1st Grade Daily Lessons

We are learning to improve our musical timing and rhythm through movement. I will know I am successful if I can complete a movement exercise while maintaining proper tempo and rhythm.
We are learning to sing with proper tone. I will know I am successful if I can sing the correct pitches while keeping my voice at the proper volume.
We are learning about pitch. I will know if I am successful if I can tell the difference between high pitches and low pitches
We are learning about tempo. I will know if I am successful if I can tell the difference between fast, medium, and slow.

Materials:

One shaker

This is a really fun dance that we will be learning in music class. Practice it every day- it's good exercise and will help improve our musical timing with movement.

All of the music that you hear in this song was made with just two cellos. Do you recognize this song? What does it look like a cello is made out of? Do you know what instrument family the cello belongs to?

This is a fun song to move and sing to. It's a song about patterns. Most music is a collection of patterns. Can you come up with your own patterns that would fit into the rhythm of this song?

Lesson 2

Learning targets and success criteria for today:

We are learning to improve our musical timing and rhythm through movement. I will know I am successful if I can complete a movement exercise while maintaining proper tempo and rhythm.
We are learning to sing with proper tone. I will know I am successful if I can sing the correct pitches while keeping my voice at the proper volume.
We are learning about pitch. I will know if I am successful if I can tell the difference between high pitches and low pitches
We are learning about tempo. I will know if I am successful if I can tell the difference between fast, medium, and slow.
We are learning to improve our musical literacy. I will know if I am successful if I can read/write/play all notes and rhythms.

Materials:

One drum (if you have one)

Now... let's get started!

Let's review "Jump Dance."
Watch the 2 Cellos video again.
Sing and move along to the Pattern song.

"The Stomp Clap Dance Song" is really fun to sing and move to. Use your imagination to come up with your own creative movements.

"The Color Song" is fun to sing along to and also good practice for remembering our colors as well as practicing rhymes. It starts out easy and gets harder and harder. How many colors can you get?

We have been learning to tell the difference between high, low, and middle pitches. Here is a great lesson and song to help you tell the difference. Remember, high does not mean loud, and low does not mean quiet. Have fun singing the song!

Let's begin learning our 1st Grade rhythms. Rhythms tell a musician how long to hold a note for. We will be learning how to play Quarter Notes (Ta), and Eighth Notes (Ti-Ti). A Quarter Note plays one time for every beat, and Eighth Notes play twice for every beat. This video will help us learn how to say and play these two rhythms. You can use a drum to play these or just your hands on your knees.

Lesson 3

Learning targets and success criteria for today:

We are learning to improve our musical timing and rhythm through movement. I will know I am successful if I can complete a movement exercise while maintaining proper tempo and rhythm.
We are learning to sing with proper tone. I will know I am successful if I can sing the correct pitches while keeping my voice at the proper volume.
We are learning about pitch. I will know if I am successful if I can tell the difference between high pitches and low pitches
We are learning about tempo. I will know if I am successful if I can tell the difference between fast, medium, and slow.
We are learning to improve our musical literacy. I will know if I am successful if I can read/write/play all notes and rhythms.

Materials:

One drum (if you have one)
One shaker

Now... let's get started!

Let's review "Jump Dance."
Watch the 2 Cellos video again.
Sing and move along to the Pattern song.
Sing and move to the Stomp Clap Song.
Practice singing the Color Song.
Let's practice playng Quarter Notes and Eighth Notes.

Some things go really well together and other things do not. This is a song about that very thing. Sing along with each verse. What are the only things in this song that go well together?

Here is another great song to help you remember the notes on the lines and also adds the notes in the spaces: F A C E. Practice singing it every day!

Do you know what the water cycle is? This song helps us learn more about the water cycle. You may have to listen to this song a few times before you will be able to sing the whole thing, but the chorus is easy to learn. The chorus is the part of the song that repeats over and over.

Lesson 4

Learning targets and success criteria for today:

We are learning to improve our musical timing and rhythm through movement. I will know I am successful if I can complete a movement exercise while maintaining proper tempo and rhythm.
We are learning to sing with proper tone. I will know I am successful if I can sing the correct pitches while keeping my voice at the proper volume.
We are learning about pitch. I will know if I am successful if I can tell the difference between high pitches and low pitches
We are learning about tempo. I will know if I am successful if I can tell the difference between fast, medium, and slow.
We are learning to improve our musical literacy. I will know if I am successful if I can read/write/play all notes and rhythms.

