Melody will now take us to Opelousas, Louisiana to meet our final artist, Jeffery. Use SG 40–42 to meet Jeffery and prepare your students to learn about zydeco. Genre Overview Zydeco is music that comes from the rural Creole people of southwest Louisiana. The Creole people are descendants of the Native Americans who originally lived…
Aim: How can we explore tempo with the song “Hard to Stop?” Summary: Students learn to sing and move along to “Hard to Stop” while building vocabulary to describe musical opposites. Materials: Musical Explorers CD or online audio, markers or crayons Time Required: 40 minutes (four 10-minute activities) Standards: GA: ESGMK-2.PR.1; ESGMK-2.PR.2; ESGMK-2.RE.1; ESGMK-2.RE.2; ESGMK-2.RE.3;…
Aim: How can we explore rhythmic patterns with the song “Allons a Lafayette?” Summary: Students learn to sing and move along to “Allons a Lafayette” while building vocabulary to describe rhythmic patterns. Materials: Musical Explorers CD or online audio, markers or crayons, yarn, scissors, cardstock, hole puncher Time Required: 40 minutes (two 10-minute activities and…
Identify the Instrument (Timbre) Materials Needed Percussion family sound examples, available at savannahmusicfestival.org/musicalexplorers Instructions 1. Review the percussion family on SG45. 2. Show students a picture of a triangle. 3. Using sound examples on savannahmusicfestival.org/musicalexplorers, ask students to raise their hands when they hear the instrument. 4. Repeat with frottoir, drums, and cymbal. 5. Next,…
