Conducting with Leprechauns! Music & Meter Lesson for St. Patrick's Day
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Description
Newly Updated for GOOGLE SLIDES! If you need the original SMART Board file I am happy to email it to you (christinemorgan1021@gmail.com).
This is a fun St. Patrick’s themed activity about music and meter!
The lesson begins with a brief introduction to Ireland and traditional Irish music and instruments. Students will then learn about the role of conductor and conduct in 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 time signatures along with a variety of Irish music. This lesson has embedded audio clips as well as YouTube videos.
Includes:
-Teacher’s guide
-Background on Ireland and Irish music and dance
-Irish instruments with pictures and embedded audio
-Introduction to conducting and the role of the conductor
-Conducting patterns in 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4, with St. Patrick’s Day theme!
-Sound clips of songs in each meter (a march, a waltz, and a modern Irish song) for students to conduct along
-Interactive activities matching conducting patterns with their time signatures, and matching rhythmic patterns with their time signatures
-Notation for the song “Michael Finnegan” in both duple and triple meter, so students can compare time signature and learn a fun Irish tune.
*Please contact me with any questions, I really appreciate your comments!
