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https://youtu.be/RYsGlNpx2YI

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The Music Show Episode #1: The Beat Is the Heart of Music

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Steady beat Provocation

Teacher will ask students to identify things in their surroundings that give a steady pulse (expected responses could be, a ticking clock, heart beat, pulse)

Use the video below for students to articulate steady beat

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Rhythmn

Teacher asks learners if they an describe rhythm. show the difference between beat and rhythm.

Use the video below for rhythm

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Tempo

Students will have opportunities to learn about tempo. 

Play a quick game of Tempo Olympics. There is no better way to learn about tempo than to experience the feeling in your body, or "feel it in your bones." Create a set of tempo flashcards. Begin with just three: lento, moderato and presto.

These represent the slow, middle and fast end of the spectrum. Pick an activity, such as push-ups or jumping jacks. Pick a flashcard and perform the designated activity at that tempo. Pick a different card and try the activity at a different tempo. Notice how lento jumping jacks feel very different from presto jumping jacks.

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The Music Show Episode #2: I've Got Rhythm

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Learn all about RHYTHM in this episode of The Music Show starring Luigi's Baton and Mike the Microphone, with special guest Cadence the Drummer. Subscribe to John Jacobson's Music Express magazine for a complete lesson plan, music tracks, and reproducible/projectable student pages for teaching this lesson in the music classroom.

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Discuss the central idea with learners and they can suggest and share ideas on how they can express their ideas through the arts. 
﻿Expected responses include: creating songs/ dance, poetry, drama, instrument playing etc
I will give students opportunities to to choose or think of an idea/feeling/message/topical issue etc that they would want to communicate, they will plan how they will share this creatively through an art form of choice.

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Continue to Focus on understanding pitch and tone through tonic solfa notation, staff notation and leading scores through their given and selected pieces of songs.

Transferring their newly learned skills through singing and playing their 'own choice song more challenging rhythms.
Students will develop their musicianship skills through enhancing their listening skills and being patient. (being a good audience)

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Understanding dynamics and how to use them in expressing ourselves in performance.

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Learning engagement 1: What are the Elements of Music
Tuning in: 
Teacher asks students to identify different sounds from the environment or their surroundings. Then he asks students to listen to a music piece and asks them to describe how this piece of music is different from their surrounding sounds. This leads to the introduction of music and what its elements are.

Music and Movement: awareness and calm
The students will experience the power of music and movement. In this video, students will go through a series of movement exercises, showing how music can help them understand, process, and even change their emotions. It is through listening, movement, and purposeful pauses that one can continue this journey toward awareness and calm. Elements of music will be highlighted in the video throughout this activity. https://youtu.be/ApRxWokl9Zc

Resources:
https://www.teachingkidsmusic.com/elements-of-music.html
https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/music/
https://mu.abrsm.org/en/


Learning engagement 2: Identifying the Elements of music 
Finding out:
The teacher begins by pointing out the fact that children are naturally playful and creative. In fact, they express themselves musically from birth, starting with their very first sound – their voice. Play is children’s work; it’s how they learn about the world. 

Therefore, we shall be carrying out a number of activities for illustrating and understanding each element of music as outlined in learning engagement 3. 

New ideas will be tested out and thoughts and experiences formed through a process of trial and error (inquiry) through singing, body movements and available instruments. This will hopefully cultivate opportunities for musical experiences that encourage creativity and are both structured and open ended and are pivotal for children’s learning and development.

We can all contribute in meaningful ways to children’s musical literacy, regardless of our own musical ability or skills. The fundamental elements of music are more intuitive than one may think! Therefore, parents or guardians can also be encouraged to participate in activities that outline the elements of music.

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Learning engagement 3: Each Element of music defined, explained and demonstrated

Sorting out and going further:

The elements, rhythm, pitch, dynamics, form, timbre and texture, are universally considered to be the fundamental systems that underpin all music. They all have an important part to play in any musical style, be it pop, classical, soul, nursery rhymes… you name it, they are  there! Sometimes they are hidden, but we can uncover them with the following basic activities.

By simply using their voices to sing it encourages children to make connections to speech patterns and language development, and by using their bodies to make rhythms, they learn turn taking, idea sharing and cooperation with others.

Online Google Classroom Music sessions: 

We shall be using flash cards, posters, videos and activities to further explore each of the elements of music outlined. Examples of these are as follows:


https://youtu.be/nGACYHMQvIE
https://youtu.be/QjU9I8biunc


https://youtu.be/cWjvh-oL8NM

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Making Conclusions and Taking Action
At the end of the study of each element of music, the students have the opportunity to answer questions online in the form of quizzes as illustrated below:

Source: https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/music/musical-elements/

Each student will then select or compose their own short song to sing or play but taking into consideration and action all the elements of music they learned. They will present evidence as audio and visual recordings which they will post on the Music google classroom board.