Let Freedom Ring! MLK vocal canon, Orff/unpitched, K-5 lesson plans, movement

Want a new resource to get your students singing? You've come to the right place! This is a canon that honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from the collection, "Canons with a Twist". This canon includes a vocal canon score, full canon score, vocal verse/refrain score, full verse/refrain score, lyrics page, Orff xylophone instrumentation, advanced and basic unpitched percussion scores/parts, word rhythms slide, word rhythm composition extension, stacked vocal ostinati extension, movement suggestions, lesson plans for grades K/1, 2/3 and 4/5, and performance suggestions! A literal buffet of lesson choices!

Skills incorporated include: singing in canon, singing in verse/refrain form, movement, reading quarter/eighth/sixteenth note and quarter rest patterns, playing/speaking ostinati patterns, and word rhythm recognition and composition. This lesson also includes many facts and vocabulary about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to support history/social studies SOLs.

"Canons with a Twist" is a collection of canons created for grades K-5. Each canon highlights a holiday or season. August - I Can't Wait!, September - Falling Leaves, October - Halloween is Here, November - Thank You Veterans, I am Thankful!, December - Hanukkah, I Am A Gift, Not Just Santa!, January-Boogie Mr. Snowman, Snowfall, Let Freedom Ring!, It's A New Year!, February-Candy Hearts!, Hail to the Chief!, March - Little Sami Shamrock , April - Easter Bunny Boogie, May - It's May, Let's Play, June It's Flag Day! and July Summertime is Here! Each canon includes: vocal score, full score, lyrics page, varied instrumental accompaniment, movement suggestions, complete lesson plans for grades K/1, 2/3 and 4/5, and performance suggestions.

Love Orff specific accompaniments? "Let's Play the Orff Way" might just be what you are looking for! Created with 3-5th graders in mind, these pieces come with lessons that suggest how to present them to your students in a way that will teach them to listen, create and perform in an ensemble - overall musicianship!

Each arrangement includes:

Full instrumental score

Individual ostinati notation

Teaching suggestions

Lessons may also include:

Vocal score/Lyrics Page

Recorder Score

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