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Lesson plans from a 1st Grade Music Lesson on Comparing and Contrasting Music as a literacy of itself:

Announce to the students that it is now their turn to prepare a performance for the school. Tell students that they will be preparing a Christmas play and will perform it on December 15th for the whole school and their parents. Tell students that this is a very exciting time of the year, because they are now ready to take the things that they have learned from the beginning of the year and start to see what it looks like when it is written on music. Show student the music of //“The Magic Sleigh”//. Point out some key terms: where the Title of the song is, where the author’s (or composer’s) name is. Next point out the Number written on the music that tells the children how fast the speed of the music is- the **Tempo**! Turn on the **Metronome** to the number on the song. Have the students guess whether they think this song is largo, moderato, or presto. Next show the students where to find the **Meter Sign**. Explain that the number on the top tells us how many beats are in the measure. Explain that the number of the bottom is very complicated and they will learn what that means when they get to the third grade! Haha! Point out that there are a couple other things that they will learn about that we haven’t learned yet. First, point out that music notes are written on a **Staff** (5 straight lines). Also point out that at the beginning of the music is the **Treble Clef Sign.** (We will learn more about the Treble clef sign later!) Next point out where the **Lyrics** begin. Go over the lyrics with the students. Have the students listen to a recording of the song. Have students follow lyrics with the CD performers. Next have students tap out the meter with the CD. Now have the students try to sing it themselves!
 * Lesson One: Introduction. Beginning to read music. **