Warm-Up
🕐 10 min - Q & A
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Have a class discussion about sound. Here are some guiding questions for your conversation:
- What is sound?
- Is ‘sound’ music?
- How are sounds created?
- What are elements of a sound?
- How do we use sound in the world around us?
- Explain to students that sound is made up of vibrations or sound waves that we can hear. Have them take the rubber band between fingers and pluck it. Talk about what they have observed through plucking their rubber band.
Practice
🕐 5 min - Exercise 1:
- Teach students a part from one of the selected songs for this lesson on Solfeg.io
🕐 7 min - Exercise 2: (This will vary based on the type of instrument you are playing)
- For stringed instruments, pair up students and have them take turns playing the part. While one partner is playing, the other partner can take notes to see which string vibrates the fastest and which - the slowest.
- For percussion instruments, place uncooked rice on the top of drums and have students play the part. Their partner can observe which rolls and percussion techniques cause the rice to ‘jump the highest’ Then have the partners switch!
🕐 5 min - Exercise 3
- Explain to students that it is the sound engineer’s job to make sure the many lines of music in a song are recorded with a crisp sound and that all the music aligns perfectly. Listen to the Solfeg.io version of the song and then the recording of you playing the song. Discuss with students the difference in sound quality between the two and write down the words they use to describe it.
🕐 7 min - Exercise 4
- Have students play along with both your version and the Solfeg.io version of the selected song. Ask them which one they preferred playing with and why.
Reflection
🕐 5 min - Q & A
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Points of discussion
- What did you learn about the science of sound?
- What questions do you still have about sound?
- How do we react to sound in our everyday life?
Beyond the Lesson
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Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by...
- Researching where sound vibrations are used in jobs, machines, animals, to help our world function, etc.
- Doing a research project on how instruments make sounds
This lesson plan was created by Gina, a middle school music teacher and creator behind @musicpluscoffee
Gina received her Bachelor's of Music Education in 2014 and currently teaches music at a K-5 school. She is passionate about making music resources that are cute and modern, while keeping the fun and love for music alive! She believes music is important, music is powerful and that music can bring people together. That is why she is so passionate about what she creates.
"It has been such a pleasure getting to know the Solfeg.io program and the people behind it who are also very passionate about music. I look forward to hearing and seeing how you use these lesson plans I created in your classroom so please reach out to me on instagram @musicpluscoffee."
Warm-Up
🕐 10 min - Q & A
-
Have a class discussion about sound. Here are some guiding questions for your conversation:
- What is sound?
- Is ‘sound’ music?
- How are sounds created?
- What are elements of a sound?
- How do we use sound in the world around us?
- Explain to students that sound is made up of vibrations or sound waves that we can hear. Have them take the rubber band between fingers and pluck it. Talk about what they have observed through plucking their rubber band.
Practice
🕐 5 min - Exercise 1:
- Teach students a part from one of the selected songs for this lesson on Solfeg.io
🕐 7 min - Exercise 2: (This will vary based on the type of instrument you are playing)
- For stringed instruments, pair up students and have them take turns playing the part. While one partner is playing, the other partner can take notes to see which string vibrates the fastest and which - the slowest.
- For percussion instruments, place uncooked rice on the top of drums and have students play the part. Their partner can observe which rolls and percussion techniques cause the rice to ‘jump the highest’ Then have the partners switch!
🕐 5 min - Exercise 3
- Explain to students that it is the sound engineer’s job to make sure the many lines of music in a song are recorded with a crisp sound and that all the music aligns perfectly. Listen to the Solfeg.io version of the song and then the recording of you playing the song. Discuss with students the difference in sound quality between the two and write down the words they use to describe it.
🕐 7 min - Exercise 4
- Have students play along with both your version and the Solfeg.io version of the selected song. Ask them which one they preferred playing with and why.
Reflection
🕐 5 min - Q & A
-
Points of discussion
- What did you learn about the science of sound?
- What questions do you still have about sound?
- How do we react to sound in our everyday life?
Beyond the Lesson
-
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by...
- Researching where sound vibrations are used in jobs, machines, animals, to help our world function, etc.
- Doing a research project on how instruments make sounds
This lesson plan was created by Gina, a middle school music teacher and creator behind @musicpluscoffee
Gina received her Bachelor's of Music Education in 2014 and currently teaches music at a K-5 school. She is passionate about making music resources that are cute and modern, while keeping the fun and love for music alive! She believes music is important, music is powerful and that music can bring people together. That is why she is so passionate about what she creates.
"It has been such a pleasure getting to know the Solfeg.io program and the people behind it who are also very passionate about music. I look forward to hearing and seeing how you use these lesson plans I created in your classroom so please reach out to me on instagram @musicpluscoffee."
