Mikey Mayer

Concept Lesson General Music

March 4, 2019

Concept: Rhythm and Duration

Within a series of beats, some may be stressed, thus organizing the beats into groups (meter)

Music may be fast or slow, depending on the speed of the beat

Known: The students have clapped other pieces of music’s rhythm before

Objective: the students will learn how to not only clap the rhythm but clap the strong beats in

Mr. Frog went A-Courtin’

Students will learn how to sing Mr. Frog went A- Courtin in a round and also keep in time with

the cut time beat.

Materials Needed: Song: Mr. Frog Went A-Courtin’, concept worksheet of frogs,

Procedure:

A. Introduce the piece

B. Model singing the piece phrase by phrase, my turn your turn.

C. Have them clap along with you the rhythm of the melody Enactive

D. Give them the supplement sheets and have them first clap the rhythm while singing the

song, do this a few times so they have it stuck in their heads Iconic Representation

E. Next, have them only clap when they get to the bigger frogs, the strong, stressed beats in

cut time, this might take some time to get Enactive and Iconic
F. Next split the class up in two, have one clap the rhythm of the song, and the other group

clap the beat, do this a few times, then have the group switch positions and repeat

G. Next change the tempo twice, one slow and one fast, Ask the students to find the big

beats in the measure and repeat the exercises above.

H. Next, try to do a round with the song, split the students up again, this time have one

group start then when the sing “Um Hm” have the next group start and make that a round.

Model keeping a steady beat throughout the song no matter voice that comes in it should

stay the same.

I. Ask what other movements could work with this song, listen and follow through with a

student’s idea and sing the song in a round again with the new movement. Creative

Extension

J. Try all together with keeping a consistent tempo and beat in cut time

Closure: Great job everyone! Sing to your parents what you learned today, and you can

apply clapping to not just the rhythm of the song, but the beat to any song.
Mis—ter Frog Went a Courtin’ and he did ride Um Hm

Um Hm

(Repeat this!)

Mis—ter Frog went a Courtin and he did ride With his tongue he

caught a fly Um Hm

Each frog is a syllable, but the big frogs are on the big beats, Clap

the big beats that match the word!