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Lesson Cultural Guest Instruments Songs New/ Concepts/ Student Outcomes:
# Review
Vocabulary Students will be able to:
1 Engine, Engine
2 Dinah • Keep a steady beat with bodies and an instrument
Steady Beat • Differentiate between singing and speaking voices
3
American Roots: Rhythm Sticks • Create new actions and words to a song
4 Banjo Banjo
• Analyze songs and poems
5
Beat • Learn to play rhythm sticks
• Experience the American banjo

Steady Beat • Keep a steady beat with bodies and an instrument

East Africa: Rhythm Sticks 2-4-6-8 High-Low • Analyze songs and poems
Kirar Kirar Blue Bells
Sing-Speak • Sing and move bodies to show high and low sounds
Dinah
• Use both speaking and singing voice

Voice • Experience singing and playing the Kirar from East Africa

Bee Bee Bumblebee Steady Beat • Keep a steady beat with bodies and an instrument
2-4-6-8
High-Low • Analyze songs and poems
Twinkle Twinkle • Use both singing and speaking voice
Cuba: Rhythm Sticks Blue Bells Sing-Speak
Clave Clave
Engine, Engine • Sing and move bodies to show high and low sounds
Rhyme • Experience the clave from MCG

• Keep a steady beat with bodies and an instrument

Rhythm Sticks Engine, Engine Steady Beat • Analyze songs and poems
Drum Punchinella • Sing and move bodies to show high and low sounds
Japan: Koto Who’s That High-Low • Create motions to the words of a song/rhyme
Koto
Drum Twinkle Twinkle Pitch • Recognize the different sounds of instruments
Classical vs. Step Bells • Experience the Japanese Koto and learn simple Japanese
Fiddle/ Dr. Foster
Guitar Rain, Rain greetings
Folk Music: Violin Punchinella
Violin • Keep a steady beat with bodies and an instrument

Steady Beat • Analyze songs and poems

High-Low • Sing and move bodies to show high and low sounds

• Create motions to the words of a song/rhyme

Beat/Rhyme • Experience the difference between classical vs. fiddle/folk

music on the violin