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Unit 6: Practicing Tempo
Unit 6: Practicing Tempo
High & Low Melody
High & Low Melody
Unit 6: Musician of the Month: Sweet Honey in the Rock
Unit 6: Musician of the Month: Sweet Honey in the Rock
Unit 5: Fast & Slow Tempo in Carnival of the Animals
Unit 5: Fast & Slow Tempo in Carnival of the Animals
Musician of the Month: Ella Fitzgerald
Musician of the Month: Ella Fitzgerald
APRIL 25, 1917 – JUNE 15, 1996 • AMERICAN JAZZ
Fast Facts
Born in Virginia, but moved to New York as a child.
Loved to dance and sing as a young child, and tried to imitate the singing of the musicians on the records she heard.
Sometimes called the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella.
Well-known for her improvisational ability, especially her scat singing.
Performed across the country with the Chick Webb Orchestra, but was most often associated with the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem
Ella Fitzgerald’s rendition of the nursery rhyme “A Tisket, A Tasket” helped her reach national fame.
Appeared in movies and as a guest on popular television shows, and collaborated with many other musicians including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and The Ink Spots.
Received fourteen Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Sing-Along Practice!
Sing-Along Practice!
Centers Unit 3
Centers Unit 3
Centers Unit 2
Centers Unit 2
Learning Targets:
Learning Targets:
* I can sing. * I can listen.
* I can sing. * I can listen.
*I can use a daytime (loud) voice. * I can use a night time (soft) voice. *I can show a phrase.
*I can use a daytime (loud) voice. * I can use a night time (soft) voice. *I can show a phrase.
Centers Unit 1
Centers Unit 1
Learning Targets:
Learning Targets:
* I can sing songs. * I can listen. *I can play singing games. *I can show motions.
* I can sing songs. * I can listen. *I can play singing games. *I can show motions.
Over in the Meadow
Over in the Meadow
How is this version different from the book Mrs. Beese sang to you?
How is this version different from the book Mrs. Beese sang to you?
Kindergarten State Standards
Kindergarten State Standards
EXPRESSION
EXPRESSION
Respond to musical opposites and changes in form/mood; sound vs.silence
Sing songs and play singing games
Demonstrate 4 voices
Evaluate to refine performance
Perform with accurate pitch, rhythm, tempo
Sing, move, play expressively to music
Echo/perform simple melodies and rhythms
CREATION
CREATION
Compose, improvise, and arrange simple patterns for songs, stories, and poems
THEORY
THEORY
Identify and demonstrate opposites:
Melody: high/low, same/different, up/down
Rhythm: beat/no beat, same/different
Tempo: fast/slow
Dynamics: loud/soft, sound/silence, same/different
Aurally identify and demonstrate basic:
Timbre: Vocal/instrumental sounds; 4 voices
Form: Same/different; introduction, question/answer
AESTHETICS
AESTHETICS
Describe musical preferences
Draw, move, tell stories, etc., to show musical ideas or moods
Understand music and celebrations in daily life
Listen to and respond to various musical styles
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