Materials:

One drum (if you have one)
One shaker

Now... let's get started!

Let's review "Jump Dance."
Watch the 2 Cellos video again.
Sing and move along to the Pattern song.
Sing and move to the Stomp Clap Song.
Practice singing the Color Song.
Let's practice playng Quarter Notes and Eighth Notes.
Sing along to our song about pairs.
Let's sing our water cycle song- you should be getting better at it.

We have been working on our high, middle, and low pitches all year. Here is a great game you can play at home to work on your pitches. For this game Mi=E, and So=G. You can sing back the pitches or play them back on any instrument at home that you know how to play CDEG on.

Now we are ready to try some body percussion. I'm sure many of you know this song, but can you follow the rhythm patterns?

Unit 2

Lesson 1

Learning targets and success criteria for today:

We are learning to improve our musical literacy. I will know if I am successful if I can read/write/play all notes and rhythms.
We are learning to sing with proper tone. I will know I am successful if I can sing the correct pitches while keeping my voice at the proper volume.

Now... let's get started!

Let's review "Jump Dance."
Watch the 2 Cellos video again.
Sing and move along to the Pattern song.
Sing and move to the Stomp Clap Song.
Practice singing the Color Song.
Let's practice playng Quarter Notes and Eighth Notes.
Sing along to our song about pairs.
Let's sing our water cycle song- you should be getting better at it.
Sing and sign to the Sol-Mi Challenge
Play along with Body Percussion to Encanto.

Here is a lesson about rhythm. The most important thing about this lesson is the difference between BEAT and RHYTHM. You should already know quarter notes (TA), and 8th Notes (TI-TI). Now we are going to add quarter rests (SHHH).

Okay, great! Now let's work on playing rhythms. Here is a really fun game for playing rhythms...

https://www.classicsforkids.com/games/rhythm_master.php

Here is a fun song called "The Marvelous Toy." I first heard this song when I was your age and I have loved it ever since.

What do you think the toy was?

What clues can you find in the song to tell you what the toy might have looked like?

Who does the singer end up giving his toy to?

Lesson 2

Learning targets and success criteria for today:

We are learning to improve our musical timing and rhythm through movement. I will know I am successful if I can complete a movement exercise while maintaining proper tempo and rhythm.
We are learning to sing with proper tone. I will know I am successful if I can sing the correct pitches while keeping my voice at the proper volume.
We are learning about pitch. I will know if I am successful if I can tell the difference between high pitches and low pitches
We are learning about tempo. I will know if I am successful if I can tell the difference between fast, medium, and slow.
We are learning to improve our musical literacy. I will know if I am successful if I can read/write/play all notes and rhythms.

Now... let's get started!

Let's sing our Lines and Spaces song.
Let's practice our notes on the staff by playing our word spelling game.
Let's sing Epo I Tai Tai E
Let's practice the So Mi Challenge. What level can you get to?
Let's sing our song about our 1st Grade Rhythms
Let's sing "Marvelous Toy" together.

Here is another musical lesson with Ms. Lindsey. Today she will be working with you on singing, steady beat, loud/soft, and fast/slow. Remember to do all of the motions with Ms. Lindsey and sing along with her. Do you remember some of the songs from the last lesson? Do you remember “In the Hall of the Mountain King?” How can you tell the difference between a low pitch and a high pitch?

Here is a video that you can play and sing along to. It will help you with your TAs and TI-Tis practice. Is BEET a TA or a TI-TI? What about CHERRY? What other words can you think of that would work for TA and TI-TI?

Lesson 3

Learning targets and success criteria for today:

We are learning to improve our musical timing and rhythm through movement. I will know I am successful if I can complete a movement exercise while maintaining proper tempo and rhythm.
We are learning to sing with proper tone. I will know I am successful if I can sing the correct pitches while keeping my voice at the proper volume.
We are learning to improve our musical literacy. I will know if I am successful if I can read/write/play all notes and rhythms.

Materials:

Drum
Shaker
Guiro (or any scraping instrument)
Cowbell
Sticks

Now... let's get started!

