Lesson 9- Teaching Tempo
Age: 3-5 years.
Location: Large and clear indoor or outdoor space.
Lesson duration: 30 minutes.
Number of children: Group 4-8 children.
Rationale: To understand the concept of slow and fast tempo.
Objectives: To teach the concept and understanding of slow and fast tempo in order for children to effectively recognise and imitate slow and fast tempo through the songs that are being played by the teacher.
Lesson:
Introduction:
Begin the lesson by asking the children to sit on the floor and listen to three different pieces of music that will introduce different tempos or speed of the music. The children should be encouraged to participate by tapping the steady beat. After discuss how the beat changed from fast to slow or vice versa. Use a visual aid, show pictures of animals that move quickly and slowly (turtle, representing adagio; a dog walking, representing moderato; and a rabbit hopping fast, representing presto) the children will then identify their speed in musical terms.
Main Component of Lesson:
Next play different pieces of music and ask the children to verbally identify the tempo and point to visual cues (slow-turtle, medium-dog or fast- rabbit). In order to get the children physically involved and gain a physical sense of the concept of tempo through movement, ask the children to enact the animal they think represents the tempo of the music they hear, e.g adagio-crawl slowly like a turtle, moderato- walk at a moderate pace like a dog, or presto- hop fast on the spot like a rabbit.
Conclusion:
Discuss the differences in tempo regarding the different musical pieces presented. Ask children if the different tempos made them think of different things, and if so, how? Describe how different tempos make us feel different ways?
Key events:
Resources:
A large clear space indoors or outdoors.
CD or MP3 Player.
Songs presenting different tempos.
Visual print-out images for different tempos (turtle, representing adagio; a dog walking, representing moderato; and a rabbit hopping fast, representing presto).
Assessment:
Does the child display the following levels of achievement?
Extension Activity:
The concept of tempo can be further extended through engaging children in a game of musical chairs. The goal of this activity is for the children to move according to the different tempos of the music (adagio, moderato and presto) and when the music stops each child has to find a chair to sit on, the last child without a chair is out. This continues until only one student is remaining. This activity is intended as a fun and active lesson that teaches
basic music tempos through sound and movement.
Links to framework: (VEYLDF 2009).
Outcome 1: Identity- Engage in and contribute to shared play experiences.
Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing- Seek out and accept new challenges, make new discoveries, and celebrate their own efforts and achievements and those of others . Increasingly cooperate and work collaboratively with others.
Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners- Experience the benefits and pleasures of shared learning exploration.
Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators- Use the creative arts, such as movement and music to express ideas and make meaning. Show increasing knowledge, understanding and skill in conveying meaning.
Age: 3-5 years.
Location: Large and clear indoor or outdoor space.
Lesson duration: 30 minutes.
Number of children: Group 4-8 children.
Rationale: To understand the concept of slow and fast tempo.
Objectives: To teach the concept and understanding of slow and fast tempo in order for children to effectively recognise and imitate slow and fast tempo through the songs that are being played by the teacher.
Lesson:
Introduction:
Begin the lesson by asking the children to sit on the floor and listen to three different pieces of music that will introduce different tempos or speed of the music. The children should be encouraged to participate by tapping the steady beat. After discuss how the beat changed from fast to slow or vice versa. Use a visual aid, show pictures of animals that move quickly and slowly (turtle, representing adagio; a dog walking, representing moderato; and a rabbit hopping fast, representing presto) the children will then identify their speed in musical terms.
Main Component of Lesson:
Next play different pieces of music and ask the children to verbally identify the tempo and point to visual cues (slow-turtle, medium-dog or fast- rabbit). In order to get the children physically involved and gain a physical sense of the concept of tempo through movement, ask the children to enact the animal they think represents the tempo of the music they hear, e.g adagio-crawl slowly like a turtle, moderato- walk at a moderate pace like a dog, or presto- hop fast on the spot like a rabbit.
Conclusion:
Discuss the differences in tempo regarding the different musical pieces presented. Ask children if the different tempos made them think of different things, and if so, how? Describe how different tempos make us feel different ways?
Key events:
- Introduce the concept of tempos and the three different tempos to be discussed in this lesson (adagio, moderato and presto).
- Children are then asked to identify different tempos verbally, visually and through movement.
- Concluding discussion is conducted to reinforce key concepts learned.
Resources:
A large clear space indoors or outdoors.
CD or MP3 Player.
Songs presenting different tempos.
Visual print-out images for different tempos (turtle, representing adagio; a dog walking, representing moderato; and a rabbit hopping fast, representing presto).
Assessment:
Does the child display the following levels of achievement?
- Hear and identify adagio, moderato and presto concepts of tempo in different music pieces?
- Can identify and define the terms adagio, moderato and presto on their own?
- Is the child engaged in the activity?
- Does the child display understanding of activity instructions?
Extension Activity:
The concept of tempo can be further extended through engaging children in a game of musical chairs. The goal of this activity is for the children to move according to the different tempos of the music (adagio, moderato and presto) and when the music stops each child has to find a chair to sit on, the last child without a chair is out. This continues until only one student is remaining. This activity is intended as a fun and active lesson that teaches
basic music tempos through sound and movement.
Links to framework: (VEYLDF 2009).
Outcome 1: Identity- Engage in and contribute to shared play experiences.
Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing- Seek out and accept new challenges, make new discoveries, and celebrate their own efforts and achievements and those of others . Increasingly cooperate and work collaboratively with others.
Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners- Experience the benefits and pleasures of shared learning exploration.
Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators- Use the creative arts, such as movement and music to express ideas and make meaning. Show increasing knowledge, understanding and skill in conveying meaning.
PRESTO (Children's suit: youtube 2013).
(Bartok for Children (youtube 2013).
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