Demographics

 Teacher Name: Ms. Bradley

 Date: 11/08/2023
 Age/Grade Level: unsure
 The number of students: undefined
 Lesson length: 15-20 minutes.

Objectives (Learning Outcomes)

 Students will be able to perform a variety of rhythms independently in parts.

 Students will be able to perform “Rain on the Green Grass” on either the melody line, the color,
the borodun, or an unpitched instrument line.

Materials
 PowerPoint for Rain on the Green Grass
 Orff Arrangement of Rain on the Green Grass
 Unpitched instruments (drums, wood blocks, etc.…)
 Xylophones
 Glockenspiels

Procedures
Primary Focus: Rain on the Green Grass
Teaching the song
- The teacher will demonstrate Rain on the Green Grass for the class.
o Rain on the green grass,
o Rain on the trees,
o Rain on the housetops,
o But not on me!
- Teach will teach the song by rote one line at a time, having students repeat each phrase.
- Once students are comfortable and confident with the song, we will move on to the Borodun line
of the Orff Arrangement.
o The teacher will demonstrate the line first, patting the rhythm on their lap. Students will
repeat until comfortable.
o The class will be divided where half is singing the melody line, half is patting Borodun
Rhythm on laps.

- Then, we will move on to learning the unpitched instrument line of the Orff arrangement.
o The teacher will demonstrate the rhythm with snaps. Students will repeat until
comfortable.
o The class will be divided into three, where 1/3rd will sing the melody line, 1/3rd will
perform the borodun line, and 1/3rd will perform the unpitched line.
 - Next, we will move on to learning the color of the Orff arrangement.
o The teacher will demonstrate the rhythm by stomping the rhythm on the ground. Students
will repeat until they are comfortable.
o The class will be divided into four parts, where 1/4th will perform the melody line, 1/4th
will perform the borodun line, 1.4th will perform the unpitched line, and 1/4th will perform
the color line.

Transferring song to instruments

- Students will be divided into four groups and assigned to either unpitched instruments,
glockenspiels, xylophones, or vocals.
o Borodun (Xylophone)
 Students on the xylophone will play the same rhythm as before while hitting notes
C and G on the instrument at the same time.
o Unpitched line
 Students on the woodblocks, drums, or other unpitched instruments will play the
same rhythm, this time using their unpitched instrument of choice instead of
snapping.
o Color
 Students on the glockenspiel will perform the same rhythm as before, this time
playing notes E – E – C on their instrument in rhythm.
o Melody
 Students singing the melody will sing the entire melody line over all of the above
lines.
- Students will perform the whole song as written, switching parts occasionally as desired.
End.