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Week 1: Grade 12/13/2020 The emphasis of this lesson will be placed on the "pitch" portion in the grade 1 section of the Ontario Arts Curriculum. Pitches we will be learning / practicing: SOL, MI, LA For this lesson there is also an assumption of the most basic concepts of pitch and singing. To start off, an intro song will be played as the students walk into class. This song will engage students immediately with the pitches being taught (SOL, MI, LA) while forcing them to listen in a way. This song is done through call and response, with questions being asked to students. The exact song does not matter, as long as their are questions, and some theme of 'hello' is being echoed. Here is a good example of an intro song using rudimentary pitches (Skip to 2:38) Now that an intro has been accomplished and the kids are focused. The pitches SOL and MI will be sung with various words and actions to go along with it. After that, a short song will be sung using these pitches specifically. In this particular case, I will use "Apple Tree" because of its simplicity. Some other good options for songs with a minor third as the focus are "Rain, Rain, Go Away / It's Raining, It's Pouring" (especially if its raining that day) and "This Old Man" (this one requires a few more pitches like FA, RE and DO) Note: The Final note was changed from DO to MI to fit the grade 1 level. Here is a link to a website describing the song with a circle activity to go along with it. https://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/apple-tree-apple-tree-circle-game/ This activity would perhaps be better suited to an older age group because of the dropping of the hands (younger children may not have high self-control) I feel as though this is a good song to sing in the classroom, because although the suggestion of violence at the cadence may be problematic, it can be humorous if delivered correctly. In addition, the song focuses on the natural environment, which is also found in the Ontario Arts Curriculum. It would not be difficult to discuss nature and its beauty with children during the lesson. Here is an example of how I would teach this skill (Please forgive the minor hiccups)
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