Let's practice our notes on the staff by playing our word spelling game.
Let's sing Epo I Tai Tai E
Let's practice the So Mi Challenge. What level can you get to?
Let's sing our song about our 1st Grade Rhythms
Let's sing "Marvelous Toy" together.
Let's sing our Sweet Beats song and practice our Call and Response rhythms.

This song is called "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." It is a great song for practicing our new rhythms, quarter note (ta), 8th notes (ti-ti), and quarter rest (shh). Follow the rhythms as they come on the screen and remember to stay at the same tempo as the song. Don't forget to clap AND say the rhythms. If you want an extra challenge, see if you can clap the rhythms and song the words to the song (it's really hard).

Now, let's try to take all of the work we have been doing with rhythms and put them into a song. You'll need some instruments: find something you can hit with your hands, like a drum or bucket; find something that rings, like a bell; find something you can shake, like a shaker; find something you can hit together, like sticks; and find something you can scrape, like a guiro. Choose the instrument you want to play and go through the whole song, following the rhythm for that instrument. Now try it again, following a different rhythm part.

This is another really fun song that you can learn to sing called “The Penguin Polka.” If you watch the penguin closely, you can even learn the dance that goes with this. Listen to this song a few times until you’ve learned the whole song. Where does the penguin live? What does he like to eat? What is the penguin’s name?

Lesson 4

Learning targets and success criteria for today:

We are learning to improve our musical timing and rhythm through movement. I will know I am successful if I can complete a movement exercise while maintaining proper tempo and rhythm.
We are learning to sing with proper tone. I will know I am successful if I can sing the correct pitches while keeping my voice at the proper volume.
We are learning about pitch. I will know if I am successful if I can tell the difference between high pitches and low pitches
We are learning about tempo. I will know if I am successful if I can tell the difference between fast, medium, and slow.
We are learning to improve our musical literacy. I will know if I am successful if I can read/write/play all notes and rhythms.

Now... let's get started!

Let's sing our song about our 1st Grade Rhythms
Let's sing "Marvelous Toy" together.
Let's sing our Sweet Beats song and practice our Call and Response rhythms.
Let's play and sing along to The Lion Sleeps Tonight.
Let's practice our Rhythm Builder- you'll need your instruments.
Let's sing The Penguin Polka.

It's time for another music lesson with Ms. Lindsey! Today she will be working with you on singing, steady beat, loud/soft, and fast/slow. Remember to do all of the motions with Ms. Lindsey and sing along with her. Do you remember some of the songs from the last lesson? Do you remember “In the Hall of the Mountain King?” How can you tell the difference between a low pitch and a high pitch?

Have you ever seen Line Rider? Its a very popular youtube series. Here is a fun way to listen to Grieg’s “In the Hall of the Mountain King”- one of the most famous pieces of music ever written. Do you recognize any musical symbols in this video? What happens to the Line Rider when the music speeds up?

Do you remember the piece “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from our lessons with Ms. Lindsey? Edvard Grieg composed this exciting piece of music in 1875. Grieg was from Norway and he wanted his piece to sound like a Norwegian children’s story he grew up with about a boy named Peer Gynt and his adventure with mountain trolls. Here is a cartoon version of this story with the music in the background. How did Grieg make the music match with the story?

Unit 3

Lesson 1

Learning targets and success criteria for today:

We are learning to improve our musical literacy. I will know if I am successful if I can read/write/play all notes and rhythms.
We are learning to improve our musical timing and rhythm through movement. I will know I am successful if I can complete a movement exercise while maintaining proper tempo and rhythm.
We are learning to sing with proper tone. I will know I am successful if I can sing the correct pitches while keeping my voice at the proper volume.
We are learning about pitch. I will know if I am successful if I can tell the difference between high pitches and low pitches.

Now... let's get started!

Let's sing our Sweet Beats song and practice our Call and Response rhythms.
Let's play and sing along to The Lion Sleeps Tonight.
Let's practice our Rhythm Builder- you'll need your instruments.
Let's sing The Penguin Polka.

It's time to play along to Grieg's "In The Hall of the Mountain King." This song uses quarter notes (TA), 8th notes (TI-TI), and half notes (TA-A). Say the rhythms with the music as you play them at the same time. What is the tempo of this song? Largo, Moderato, or Presto?

