2-5 Grade B for Blues Music Lesson Plan by Mrs. Carol Louise Moore

Today in music,

we will be learning about the letter "B"

for the BLUES 

And, yes, the BLUES is a type of music

that can be considered 

rich in musical expression:

like happy, sad, angry, moody, mysterious, etc.

Here is a great video 

on the History of the BLUES

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Okay the following video is really for

my 4th and 5th grade students

who will be learning all about Elvis.

Here is Elvis singing "The Beach Boy BLUES"

from the movie "Blue Hawaii"

(Only one of my all time favorite movies)

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Do you have a favorite BLUES song?

Here is an example of what BLUES music sounds like 

when it is sung in the BLUES style to help the 

older kids learn about pronouns 

Here is another example of BLUES music

for the younger kids

Just watch the first part to see the song.

Kids can watch the whole show at home, if they want. 

I couldn't figure out how to trim the song out of the video

Sincerely,

 Mrs. Carol Louise Moore

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1-5 Grade Music Letter B for Banjo Lesson by Mrs. Carol Louise Moore

Before we learn about the letter "B" in music,

let us review the Music Joke for this week

about the Music Teacher leaving her keys somewhere.

CLICK HERE

Remember there are only 7 letters in the Music Alphabet,

and those letters are:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

There are no letters after G. 

In other words, there is no H, I, J, K, L, M, N...and so on.

Now hold up one hand 

The number of lines in music is 

how many fingers you have on one hand.

Count the fingers on one hand.

How many fingers did you count?

The number of spaces in music is 

how many spaces there are in between the fingers.

Now count the spaces between your fingers.

How many spaces are in between the fingers?

So...

How many lines are there in music?

How many spaces are there in music?

Did you know that the lines and spaces

you see in music are called the "STAFF"?

What is the name of the music symbol below?

Treble Clef 

Treble Clef notes are your high sounding notes.
The note below on the "STAFF" after the Treble Clef
 is the letter "B"

The note "B" lands on a line and would be called a

line note. 

Now to help you to remember 
the Treble Clef letter names 
to the notes that land on a line, 

Think...
Every Good Boy Does Fine

E for Every is on the bottom 1st line
G for Good is on the 2nd line 
B for Boy is on the 3rd line
D for Does is on the 4th line
F for Fine is on the 5th line

What line is the letter "B" on?

In American Sign Language,

the letter "B" looks like this.

Show me the letter "B" on one hand

The music instruments that
start with the
letter "B" are:

The BANJO
The BANJO is a string instrument
and belongs to the STRING family.
Click on the video below 
to hear a 9 year old boy
play the BANJO, 
while his 12 and 13 year old
brothers play the
FIDDLE and the GUITAR
The music they are playing
is called "BLUEGRASS"

Another string instrument 
from the STRING family
that starts with the letter "B" 
is called the 
BALALAIKA

In the below video is a little 7 year old girl

playing the BALALAIKA

She is playing a Russian Folk Song 

called "Valenki" 

(Valenki are warm Russian boots made of felt)

I think she sounds absolutely amazing.

WHAT DID YOU THINK?

There is one more instrument
that I want to show you
that starts with the letter "B",
and it is called the...

BASSOON

The BASSOON is a woodwind instrument,

and it belongs to the WOODWIND family

On the below video is an example of  a 12 year old boy 

playing the BASSOON 

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Review Time:

1. What line does the Treble Clef 
music letter "B" land on?

2. How many lines are there in music?

3. How many spaces are there in music?

4. What are the lines and spaces 
in music called?

5. How many letters are there in

the musical alphabet?

Remember to not count the repeated C again 

6. Which picture below represents the 
music letter "B" in American Sign Language?

    

6. What is the name of the Treble Clef note
below on the "STAFF"?

8. What is the name of this instrument? 

9. What family does the Bassoon belong to? 

10. What is the name of this instrument? 

11. What family does the Banjo belong to? 

12. Name 3 things you learned about

the music letter "B"? 

The letter "B" in music also stands for
"B" for the "BLUES"
Click here to learn about "BLUES" music.

Here are the worksheets
I will be handing out in class

Sincerely,

 Mrs. Carol Louise Moore

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3rd Grade Motown Mickey's Monkey Music Lesson with Mrs. Carol Louise Moore

This week's lesson for the 3rd graders is 

another Motown song called

"Mickey's Monkey" 

Before we watch this song  in the Netflix Motown Magic series.

we will be reviewing the music Joke 
You are under a "REST"
So, click here to review this joke.

Next we will also review the 
music letter "B" lesson.
So, click here to review the music letter "B"

We will now watch 

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles sing

"Mickey's Monkey"

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles are known

as a RHYTHM and BLUES group

who were recorded singing this song

for the MOTOWN Record Corporation.

Thus why the song "Mickey's Monkey"

is considered a Motown song.

