Rote Songs
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Form: A B
Tonality: Major Rhythmic elements: Quarter and eighth notes Pitch and interval elements: sol – la, la – sol, sol – mi, mi – sol Target elements: Rhythm – keeping in time, the difference between quarter notes and eighth notes Melody – four different types of intervals, hear the difference between each, some lower, some higher Motor Skills – staying in time and singing while doing an activity, doing the activity in time with the song Use to prepare – warm up for more difficult material Reinforce: staying in time, fast versus slow notes Fun activity to start the day |
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Form: A A B C
Tonality: Major Rhythmic elements: Quarter and eighth note triplets Pitch and interval elements: do-re, re-mi, mi-do, do-sol, mi-re, re-do Target elements: Rhythm – keeping in time, the difference between quarter notes and eighth notes, different feeling in 6/8 Melody – six different types of intervals, mostly seconds, hear the difference between each, some lower, some higher Motor Skills – staying in time and singing at the same time, thinking about pitch while keeping a beat Use to learn – teach about dotted quarter notes, jump from do to low sol Reinforce: staying in time, fast versus slow notes Can add an action to get students moving. |
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Form: A B C D
Tonality: Major Rhythmic elements: Quarter, eighth, sixteenth notes Interval elements: sol-mi, mi-sol, sol-la, la-sol, sol-fa, fa-mi, mi-re, re-mi, mi-fa, fa-sol, sol-do, do-re, sol-re, re-fa, re-do Target elements: Rhythm: combinations of sixteenth and eighth notes, clap rhythms of the song, fast and slow notes Melody: New intervals, learn re with this song, jumping from re to different notes Listening to the words, creating actions together as a class by listening to what the words are saying |
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Form: A A B C
Tonality: Major Rhythmic elements: Quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes Range: D3 to a D4, an octave Interval elements: sol-la, la-sol, sol-mi, mi-sol, mi-fa, fa-mi, mi-do, do-mi, do-do(8va), do-la, la-ti, ti-do, ti-la, sol-fa Target elements: Rhythm: introduction of sixteenth notes, eighth note and sixteenth note pairs, difference between long and short notes Melody: includes many different intervals, higher pitch set and large range, sing through the song slowly to hear each different interval Can have a fun activity in which the class creates a story about Kookaburra. Who is it? What is it? Is it just sitting there or doing anything else? |
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Form: A B C
Tonality: Minor Rhythmic elements: Half, quarter, dotted quarter, and eight notes Pitch and interval elements: do-te, te-do, do-sol, sol-do, do-re, re-me, me-re, re-sol, sol-fa, fa-sol, fa-me, Target elements: Rhythm – keeping in time, dotted quart notes (new concept) Melody – minor key and ostinato both introduced, octave range, repeating melody, singing in parts Use to learn – introducing ostinato, allows students to sing in simple parts. Also introducing minor key, me is different than mi |
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Form: A B A C
Tonality: Major Rhythmic elements: Half and quarter notes Pitch and interval elements: mi-sol, sol-la, la-mi, sol-mi, mi-re, re-do Target elements: Rhythm – keeping in time, easy rhythm to focus on interval jumps Melody – Repeated melody, simple for learning students Use for fun – opportunity to let students participate in write the music, change the name of the pie, change the name of the place, change the number of stories |
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Form: A B A C
Tonality: Major Rhythmic elements: Eight notes, quarter notes, dotted quarter notes, half notes, quarter rests Pitch and interval elements: do-mi, mi-sol, sol-do, do-ti, ti-la, la-sol, sol-fa, fa-mi, mi-re, re-do Target elements: Rhythm – syncopation! Melody – Repeated melody, students should identify the repeating a section and the different ending, same words in endings Cultural opportunity - Students will learn about Ghana, the language, and the meaning of the song Activity - Rock passing song, pass an object around the circle on each beat. |
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Form: A B A B
Tonality: Major Rhythmic elements: Eighth notes, quarter notes, quarter rests Pitch and interval elements: do-mi, mi-sol, sol-mi, mi-re, re-sol, mi-do, sol-do Target elements: Rhythm – The rhythm is simple, which allows for students to focus on the melody Melody – Re is introduced in this melody, skips to re Link to class - use with younger grades to help with counting, connect to math class Activity - pretend to hit as many hammers as Johnny is using throughout the song |
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Form: A B A
Tonality: Major Rhythmic elements: Sixteenth notes, eighth notes, quarter notes, half notes Pitch and interval elements: mi-sol, sol-la, la-sol, sol-fa, fa-sol, fa-mi, sol-re, re-mi, re-do, do-sol, sol-do, do-ti, ti-la, la-fa, fa-ti, sol-mi, mi-la Target elements: Rhythm – Sixteenth and eighth note patterns, ties across multiple bars Melody – skips to re, starts on mi instead of do, repeating intervals Cultural Opportunity - Learn about the culture and music of Dominican Republic |
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Form: A ll: B C :ll A D
Tonality: E Phrygian Rhythmic elements: Eighth notes, quarter notes, half notes, Pitch and interval elements: fa-sol, sol-fa, sol-le, le-sol, fa-ra, ra-do, do-le, le-do, le-te, te-do, ra-sol Target elements: Rhythm – The rhythm is simple, which allows for students to focus on the melody Melody – Phrygian! This is a new key and tonal center for students, listen to the "eeriness" of the music Cultural Opportunity - The song is from Japan, students can learn about Japanese music and culture |
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Form: A B C
Tonality: D Mixolydian Rhythmic elements: Eighth notes, quarter notes, dotted quarter notes, half notes Pitch and interval elements: do-te, te-la, la-sol, sol-fa, fa-mi, mi-fa, mi-la, la-te, te-do, fa-sol, fa-te, do-re, re-do Target elements: Rhythm – This could be a great opportunity to introduce dotted quarter notes Melody – Mixolydian! How does this music sound? Happy or sad? Canon- opportunity to introduce harmonies in a canon Cultural Opportunity - This song is from Germany. Students can learn about German music and culture. Performance opportunity - This is a great song to sing in a concert. |