This week, students will be learning "Yellow Submarine" by the Beatles.

 

This song adds the "C" major chord and uses different strumming patterns. As their groups show me that they can play the chords in order, in time, and using the correct tempo, I will let them get hand drums to add to the song.

 

If they add the hand drums in the correct spot with the correct rhythms, they get to add the melody on the marimbas/xylophones.

 

The xylophone melody will require students to recognize treble clef notes, "A, B, C, D, E, and G". They will also be required to recognize and play dotted quarter and dotted half notes along with tied rhythms.

 

They will perform the song for each other again, using a rubric to get feedback for each group, then change/improve their song based on the feedback.

 

Common Core Standards:

Theory of music

Expression of music

Creation of music