From the years 1961 until 1971,

Motown had around 119 songs that 

were in the top 10 hits list.

Okay, now it is time to watch the 

"Mickey's Monkey" episode

on the Netflix Series called "Motown Magic"

In Season One.

Sincerely,

 Mrs. Carol Louise Moore

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K-5 Grade Music Joke You are under a REST Music Lesson by Mrs. Carol Louise Moore

TIME FOR ANOTHER...

C Moore Kid Songs Joke Day

To help chase the "BLUES" away.
Now, when we talk about
chasing the BLUES away
It is saying we feel a little sad,
when we are feeling BLUE.
Another definition for the BLUES
is a type of music style
To learn more about the 
B for BLUES music style
CLICK HERE

Okay, Get ready to laugh, 
or at least you better laugh. 
Just kidding.

Instead of  having a policeman tell you 

that you are under arrest 

because you broke the law, 

the policeman is telling you that you are 

standing under the music symbol 

called a "REST"

Get it,

ARREST versus A "REST"

Now this isn't just any Rest. 

This is a 

When you see the quarter rest, you are are quiet,

like you are taking a rest. 

The quarter rest replaces the

When you see the quarter note, you will clap for one beat.

Let us see if you can clap and rest

with the following rhythm card.

SO...

For MOORE music jokes by me

CLICK ON THIS LINK

Sincerely,

 Mrs. Carol Louise Moore

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2nd Grade Beatles Song It Won't Be Long Music Lesson by Mrs. Carol Louise Moore

Today's music lesson for the 2nd Graders is the 

"It Won't Be Long" song by the Beatles

Before we learn, we will  now click on:
my Music Joke Day about 
being under a Rest.

Next, we will click on:
my Music Letter "A" lesson 
This lesson includes learning about the
"A" in Accordion.


Below is more about the the Beatles song, before we watch 
the BeatBugs sing the song in Season 2.

This song was written by 

John Lennon with the help of Paul McCartney

who were members of the 

Rock Band from England called the BEATLES

Now let us watch and listen to the Beatles perform "It Won't Be Long", 
when they were younger and televisions were only in black and white.

What did you think of the song?

What was your favorite instrument?

(guitar, drums, or the voice)

We will now watch the BEATBUGS Series on Netflix

in Season 2 with the episode "It Won't Be Long"

Almost all of the episodes on Beatbugs are from the BEATLES.

The Beatbugs are little cartoon Beatles who represent

songs from the BEATLES.

Sincerely,

 Mrs. Carol Louise Moore

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1-5 Grade Music Letter A for Accordion Lesson by Mrs. Carol Louise Moore

Before we learn about the music letter "A",

let us review the Music Joke for this week

about the Police Officer who tried to arrest you.

By clicking here.

Remember there are only 7 letters in the Music Alphabet,

and those letters are:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

There are no letters after G. 

In other words, there is no H, I, J, K, L, M...and so on.

Now hold up one hand 

The number of lines in music is 

how many fingers you have on one hand.

Count the fingers on one hand.

How many fingers did you count?

The number of spaces in music is 

how many spaces there are in between the fingers.

Now count the spaces between your fingers.

How many spaces are in between the fingers?

So...

How many lines are there in music?

How many spaces are there in music?

Did you know that the lines and spaces

you see in music are called the "STAFF"?

What is the name of the music symbol below?

Treble Clef

Treble Clef notes are your high sounding notes.
The note below on the "STAFF" after the Treble Clef
 is the letter "A"

The note "A" lands on a space and would be called a

space note. 

To understand the letter names 

to the notes on the spaces

after the Treble Clef on the Staff:

Just remember "FACE" is on the SPACE

         F in FACE is on the bottom 1st space

A in FACE is on the 2nd space

C in FACE is on the 3rd space

E in FACE is on the 4th space

What space is the letter "A" on?

In American Sign Language,

the letter "A" looks like this.

The instrument of the day from the letter "A" 

 is called an ACCORDION

Here is a video giving a

basic introduction to playing the Accordion.

Here is an example of 

an 8 year old boy playing the Accordion

Another Example of 3 kids performing with the accordion.

 

I just had to share this next video of a very talented little girl 

playing the accordion.

What do you think?

Review Time:

1. What space does the Treble Clef 
music letter "A" land on?

2. How many lines are there in music?

3. How many spaces are there in music?

4. What are the lines and spaces 
in music called?

5. How many letters are there in

the musical alphabet?

Remember to not count the repeated C again 

6. Which picture below represents the 
music letter "A"  in American Sign Language?

    

7.Now what is the name of the Treble Clef note below 

on the staff?

8. What is the name of this instrument?
 

9. Name 3 things you learned from this
music letter "A" lesson. 

Here are some music 

letter "A" worksheets

I will be passing out these Accordion worksheets in class.

Sincerely,

 Mrs. Carol Louise Moore

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