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Week 6: Grade 63/26/2020 In grade 6, students have most likely grown out of the 'hello song,' so performing one and forcing them to perform one will most likely have a negative impact on the education of those students. They will not be engaged and could even lash out. Instead, it might be beneficial to sing a song, they choose to sing. Whether this be a popular song on the radio or just a song they enjoy listening to. This way, the students are engaged in the lesson while still singing and making music. As such, the beginning song for this lesson will be Can You Feel The Love Tonight by Elton John (this being a song the students 'chose') The next point of emphasis in the lesson will be on rhythm. The Grade 6 Curriculum dictates that students will be learning about the concept of 9/8. A good stepping stone to 9/8 is the familiar rhythm of 6/8, so the song we will be using is The Ants Go Marching In. The pulse of 6/8 is very strong in this song. It is a good idea for the class to clap along to the pulse ("One and a, Two and a"). A good activity is to have one half of the class clap the 'one' and 'two' while the other half claps all the beats. That way the students are understanding the rhythm much better as they must focus on their task while understanding the underlying pulse. A good way to introduce 9/8 would be to simply "add a pulse." The same activity can be done except this time students can clap to the 9/8 pulse (One and a, Two and a, Three and a). Another element of the grade 6 curriculum is the pickup note. In this song there is a pickup note. A good question to pose would be "When does this song start?" By asking that question, the students will be forced to truly listen to the pickup. It can also be mentioned that the pickup bar is made up at the end of a song. The final concept to discuss is the key. The song is clearly in a minor modality, something the students would have discussed in grade 5. In grade 6, they begin to learn about intervals like the perfect 5th, major 3rd and minor 3rd. The minor key can be explained using interval, as the space between the notes of the minor scale are different from the major scale. Here is my attempt at teaching a grade 6 class: (Please forgive the singing)
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