K-2 Week 1

Get Moving at the Beginning

Objective: Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade students will participate in a

movement activity to warm their bodies up and get their brains ready for music
class.

Materials:
• Jack Hartmann (switch off for each class to mix things up)
◦ Born to Move https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmoE8NSkK7s
◦ Movin’ is Cool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtH3zWhs7lE

Sequence:
1. Introduce what we’re going to do
2. Encourage students to stand up
3. Play video
4. Move along with video instructions and students

Assessment: If 80% of students have moved along to the song and look ready
to go, we are ready to move on to the next activity.

Listening Moods
Objective: Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade students will listen to
approximately 15-30 seconds of each piece and determine its mood.

Materials: K-2 Week 1 Playlist

(https://www.youtube.com/playlist?
list=PLuZCawTowYQt-1VSo1AuBDsUfQXyzZn6H)

Sequence:
1. Introduce what we’re doing
1. We feel emotions, like happy and sad
2. Music can have emotions, too
 2. Go through the emotions/moods we will be working with
1. What does each mean/look like (ex: show your happy face)
1. Happy vs Sad
2. Excited vs Angry
3. Tired vs Energetic
4. Serious vs Silly
5. Sorry vs Proud
3. Before each piece
1. Give the two options to listen for
2. Heads down to focus
4. Listen to 15-30 seconds of each piece
5. In between pieces
1. Which mood was it?
2. Show with you face
3. Action that goes with mood

Key/Order:

Number Piece Choices

1 The Entertainer Happy or Sad

2 Liebestraum Happy or Sad

3 Dance of the Knights Excited or Angry

4 Flight of the Bumblebee Tired or Energetic

5 Ride of the Valkyries Serious or Silly

6 La Gazza Ladra Serious or Silly

7 Tritsch-Tratsch Polka Serious or Silly

8 Prelude in C# Minor Happy or Sad

9 Gavotte in D Major Happy or Sad

10 Mars Excited or Angry

11 Marriage of Figaro Excited or Angry

12 Kansas Wildcats Sorry or Proud

13 Adagio for Strings Tired or Energetic

14 Dies Irae Excited or Angry

15 American Patrol Serious or Silly

Assessment: If 80% of students can get 80% of answers correct and connect
the emotion to the piece, they understand.