This song is called "Move and Freeze." Follow the directions for the moving part and freeze when they tell you to. Try to make your movements match the tempo of the music.

Now that you have mastered the So-Mi Challenge, it is time to up our game. We will adding the note La for this next challenge. Remember the sign for La looks like your eyebrows. Can you make it to the highest level?

Lesson 2

Learning targets and success criteria for today:

We are learning to improve our musical timing and rhythm through movement. I will know I am successful if I can complete a movement exercise while maintaining proper tempo and rhythm.
We are learning to sing with proper tone. I will know I am successful if I can sing the correct pitches while keeping my voice at the proper volume.
We are learning about pitch. I will know if I am successful if I can tell the difference between high pitches and low pitches
We are learning about tempo. I will know if I am successful if I can tell the difference between fast, medium, and slow.
We are learning to improve our musical literacy. I will know if I am successful if I can read/write/play all notes and rhythms.

Now... let's get started!

Let's play and sing along to The Lion Sleeps Tonight.
Let's practice our Rhythm Builder- you'll need your instruments.
Let's sing The Penguin Polka.
Let's practice our rhythms to "In the Hall of the Mountain King."
Let's do our "Move and Freeze" dance.
The So-Mi-La challenge is hard! Can you make it through every level?

Here is another lesson with the wonderful Ms. Lindsey! She begins a completely new unit with this lesson, so there are a lot of new songs, as well as a lot of the ones your already know from her. She teaches many concepts in this lesson: pitch, high/low, movement, rhythm, beat, and melody. Have fun!

Lesson 3

Learning targets and success criteria for today:.

We are learning to create and compose original music. I will know I am successful if I can use various tools to create an original piece of music.
We are learning to sing with proper tone. I will know I am successful if I can sing the correct pitches while keeping my voice at the proper volume.
We are learning to improve our musical literacy. I will know if I am successful if I can read/write/play all notes and rhythms.

Now... let's get started!

Let's practice our rhythms to "In the Hall of the Mountain King."
Let's do our "Move and Freeze" dance.
The So-Mi-La challenge is hard! Can you make it through every level?

Did you know that when you watch a movie, most of the sounds you hear are created much later in a recording studio? It’s true, the sound effects, the music, and even most of the talking is done after the filming is finished. This work is done by musicians, composers, and sound engineers. This game, Angela’s Sound Stage, gives you a little taste of what it’s like to be a sound engineer. Add sound effects and music to a short movie and then watch your finished film. Do you think it would be fun to be a sound engineer? What movie have you watched that used a lot of sound effects?

https://www.primarygames.com/arcade/virtualworlds/woozworld/games/angelassoundstage/

This is a great way to practice our 1st grade rhythms: quarter notes (TA), eighth notes (TI-TI), and quarter rests. Follow along with the music and see if you can make it through the whole song.

This song is called “A Hippo in My Locker” and is easy to sing along with once you’ve heard it a few times. What are some animals that they name in the song? Can you name them all? Where does each one live? If you could choose one of these animals to be your pet, which one would you choose? Do you think they would make a good pet?

Lesson 4

Learning targets and success criteria for today:

We are learning to improve our musical timing and rhythm through movement. I will know I am successful if I can complete a movement exercise while maintaining proper tempo and rhythm.
We are learning to sing with proper tone. I will know I am successful if I can sing the correct pitches while keeping my voice at the proper volume.
We are learning about pitch. I will know if I am successful if I can tell the difference between high pitches and low pitches
We are learning about tempo. I will know if I am successful if I can tell the difference between fast, medium, and slow.
We are learning to improve our musical literacy. I will know if I am successful if I can read/write/play all notes and rhythms.

Now... let's get started!

Let's practice our rhythms to "In the Hall of the Mountain King."
Let's do our "Move and Freeze" dance.
The So-Mi-La challenge is hard! Can you make it through every level?
Let's create film soundtracks with Angela's Sound Stage.
Let's practice our 1st grade rhythms by doing our Rhythm Reader.
Warm up your singing voice by singing "Hippo In My Locker."

