Category Archives: Unit 1 – Soul Music

Unit 1: Soul Music with Laiken

Melody will take us on a journey to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina to meet our first singer, Laiken. Use SG6–8 to meet Laiken and prepare students to learn about soul music. Genre Overview Soul music derives from Rhythm and Blues (R&B), a form of African-American popular music that arose during the 1940s. R&B and…

Lesson 1: Learning “I Feel Good”

Aim: How can we explore steady beat and rhythm with “I Got You (I Feel Good)?” Summary: Students learn to sing and move along to “I Got You (I Feel Good)” while building vocabulary to describe musical opposites and differences. Materials: Musical Explorers CD or online audio, rhythm sticks (optional) Standards:  GA: ESGMK-2.CR.1; ESGMK-2.CR.2; ESGMK-1.CR.3;…

Lesson 2: Exploring “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”

Aim: How can we explore backbeat by moving to “I Heard It Through the Grapevine?” Summary: Students learn to sing and move along to “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” while building vocabulary to describe musical opposites and differences. Materials: Music Explorers CD or online audio Standards:  GA: ESGMK-2.PR.3; ESGMK-2.RE.1; ESGMK-2.RE.2; ESGMK-2.RE.3; ESGMK-2.CN.1; ESGMK-2.CN.2 SC:…

Soul Music Unit Music Assessment

Seat the Beat (Rhythm) Materials Needed 4 chairs Instructions 1. Place four chairs in the front of the room. Explain that each chair represents one beat in a 4/4 measure of music. 2. The teacher will call upon a student to choose a chair and decide which note value they would like to represent: a…