Childrens Music

Alexandra Piepenbrink
February 21, 2016

1 OBJECTIVE

Establish appropriate Orff instrument technique

Begin Orff ostinato that will accompany The Whole World Sings Alleluia

2 OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STANDARDS

Ohio Department of Education Standards in the area of Fine Arts > Music may be
accessed at any time at: http://education.ohio.gov
*The standards listed below are taken from the Grade 1 curriculum as to truly build
a strong foundation for the whole ensemble

2CE: Explore steady beat, rhythm, and meter.

1PR: Demonstrate echo and/or call/response.
3PR: Read, write, and perform using eighth notes, quarter notes, and quarter
rests.
5PR: Read, write, and perform (la-sol-mi) melodies on the treble staff in G-do,
F-do, and C-do using a system (solfege, numbers, or letters).
6PR: Play a variety of classroom instruments, alone, and with others and
demonstrate proper technique.

3 PROCEDURE
1. Instructor prepares Orff instruments before instruction.
2. Students enter learning space and sit behind Orff instruments.
3. Instructor introduction.
a. Today I want to teach you about some instruments that are lots of fun
to play, but are very expensive and easy to break. Do you think we can
be on our best behavior so we can keep our instruments nice?
4. Instructor passes out mallets to each student.
a. Please keep your mallets off the Orff instruments until we are ready to
start. You can use them to show me your very best bumble bee
antennae to help you keep your mallets off the instruments.
5. Instructor demonstrates and explains proper mallet technique.
a. You will balance your mallet between your thumb and your pointer
finger. Can you copy my fingers?
b. Next, you will wrap the rest of your fingers around the mallet. Can you
copy the rest of my fingers?
Lesson plans may not be copied without the consent of Alexandra Piepenbrink
(Alpiepenbrink@aol.com)
2016

6. Instructor asks the students to find the note on the left of the big hole on
the Orff instrument and gently place their left hand mallet on that note. (G)
7. Instructor asks the students to find the note on the right of the big hole on
the Orff instrument and gently place their right hand mallet on that note. (D)
8. Instructor plays patterns on her own Orff instrument and asks the students to
echo.
a. G-G-G-G (May need to say right-right-right-right)
b. D-D-D-D (May need to say left-left-left-left)
c. Both-Both-Both-Both
d. G-G-D-D
e. G-D-G-D
f. Etc. ad lib
9. Instructor introduces the ostinato that will be used in the The Whole World
Sings Alleluia (see attached score)
10.Instructor changes the keys needed on to each instrument while students
maintain bumblebee antennae with their mallets.
11.Students echo new patterns that appear in the introduction (see attached
score) to The Whole World Sings Alleluia.
a. D-G-D-G
b. D-A-D-A
c. D-C-D-C
d. C-B-A-G
e. C-B-A-G-B-A-G
f. D-G-D-G- D-A-D-A
g. D-A-D-A- D-C-D-C
h. Etc ad lib with remaining time.
12.Students hand in their mallets.
13.Students are dismissed.

4 RESOURCES

Lesson plans may not be copied without the consent of Alexandra Piepenbrink
(Alpiepenbrink@aol.com)
2016

Lesson plans may not be copied without the consent of Alexandra Piepenbrink
(Alpiepenbrink@aol.com)
2016