Here is another lesson with the wonderful Ms. Lindsey! As usual, there are a lot of new songs, as well as a lot of the ones your already know from her. She teaches many concepts in this lesson: pitch, high/low, movement, rhythm, beat, and melody. Have fun!

This is a lesson about the three most basic kinds of rests: whole rests, half rests, and quarter rests. Can you sing along with the song and practice your rests? When you are finished, see if you can draw and label all three rests.

Unit 4

Lesson 1

Learning targets and success criteria for today:

We are learning to improve our musical literacy. I will know if I am successful if I can read/write/play all notes and rhythms.
We are learning to improve our musical timing and rhythm through movement. I will know I am successful if I can complete a movement exercise while maintaining proper tempo and rhythm.
We are learning to sing with proper tone. I will know I am successful if I can sing the correct pitches while keeping my voice at the proper volume.
We are learning about pitch. I will know if I am successful if I can tell the difference between high pitches and low pitches.

Now... let's get started!

Let's create film soundtracks with Angela's Sound Stage.
Let's practice our 1st grade rhythms by doing our Rhythm Reader.
Warm up your singing voice by singing "Hippo In My Locker."
Do you remember our three different kinds of rests? Sing along to our Rests Song.

OK, let’s get warmed up and moving. Watch this video and follow the directions. Remember to move your body so that it matches with the music.

We have been working on our high, middle, and low pitches all year. Here is a great game you can play at home to work on your pitches. For this game Do=C, Re=D, Mi=E, and So=G. You can sing back the pitches or play them back on any instrument at home that you know how to play CDEG on.

Even though I don’t like eating them, I am really good at toasting marshmallows. I enjoy making them for other people to eat and then watching others enjoy them. I hope as the weather gets warmer, you’ll be able to have some campfires and try roasting marshmallows- or at least eating them! Here is a fun song about toasting marshmallows. What happens to the marshmallow in this song? Why did it happen? What happens at the end of the song?

Lesson 2

Learning targets and success criteria for this lesson:

We are learning to improve our musical timing and rhythm through movement. I will know I am successful if I can complete a movement exercise while maintaining proper tempo and rhythm.
We are learning to sing with proper tone. I will know I am successful if I can sing the correct pitches while keeping my voice at the proper volume.
We are learning about pitch. I will know if I am successful if I can tell the difference between high pitches and low pitches
We are learning about tempo. I will know if I am successful if I can tell the difference between fast, medium, and slow.
We are learning to improve our musical literacy. I will know if I am successful if I can read/write/play all notes and rhythms.
We are learning about the orchestra. I will know I am successful if I can identify by sight and sound the four families of the orchestra and examples of instruments within those families.

Now... let's get started!

Let's create film soundtracks with Angela's Sound Stage.
Let's practice our 1st grade rhythms by doing our Rhythm Reader.
Warm up your singing voice by singing "Hippo In My Locker."
Do you remember our three different kinds of rests? Sing along to our Rests Song.
Get ready to move and freeze by practicing "Freeze Dance."
Let's see if we can improve on the "Do Re Mi So Challenge."
Let's sing "Ode to a Marshmallow."

It's time for another music lesson with Ms. Lindsey. As usual, there are a lot of new songs, as well as a lot of the ones your already know from her. She teaches many concepts in this lesson: pitch, high/low, movement, rhythm, beat, and melody. Have fun!

Create your own parade! Click on the link below to make a parade. After you choose your conductor, you can click on the different instrument players to add them to you parade. Try playing a few times and adding different combinations of instruments to make your parade sound different each time. What instrument is your favorite?

https://pbskids.org/peg/games/pegs-parade

This video lesson explains dynamics: piano, mezzo piano, mezzo forte, and forte. What does the word dynamics mean? What is the difference between piano and forte? What dynamic level do you usually sing at? Why do you think we still use the Italian words for these dynamic levels?

This is from one of my favorite episodes of the Muppet Show and stars Harry Belafonte. Harry Belafonte was a very important leader in the African-American community as well as a phenomenal musician. Do you notice how this song has two different singing parts and then they combine them together? What percussion instruments do you recognize?

Here is a video that explains 3 different tempos (the speed of the beat) in music: Largo, Moderato, and Presto. Which tempo is fast? Which is slow? Which one is in the middle? Why do we play music at different tempos?