January Grade 4 & 5 (Westside) Music Instrument Lesson Plans

 

LESSON 1

TODAY WE WILL BE 

LEARNING ABOUT THE

INSTRUMENTS IN THE

ORCHESTRA

(9 MINUTE VIDEO)

THE ORCHESTRA INSTRUMENTS

ARE DIVIDED INTO 

4 INSTRUMENT FAMILIES

NOW LET'S LEARN ABOUT

THE 4 INSTRUMENT FAMILIES

(8 MINUTE VIDEO)

NEXT IS AN INTERACTIVE VIDEO TO HELP LEARN THE

INSTRUMENTS OF THE ORCHESTRA

LESSON 2 

LET'S  LEARN MORE ABOUT THE

WOODWIND FAMILY 

(6:24 MINUTE VIDEO)

THE WOODWINDS ARE 1 OF THE

4 MUSIC INSTRUMENT FAMILIES

https://www.classicsforkids.com/music/instruments_orchestra.php

SINCE WE JUST REVIEWED

THE WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS

I BROUGHT MY FLUTE

TO SHOW YOU

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE

(HOPEFULLY I REMEMBERED TO BRING IT)

HERE IS A VIDEO I DID OF ME

PLAYING THE FLUTE 

TO THE PINK PANTHER

NOW

WE ARE GOING TO WATCH

A FUN CARTOON

WHERE EACH CHARACTER

HAS A DIFFERENT 

INSTRUMENT SOUND

THAT WHEN YOU HEAR THAT SOUND

YOU KNOW IT IS THAT CHARACTER

PRESENTING...

PETER AND THE WOLF (15 MINUTE VIDEO)

If there is any time left in class

let's practice clapping to 

MISS MARY MACK

DOUBLE DOUBLE

AND

TIC TAC TOE

LESSON 3 

IN THE LAST LESSON

WE LEARNED ABOUT THE

 FLUTE

WHAT INSTRUMENT FAMILY

DOES THE FLUTE BELONG TO?

WE ALSO LEARNED TO  HAVE A

MILLION DREAMS OF

THINGS THAT MAKE US HAPPY

AND MAKE OTHERS HAPPY

GO AHEAD AND SING ALONG TO

A MILLION DREAMS,

WHILE MY DAUGHTER

SARAH LOUISE MOORE

SINGS AND PLAYS THE

UKULELE

THE SONG "A MILLION DREAMS"

CAME FROM THE MOVIE

"THE GREATES SHOWMAN"

TODAY WE ARE GOING TO BE

LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE

PERCUSSION FAMILY INSTRUMENTS

BUT FIRST, BEFORE WE DO...

WE ARE GOING TO

PRACTICE SOME BODY PERCUSSION

BY PLAYING SOME RHYTHM

WITH OUR BODIES

INSTEAD OF USING REAL

PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS.

THE SONG WE WILL BE PRACTICING 

CAME FROM THE MOVIE

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN.

WHERE "A MILLION DREAMS" CAME FROM

TIME TO LEARN ABOUT THE...

PERCUSSION FAMILY

(8 MINUTE VIDEO)

LESSON 4 

BEFORE WE REVIEW 

MORE INSTRUMENTS:

THINK ABOUT WHAT INSTRUMENT

YOU LIKE OR WOULD LIKE 

TO KNOW MORE ABOUT

(10 MINUTE VIDEO)

OKAY,

LET'S REVIEW SOME OF THE 

ORCHESTRA SOUNDS AGAIN

FROM THE 4 INSTRUMENT FAMILIES

(2:43 MINUTE VIDEO)

If there is time left in class

let's practice clapping to 

MISS MARY MACK

DOUBLE DOUBLE

AND

TIC TAC TOE

ALOT OF PEOPLE,

WHEN THEY HEAR PERCUSSION,

THINK OF THE DRUMS

The next video is of some young men playing on some

bucket DRUMS. 

Yes, a bucket DRUM is just using a

bucket like a DRUM.

In order to be able to play the drums, 

we need to practice.

Let us now practice on our laps, 
if a bucket is not available,

To the "We Will Rock You" song

Now let us see if you can practice the rhythm

of hitting the beat on a DRUM, bucket, or lap.

But, before we practice the rhythm,

can you tell me what RHYTHM means?

RHYTHM means:

a strong repeated pattern of sound

or movement.

Just like the sound of playing drums.

Okay, now let us practice RHYTHM

playing some different kinds of RHYTHM.

Now, let us have fun learning how to play the snare drum.

Below is a video on
how to play the snare DRUM

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WEEK 3

LESSON 1

BECAUSE WE ARE IN JANUARY,

AND IT GETS REALLY COLD

SOMETIMES WE HAVE SNOW

SO, JUST FOR FUN....

LET'S DO A FUN LESSON 

ABOUT SNOW

CLICK HERE

(REVIEW PERCUSSION FAMILY BEFORE LEARNING ABOUT THE BRASS FAMILY)

(4 MINUTE VIDEO)

LESSON 5 

BRASS FAMILY (18 MINUTE VIDEO)

(9 MINUTE VIDEO)

SOooo...

WHAT INSTRUMENT

DO YOU LIKE OR WOULD LIKE 

TO KNOW MORE ABOUT?

LET'S START OFF TODAY'S LESSON

BY WATCHING A VIDEO 

ABOUT "TUBBY THE TUBA"

IN THE STORY YOU WILL SEE

A VARIETY OF INSTRUMENTS

AND NOT JUST THE TUBA.

SO, WHAT FAMILY DOES THE

TUBA BELONG TO? (9 MINUTE VIDEO)

AT THIS POINT, 

I THINK IT WOULD BE FUN 

TO WATCH...

THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE

WITH MICKEY MOUSE

FROM THE MOVIE

FANTASIA 

AND LISTEN TO THE INSTRUMENTS

BEING PLAYED IN THE MOVIE

(5 MINUTE VIDEO)

IMAGINE WATCHING THIS 

WITHOUT MUSIC.

ANOTHER WAY OF IMAGINING,

IS WHEN WE DREAM 

ABOUT THINGS THAT WE

WOULD LIKE TO DO OR HAVE.

WHY, WE COULD EVEN HAVE...

A MILLION DREAMS

IF TIME ALLOWS,

WE CAN SING 

A MILLION DREAMS 

BY MY DAUGHTER,

SARAH LOUISE MOORE

WHILE SHE PLAYS THE UKULELE

NICE JOB,

NEXT WEEK WE ARE 

GOING TO FOCUS ON

LEARNING TO

PLAY THE DRUMS,

BY LEARNING TO PLAY ON A BUCKET

With the time left in class

let's practice clapping to 

MISS MARY MACK

DOUBLE DOUBLE

AND

TIC TAC TOE

 Mrs. Carol Louise Moore

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