Warm-Up
🕐 10 min - Q & A
-
Have a class discussion about sound. Here are some guiding questions for your conversation:
- What is sound?
- Is ‘sound’ music?
- How are sounds created?
- What are elements of a sound?
- How do we use sound in the world around us?
- Explain to students that sound is made up of vibrations or sound waves that we can hear. Have them take the rubber band between fingers and pluck it. Talk about what they have observed through plucking their rubber band.
Practice
🕐 5 min - Exercise 1:
- Teach students a part from one of the selected songs for this lesson on Solfeg.io
🕐 7 min - Exercise 2: (This will vary based on the type of instrument you are playing)
- For stringed instruments, pair up students and have them take turns playing the part. While one partner is playing, the other partner can take notes to see which string vibrates the fastest and which - the slowest.
- For percussion instruments, place uncooked rice on the top of drums and have students play the part. Their partner can observe which rolls and percussion techniques cause the rice to ‘jump the highest’ Then have the partners switch!
🕐 5 min - Exercise 3
- Explain to students that it is the sound engineer’s job to make sure the many lines of music in a song are recorded with a crisp sound and that all the music aligns perfectly. Listen to the Solfeg.io version of the song and then the recording of you playing the song. Discuss with students the difference in sound quality between the two and write down the words they use to describe it.
🕐 7 min - Exercise 4
- Have students play along with both your version and the Solfeg.io version of the selected song. Ask them which one they preferred playing with and why.
Reflection
🕐 5 min - Q & A
-
Points of discussion
- What did you learn about the science of sound?
- What questions do you still have about sound?
- How do we react to sound in our everyday life?
Beyond the Lesson
-
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by...
- Researching where sound vibrations are used in jobs, machines, animals, to help our world function, etc.
- Doing a research project on how instruments make sounds
This lesson plan was created by Gina, a middle school music teacher and creator behind @musicpluscoffee
Gina received her Bachelor's of Music Education in 2014 and currently teaches music at a K-5 school. She is passionate about making music resources that are cute and modern, while keeping the fun and love for music alive! She believes music is important, music is powerful and that music can bring people together. That is why she is so passionate about what she creates.
"It has been such a pleasure getting to know the Solfeg.io program and the people behind it who are also very passionate about music. I look forward to hearing and seeing how you use these lesson plans I created in your classroom so please reach out to me on instagram @musicpluscoffee."
Warm-Up
🕐 10 min - Q & A
-
Have a class discussion about sound. Here are some guiding questions for your conversation:
- What is sound?
- Is ‘sound’ music?
- How are sounds created?
- What are elements of a sound?
- How do we use sound in the world around us?
- Explain to students that sound is made up of vibrations or sound waves that we can hear. Have them take the rubber band between fingers and pluck it. Talk about what they have observed through plucking their rubber band.
Practice
🕐 5 min - Exercise 1:
- Teach students a part from one of the selected songs for this lesson on Solfeg.io
🕐 7 min - Exercise 2: (This will vary based on the type of instrument you are playing)
- For stringed instruments, pair up students and have them take turns playing the part. While one partner is playing, the other partner can take notes to see which string vibrates the fastest and which - the slowest.
- For percussion instruments, place uncooked rice on the top of drums and have students play the part. Their partner can observe which rolls and percussion techniques cause the rice to ‘jump the highest’ Then have the partners switch!
🕐 5 min - Exercise 3
- Explain to students that it is the sound engineer’s job to make sure the many lines of music in a song are recorded with a crisp sound and that all the music aligns perfectly. Listen to the Solfeg.io version of the song and then the recording of you playing the song. Discuss with students the difference in sound quality between the two and write down the words they use to describe it.
🕐 7 min - Exercise 4
- Have students play along with both your version and the Solfeg.io version of the selected song. Ask them which one they preferred playing with and why.
Reflection
🕐 5 min - Q & A
-
Points of discussion
- What did you learn about the science of sound?
- What questions do you still have about sound?
- How do we react to sound in our everyday life?
Beyond the Lesson
-
Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by...
- Researching where sound vibrations are used in jobs, machines, animals, to help our world function, etc.
- Doing a research project on how instruments make sounds
This lesson plan was created by Gina, a middle school music teacher and creator behind @musicpluscoffee
Gina received her Bachelor's of Music Education in 2014 and currently teaches music at a K-5 school. She is passionate about making music resources that are cute and modern, while keeping the fun and love for music alive! She believes music is important, music is powerful and that music can bring people together. That is why she is so passionate about what she creates.
"It has been such a pleasure getting to know the Solfeg.io program and the people behind it who are also very passionate about music. I look forward to hearing and seeing how you use these lesson plans I created in your classroom so please reach out to me on instagram @musicpluscoffee."
