Mix and match activities to create a fun lesson about learning to play a black-key song on the piano.
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🕐 Time: 5 min
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Is it a man or a woman singing? (Man)
Is there just one person singing or more? (One)
How would you describe the range of the melody? (Wide)
What is the genre of this song? (Hip-Hop)
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🕐 Time: 5 min
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🕐 Time: 3 min
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🕐 Time: 10 min
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🕐 Time: 10 min
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Was this your first time playing chords with black keys?
What was fun and what was challenging when you played?
What did you like about the song 'The Git Up'?
Which other parts of the song would you like to learn (vocal, rhythm, ukulele)?
🕐 Time: 3 min
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Challenge students to go beyond the lesson by…
Students will learn fun facts about black keys on the piano, learn the A chord, learn the E chord and play the chords in a popular song.
The timing and pacing of the exercises in this lesson plan example are approximate and will differ depending on your students' skill level. If the pace of this lesson plan is too fast for you, divide it into several lessons and add additional activities (see 'Activities' section). If the pace of this lesson plan is too slow for you, explore the 'Beyond the lesson' chapter at the end of this lesson plan for additional activities.
⏰ Time: 45 min
🎓 Grades: 1-12
🎯 Objective(s): As a result of this lesson, students will be able to...
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💻 Materials:
🕐 5 min - Introduce the song
Is it a man or a woman singing? (Man)
Is there just one person singing or more? (One)
How would you describe the range of the melody? (Wide)
What is the genre of this song? (Hip-Hop)
🕐 5 min - Why does a piano have black and white keys?
🕐 5 min - Exercise 1 - Eh, where's the E?
🕐 5 min - Exercise 2 - Black Key in the Middle
🕐 5 min - Exercise 3 - Same Shape, Different Chord
🕐 5 min - Exercise 4 - Switcharoo
🕐 10 min - Exercise 5 - The Chord Up
🕐 5 min - Discussion