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Songs Lesson Plans
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Students explore traditional Korean songs. In this multi-cultural music lesson, students listen and read the lyrics to the Korean song "Arirang."
Students investigate Korean music. In this music lesson, students listen to two Korean folk songs, "Arirang" and "Doraji," and compare them to each other. Students discuss the musical similarities between the two songs.
Students learn freedom songs and discuss how the famous leaders of the Civil Rights Movement used them to motivate people to overcome adversity during this time. In this freedom songs lesson, students learn the songs and discuss their importance.
Ninth graders determine the rhyme scheme, identify figurative language, and determine the tone of a selected song. They study how poetry, in song form, has greatly influenced society. They discover how poetry in music not only features current topics and issues but also effectively portrays historical events, people and places.
Students engage in writing by creating silly song parodies. In this writing process lesson, the class listens to examples of famous song parodies and compares these lyrics to lyrics of the original songs. Students then plan and organize ideas for their own parody, and pre-write, revise, edit, and publish to complete the writing process.
Young scholars perform a sing along with their class. In this grammar lesson, students sing a song about a pumpkin and identify the parts of speech used in the lyrics.
Students research songs and events from the time period 1900 to 1920. They work in groups to create visual displays of the songs and historical references. At the conclusion of the unit, a concert will be held to perform the songs and feature the displays.
Students participate in a Zulu song game. They listen to African music and discover that is is a part of the culture, ceremonies, and dances. Students learn the dance/song, "Vulani Ringi Ring," and practice it after memorizing the words.
Students sing a 10-verse song. This Old Man has 4 phrases per verse, that have repeated phrases (bond/home). The song uses rhyming phrases (1/home, 2/shoe, 3/tree, etc). They use stem notation rhythm chart using Kodaly method of reading notes.
Students create poetry from pop songs. In this literature lesson plan, students analyze pop songs and write pantoum poetry. They use a NoteFolio Application to help with the research and writing.
