Have students sit down. After they are seated, have them say their names.
Invite students to tell you what their favorite songs are.
Announce that they’re going to sing “If You’re Happy and You Know It” and “The ABC’s”.
Have students and do movements for “If You’re Happy and You Know It.”
Tell students that this lesson is about a special kind of treasure – music. Music is very special just like treasure is very special.
🕐 Learning about the piano and guitar | 3 min
Ask students if they have ever seen a piano before or if any of them have one in their home.
Celebrate with them that they will be learning how to play the piano!
Ask students if they have even seen a guitar before.
Have students vote, by a show of hands, which instrument is their favorite, the piano or the guitar?
🕐 Learning our first notes: C, D, and E (on xylophone) | 3 min
This portion has playing examples.
Pause video when playing examples with multiple students.
If you are using xylophones, hand them out during this section of the lesson with only one(1) mallet per student.
🕐 C,D, and E Notes on Piano | 3 min
Skip this section is you are using only xylophones in your classroom.
If you have a floor keyboard, set it up now and invite some students to come up and try the examples on the screen.
Pause video when playing examples with multiple students.
🕐 Goodbye & Final Song | 3 Min
Explain to students the importance of practice and completing worksheets.
Congratulate them on officially becoming musicians.
Sing “Old MacDonald Had a Farm.”
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Objectives
✔️ Transition into music time with a singalong
✔️ Learn about the piano and guitar
✔️ Learn our first notes C, D, and E
Overview - What's in today's lesson
🕐 Welcome and singalong | 4 min 🕐 Learning about the piano and guitar | 4 min 🕐 Learning our first notes: C, D, and E | 6 min 🕐 Play-along | 5 min 🕐 Goodbye song | 3 Min