Mix and match activities to create a fun lesson about playing in a band. Integrate Solfeg.io in teaching about basics of playing together and learning chords and rhythm.
🎲 What's included in these actvitites:
💻 Materials:
🕐 Time: 5 min
🎯 Objectives:
🎶 Recommended Songs:
🎲 Activity:
🕐 Time: 15 min
🎯 Objectives:
🎶 Recommended Songs:
🎲 Activity:
🕐 Time: 5 min
🎯 Objectives:
🎶 Recommended Songs:
🎲 Activity:
Harmony section: guitar, ukulele and piano (at least one of them).
Rhythm players: hand drums, drumset, shakers, claves or other percussion instruments.
Bass line: bass guitar (optional).
🕐 Time: 20 min
🎯 Objectives:
🎶 Recommended Songs:
🎲 Activity:
If students are not familiar with playing chords, you can divide the harmonic section in two groups (or more, if you have selected a song with more than two chords) and assign one chord to each group.
Let groups practice their assigned chord.
When they are ready, try playing along the song or a specific section from the song. Groups play chords alternately.
Bass playing will be easy if you have selected 'Motivation' by Normani or 'The Git Up' by Blanco Brown. There are only two notes in the bass part and both are played on open strings - A and E.
Practice playing the bass line separately, then play along the song (optional).
Divide the rhythm section to play different rhythm lines.
You can simplify the rhythm part and select only one or two lines to be played.
Practice the rhythm separately, then play along the song.
🕐 Time: 5 min
🎯 Objectives:
🎲 Activity:
🕐 Time: 5 min
🎯 Objectives:
🎲 Activity:
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by...
In this lesson, students will have their first experience of playing in a band. They will get to know some of the instruments, most commonly used in bands. Students will learn simple chords, as well as bass and rhythm lines and practice singing and playing along the song.
The timing and pacing of the exercises in this lesson plan example are approximate and will differ depending on your students' skill level. If the pace of this lesson plan is too fast for you, divide it into several lessons. If the pace of this lesson plan is too slow for you, explore the 'Beyond the lesson' chapter at the end of this lesson plan for additional activities.
⏰ Time: 50 min
🎓 Grades: 5-12
🎯 Objective(s): As a result of this lesson, students will be able to...
💡 Required Prior Knowledge and Skills:
💻 Materials:
🕐 5 min - Explore
🕐 15 min - Listen, speak, sing
🕐 5 min - Divide the instruments
Harmony section: guitar, ukulele and piano (at least one of them).
Rhythm players: hand drums, drumset, shakers, claves or other percussion instruments.
Bass line: bass guitar (optional).
🕐 20 min - Practice the parts
If students are not familiar with playing chords, you can divide the harmonic section in two groups (or more, if you have selected a song with more than two chords) and assign one chord to each group.
Let groups practice their assigned chord.
When they are ready, try playing along the song or a specific section from the song. Groups play chords alternately.
Bass playing will be easy if you have selected 'Motivation' by Normani or 'The Git Up' by Blanco Brown. There are only two notes in the bass part and both are played on open strings - A and E.
Practice playing the bass line separately, then play along the song (optional).
Divide the rhythm section to play different rhythm lines.
You can simplify the rhythm part and select only one or two lines to be played.
Practice the rhythm separately, then play along the song.
🕐 5 min - Discuss
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by...
In this lesson, students will have their first experience of playing in a band. They will get to know some of the instruments, most commonly used in bands. Students will learn simple chords, as well as bass and rhythm lines and practice singing and playing along the song.
The timing and pacing of the exercises in this lesson plan example are approximate and will differ depending on your students' skill level. If the pace of this lesson plan is too fast for you, divide it into several lessons. If the pace of this lesson plan is too slow for you, explore the 'Beyond the lesson' chapter at the end of this lesson plan for additional activities.
⏰ Time: 50 min
🎓 Grades: 5-12
🎯 Objective(s): As a result of this lesson, students will be able to...
💡 Required Prior Knowledge and Skills:
💻 Materials:
🕐 5 min - Explore
🕐 15 min - Listen, speak, sing
🕐 5 min - Divide the instruments
Harmony section: guitar, ukulele and piano (at least one of them).
Rhythm players: hand drums, drumset, shakers, claves or other percussion instruments.
Bass line: bass guitar (optional).
🕐 20 min - Practice the parts
If students are not familiar with playing chords, you can divide the harmonic section in two groups (or more, if you have selected a song with more than two chords) and assign one chord to each group.
Let groups practice their assigned chord.
When they are ready, try playing along the song or a specific section from the song. Groups play chords alternately.
Bass playing will be easy if you have selected 'Motivation' by Normani or 'The Git Up' by Blanco Brown. There are only two notes in the bass part and both are played on open strings - A and E.
Practice playing the bass line separately, then play along the song (optional).
Divide the rhythm section to play different rhythm lines.
You can simplify the rhythm part and select only one or two lines to be played.
Practice the rhythm separately, then play along the song.
🕐 5 min - Discuss
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by...
In this lesson, students will have their first experience of playing in a band. They will get to know some of the instruments, most commonly used in bands. Students will learn simple chords, as well as bass and rhythm lines and practice singing and playing along the song.
The timing and pacing of the exercises in this lesson plan example are approximate and will differ depending on your students' skill level. If the pace of this lesson plan is too fast for you, divide it into several lessons. If the pace of this lesson plan is too slow for you, explore the 'Beyond the lesson' chapter at the end of this lesson plan for additional activities.
⏰ Time: 50 min
🎓 Grades: 5-12
🎯 Objective(s): As a result of this lesson, students will be able to...
💡 Required Prior Knowledge and Skills:
💻 Materials:
🕐 5 min - Explore
🕐 15 min - Listen, speak, sing
🕐 5 min - Divide the instruments
Harmony section: guitar, ukulele and piano (at least one of them).
Rhythm players: hand drums, drumset, shakers, claves or other percussion instruments.
Bass line: bass guitar (optional).
🕐 20 min - Practice the parts
If students are not familiar with playing chords, you can divide the harmonic section in two groups (or more, if you have selected a song with more than two chords) and assign one chord to each group.
Let groups practice their assigned chord.
When they are ready, try playing along the song or a specific section from the song. Groups play chords alternately.
Bass playing will be easy if you have selected 'Motivation' by Normani or 'The Git Up' by Blanco Brown. There are only two notes in the bass part and both are played on open strings - A and E.
Practice playing the bass line separately, then play along the song (optional).
Divide the rhythm section to play different rhythm lines.
You can simplify the rhythm part and select only one or two lines to be played.
Practice the rhythm separately, then play along the song.
🕐 5 min - Discuss
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by...
