5th Grade

On top of the many performance opportunities they will have this year, take a look at all the concepts 5th Grade will be learning! On top of these concepts, I am hoping they will be the leaders and main actors for the Musical Performance in December.

5th Grade

·    I will be able to sing a solo with and without an accompaniment.

·    I will be able to read all the notes of the bass clef and treble clef.

·    I will be able to sing two-part harmony.

·    I will be able to sing and clap to simple melodies in 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 time signatures.

·    I will be able to expressively perform music.

·    I will be able to sustain my own part while performing in an ensemble. 

5th Grade Lesson 1/Week 1: 

1. Class Rules:

2. Posture

·      Singers must be attentive to the position of their feet, knees, hips, abdomen, chest, shoulders, arms, hands, and feet. If all these arrears are correctly positioned, it will be easier for sound to be produced.

o   The chin should be about parallel to the floor. 


o   Shoulders should be held back and down, with chest held high, 
but not in a strained position. 


o   Abdomen should be flat and firm, held in an expandable position. 


o   Hands should be relaxed and still at the sides. 



o   Knees should be flexibly loose, and never locked. 


o   Feet should be slighty apart, one slightly in front of the other. 
    

o    The weight of the body is slightly forward

·      Tips to check if your posture is correct:

o   Stand up against a wall, placing heels, calves, shoulders, and head touch the wall.

o   Place one hand on the abdomen while breathing, to ensure the abdomen is expanding and relaxed.

o   Shift the weight of your body forward until almost standing on tips of the toes.

o   Stand in a slouched position, then change to the correct position, noticing the difference between the two.

(Resource: Bunch, M. (1995). Dynamics of the singing voice. Springer-Verlag: New York.)

3. Proper Breathing

·      Warm up

o   “Balloon”

o   “Creating Wings”

4. Vocal Warm Ups

·      “Ho – Ho – Ho Hosanna”

·      “Ma”

·      “Bumblebee”

5. Ta, Ti-ti

6. So- Mi

·      So – Mi in the students name.

·      Hand Signals

·      Listen to Sample

5^th Grade Lesson 2/Week 2

1. Review Class Rules

2. Review Posture, Breathing, Mouth

3. Vocal Warm Ups

·      “Ho – Ho – Ho Hosanna”

·      “Ma”

·      “Bumblebee”

4. Review Ta, Ti-ti & So – Mi

·               Ensure the students can sing back their name “My name is Mar-y” in proper pitch and in correct rhythm

·               Look for correct hand signals (Pass out Kodaly Hand Sign Charts)

5.  Introduce Verse and Chorus (Flash cards)

·               Verse = Part of the song that TELLS A STORY. 

·               Chorus = part of the song that has the MAIN IDEA.

Ø    Have examples from songbook.

1.              Read from left to right

2.              Read the top line of music all the way through, then proceed to the next line.

6. Importance of Vocal Warm ups/Pitch Exploration (DO – RE –MI)

·               Tell students the importance of warming-up their voices before they sing.

·               Discuss the importance of exploring our high, middle, and low voice. (Will help become better singers)

Activity: Sing a short melodic phrase, and have the students match what they hear.

Ø    Do, Re, Mi Tapping Song

7. How Can I Fear? 

5^th Grade Lesson 3/Week 3:

1. Review Voice Warm-ups

2. Review Verse & Chorus

3. Staff

Ø  5 lines and 4 spaces

Ø  Space notes vs. line notes

Ø  Low pitch vs. high pitch on staff

4. Treble Clef

5. Bass Clef

6. Music Theory Worksheets (pages 2-3)

7. How Can I Fear?