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Teaching MUSICin the

K-6 ClassroomDeirdre Russell-Bowie

Chapter 3, Chapter 3, MMADD about the ArtsMMADD about the Arts

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Content in MusicContent in MusicMMADD, pages 49 - 51

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StructureStructure

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Lesson Plan: DYNAMICSLesson Plan: DYNAMICS

WHY: Indicators: Children will demonstrate their

understanding of dynamics by showing with their voices and instruments, the loud, medium and soft parts of a song and a story in response to signals and scores.

HOW? Resources: Download If You’re Happy from

artsmmadd.com iPod, speakers and extension cord/batteries

or IWB Classroom instrument box Puppet Flashcards OHT of song/IWB

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Lesson Plan: DYNAMICSLesson Plan: DYNAMICS

Bring puppet out of bag to conduct

loud and soft singing of If You’re

Happy and You Know it.

Children take turns in conducting

with puppet

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Body:

One child at a time conducts with arms to indicate when to sing song (If you’re happy) softly, medium or loudly

Use flashcards (small / medium / large) to indicate when to sing softly, medium or loudly.

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Body:

Allocate instruments and children for each part; practise playing loudly and softly

Read through The Farm Concert and have children play their instruments when their animal is mentioned, loudly the first time and softly, the second time.

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Conclusion: Play through the graphic

score of The Farm Concert, checking to see which children can play loudly and softly at the appropriate times.

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Graphic Score: DYNAMICSGraphic Score: DYNAMICS

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K-6 MUSIC EducationK-6 MUSIC Education

For further information, see Chapter 3 in MMADD: About the Arts: An introduction to Primary Arts Education

by Deirdre Russell-Bowie, published by Pearson Education Australia