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Unit 1: Soul with Laiken

Melody will take us on a journey to Nicholls, Georgia to meet our first singer, Laiken. Use SG7, SG8, and SG9 to meet Laiken and prepare students to learn about soul.  Genre Overview Soul music derives from Rhythm and Blues (R&B), a form of Black popular music that arose during the 1940s. R&B and soul…

Unit 2: Country with Anders

Melody will take us on a journey from Nicholls, Georgia to Bloomingdale, Georgia to meet our next singer, Anders. Use SG14, SG15, and SG16 to meet Anders and prepare your students to learn about country. Genre Overview Country music came to prominence in the southern United States in the 1920s with the advent of commercial…

Unit 3: Salsa with Gino

Melody now takes us on a journey from Bloomingdale, Georgia to Charleston, South Carolina to meet our next singer, Gino. Use SG20, SG21, and SG22 to meet Gino and prepare your students to learn about salsa.  Genre Overview Salsa is the name given to Afro-Cuban dance music as it is played in the United States….

Lesson 1: Learning “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”

Aim: How can we explore pulse and backbeat with “I Heard It Through the Grapevine?”Summary: Students learn to sing and move along to “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” while deciphering beat and backbeat. Materials: Music Explorers online audio, rhythm sticks (optional) 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: MGK-2.1, MGK-2.2, MGK-2.3, MGK-2.5, MGK-2.6 Vocabulary: backbeat,…

Lesson 2: Exploring a Soul Music Medley

Aim: How can we appreciate musical inspiration by exploring Laiken’s arrangement of her “Aretha Franklin Medley?”Summary: Students explore the idea of musical favorites by identifying, explaining and sharing opinions about some of their favorite songs.Materials: Music Explorers online audioStandards: GA: ESGMK-2.CR.2, ESGMK-2.CR.3, ESGMK-2.PR.1, ESGMK-2.RE.1, ESGMK-2.RE.2, ESGMK-2.RE.3, ESGMK-2.CN.1, ESGMK-2.CN.2 SC: MGK-2.1, MGK-2.3, MGK-2.6, MGK-2.7, MGK-2.8, MGK-2.9Vocabulary: inspiration, medley, soulSee Glossary…

Lesson 1: Learning “Five Feet High and Rising”

Aim: How do the musical elements of modulation, verse, and lyrics tell a story in “Five Feet High and Rising?”Summary: Students are introduced to a country music ballad and recognize how modulation between verses is used to visualize lyrics in “Five Feet High and Rising.”  Materials: Music Explorers online audioStandards: GA: ESGMK-2.PR.3; ESGMK-2.RE.1; ESGMK-2.RE.2; ESGMK-2.RE.3; ESGMK-2.CN.1;…

Lesson 2: Learning “Beauty and Magic”

Aim: How are music and lyrics combined to convey emotion? Summary: Students learn “Beauty and Magic,” explore the differences between two versions of the song and analyze the meaning of the lyrics. Materials: Music Explorers online audioStandards: GA: ESGMK-2.CR.2, ESGMK-2.CR.3, ESGMK-2.PR.1, ESGMK-2.RE.1, ESGMK-2.RE.2, ESGMK-2.RE.3, ESGMK-2.CN.1, ESGMK-2.CN.2SC: MGK-2.1, MGK-2.3, MGK-2.6, MGK-2.7, MGK-2.8, MGK-2.9Vocabulary: composer, emotion, lyricsSee Glossary → Sing “Beauty and Magic” Listen to “Beauty and…

Lesson 1: Learning “El Manisero”

Aim: What is the clave rhythm and where can we find it in “El Manisero?” Summary: Students learn to clap a basic clave pattern and sing the chorus of “El Manisero.” Materials: Music Explorers online audioStandards: GA: ESGMK-2.CR.1, ESGMK-2.CR.2, ESGMK-2.CR.3, ESGMK-2.PR.1, ESGMK-2.RE.1, ESGMK-2.RE.3, ESGMK-2.CN.2 SC: GM.CR.NL-AH.1, GM.CR.NL-AH.2, GM.PR.NL-AH.3, GM.RE.NL-AH.6, GM.CN.NL-AH.8 Vocabulary: clave rhythm, claves, coro, salsaSee Glossary → Sing…

Lesson 2: Exploring “Vamanos pa’l Monte”

Aim: What rhythmic and melodic patterns can we hear played on instruments in “Vamanos pa’l Monte?” Summary: Students learn to identify salsa instrumental patterns in “Vamanos pa’l Monte.” Materials: Music Explorers online audioStandards: GA: ESGMK-2.PR.1, ESGMK-2.RE.1, ESGMK-2.RE.3, ESGMK-2.CN.2 SC: GM.PR.NL-AH.3, GM.RE.NL-AH.6, GM.RE.NL-AH.7, GM.CN.NL-AH.8 Vocabulary: cascara, guajeo, tumbaoSee Glossary → Sing “Vamanos pa’l Monte” Listen to “Vamanos pa’l Monte,” Track…

Introduction

Welcome to Musical Explorers! Musical Explorers is designed to connect students in grades K–2 to the musical community of the Georgia and South Carolina Lowcountry as they build fundamental music skills through listening, singing, and moving to songs from a wide variety of musical styles. In the coming year, you and your students will meet…

Glossary

backbeat: in soul or other western popular music, when the drummer or other musician emphasizes beats 2 and 4 instead of beats 1 and 3 ballad: a story set to music cascara: Spanish for “shell”; the cascara is a rhythmic pattern played on the timbales clave rhythm: a two-bar rhythmic pattern that is the foundation…

PDF Downloads

Teacher Guide Fall 2021 Student Guide Pages ↓ SG1 – Welcome to Our Musical Trip! Introduction ↓ SG2 – Musical Explorers Map Introduction ↓ SG3 – Explore the Sounds of Our City Introduction ↓ SG4 – Discover Music in Everyday Objects Introduction ↓ SG5 – Create a Postcard Introduction ↓ SG6 – Musical Explorers Song…

Audio Tracks

Fall 2021 Audio Tracks Track 01 – Musical Explorers Song Track 02 – Musical Explorers Song (Accompaniment) Track 03 – I Heard it Through the Grapevine Track 04 – I Heard it Through the Grapevine (Backbeat Only) Track 05 – Laiken’s Medley Track 06 – Five Feet High and Rising Track 07 – Beauty and…

Standards for Music Education

Georgia Standards of Excellence in General Music – Elementary Creating ESGMK-2.CR.1: Improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.ESGMK-2.CR.2: Compose and arrange music within specified guidelines.ESGMK-2.CR.3: Share creative work. Performing ESGMK-2.PR.1: Sing a varied repertoire of music, alone and with others.ESGMK-2.PR.2: Perform a varied repertoire of music on instruments, alone and with others.ESGMK-2.PR.3: Read and notate music. Responding…

Meet The Artists

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Vocal and Body Warm Ups

Start each lesson with warm-up activities in order to establish a routine that fosters healthy vocal technique, kinesthetic learning, and active listening. The following warm-ups are designed to work as a sequence but can also be used as stand-alone activities, depending on time, objective, and teacher preference. Finding Your Breath Smooth and Bouncy Breath: Breathing…

Becoming Musical Explorers

In this introductory unit, you will find activities and warm-ups you can use throughout the semester. Start by introducing Melody on SG1 and the musical genres we will explore this year on SG2. Where are we on this map? As we explore this region, what kinds of music do you think we might find? On…

Videos

Unit 1: Soul with Laiken Professional Development Session Livestream Recording, September 16, 2021