words that stand out.
The teacher will sing all of Chatter with the Angels.
The teacher will ask the students what words they noticed:
o If/ when the word chatter comes up, the teacher asks the students if anyone can
explain what that word means. If "chatter" does not come up sing the song again and the
word will pop up 4 times. If they do mention it, sing the song again and ask how many
times the "chatter" is sung.
o The teacher will ask the students to demonstrate chatter with their neighbors in the
circle.
The teacher will tell the students they need to learn the song so keep a beat and when she
points to herself it is her turn to sing and if she points to the students it is their turn to sing.
The teacher will divide Chatter with the Angels into 4 phrases. The teacher will sing a phrase
pointing to herself, then point to the students and they will echo.
The teacher will repeat previous step with second, then third, then finally the last phrase.
The teacher will sing phrases 1 and 2 together telling the students that to listen longer because
she will try to trick them. The students will echo the two phrases
The teacher will repeat the last step with phrases 3 and 4.
The teacher will tell the students to listen to tap a beat and listen to me for even longer. This
time the teacher will sing the whole song and the students will echo.
If the students are having trouble echoing any section, the teacher will repeat that particular
and the students will echo.

Closure:
The teacher will give an explanation of a spiritual.
The teacher will split the students into two groups and sing Chatter with the Angels as call
and response. (If time the teacher will flip group roles)


V. Assessment
1. The teacher will listen to the students and monitor as they sing vocal sirens.
2. The teacher will listen to the whole group sing Chatter with the Angels as well as call and
response to determine if the students can perform the song.
3. The teacher will ask the students the questions listed in the procedure to determine
understanding of African American Spirituals.