Name: Cameron Pampus

Grade: 2
Week of: 11/2/2015

Cooperating Teacher: Jill Linsz

Conversational Solfege Lesson 1
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Concept
Perform Quarter and Eight Note Rhythms
Sing in Canon
Mirroring expressive movement to classical music
Develop listening skills
Experience / imitate / explore / improvise (through) speech / singing / moving /
instruments
Students will: (circle all that apply)
Perform / identify / read / notate / compose / analyze
As a class / in small groups / individually
Standards Addressed: 9.1.3.A, 9.1.3.B, 9.1.3.C, 9.1.3.H
Learning Targets:
SWBAT Echo rhythmic and melodic patterns
SWBAT Sing in Canon with confidence and 70% accuracy
SWBAT Connect to the expressive qualities of music through movement and listening
Materials Required for this Class:
White Board
Rhythm Flashcards (1 8)
Electric Keyboard (For Steady Beat w/Flashcards)
Projector for Ghost of John
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Process: (In detail)
T: Begin by clapping rhythm patterns using quarter and eighth notes
S: Echo Ts rhythms
T: Change patterns to Du/Du-Day while clapping take away speaking the syllables
and ask S to still speak the syllables for the rhythms
T: Use Flashcards and evaluate students ability to read quarter and eighth note rhythms
at sight. Slowly review any flashcards that prove difficult and incorporate the movement
activity from last week as a review tool. Have individual students volunteer to speak and
clap a rhythm.
S: Will speak the rhythms in Ghost of John
T: Before we sing it is important to warm-up our voices
Vocal Exploration (Warm-up): Flashcards Students will vocalize the lines drawn on the
flashcards.

T Will do examples first, and then have S do it on their own.

T: Sing entire song, then sing one phrase at a time and have the students echo.
All: Sing entire song
Sing in canon, dividing the room in half
Movement Activity: Erik Satie Gymnopedie no. 1
This is a full body movement activity that is teacher directed, the students will mirror the
teachers movements.
(Movement instructions taken from Move It! (DVD) by John Feierabend)
Introduction: 00:00 00:07 Bounce slightly from the knees
A 00:08 00:42 Slowly swing one arm forward and back two times.
Slowly swing the same arm across in front and back out, across in front and back
out.
Slowly swing the other arm forward and back three times.
Slowly Swing the same arm across, in front and back out, across in front.
B 00:43 1:02 Place palms together and gently twist hands back and forth
while raising up slowly up above head.
Separate hands above head and slowly lower hands.
Perform this movement two times.
C 1:03 1:20 Slowly swing arms forward and back three times.
Slowly swing both arms forward and up into a large circle overhead and back
down.
Interlude 1:21 1:30 Bounce slightly from the knees
A 1:31 2:04 Repeat motions described in Section A.
B 2:05 2:24 Repeat motions described in Section B.
C 2:25 2:45 Repeat motions described in section C.
If time permits
Students will now form a small circle in the front of the room in order to listen to the cooldown song tale activity. Song tales are used for students to develop listening skills, as
well as provide an opportunity for children to hear the expressiveness that music should
include.
Song tales: Theres a Hole in the Bucket Teacher will use puppets as the 2 characters
in the story and sing the song for the students.
Assessment:

Ability to read rhythms at sight by having individual students read rhythms from
flashcards
Ability to echo rhythms and melodies as a class