Create a different ending to the song “Ambos a Dos”

Alejandro Jimenez
ajimenez04@snet.net
M.D Fox Elementary School

TI:ME Technology Areas Addressed:

Notation

Level:

Elementary

Class:

General Music

Equipment:

Classroom computer,Sibelius program

Duration:

45 Minutes

Prior Knowledge and Skills:

Basic computer skills ,”turn on”, type,save

MENC Standards Addressed:

MENC 1: Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
MENC 2: Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
MENC 4: Composing and Arranging Music within specified guidelines.
MENC 5: Reading and notating music.
MENC 6: Listening to, analyzing and describing music.
MENC 7: Evaluating music and music performances.
MENC 9: Understanding Music in Relation to History and Culture

Materials:

Computer generated sound and visual, headphones.

Objectives:

Provided experiences in singing and playing the song “Ambos a Dos” several times during class to get familiar with the melody and words.

Students will be given the first four measures pattern of the song,they will
brainstorm and create four measure ending, words and melody entered on the Sibelius Notation Program.

Students will share singing their new ending as final product.

Procedures:

Have students sing the song “Ambos a Dos” several times to get familiar with the melody and words.
Have students play on barred instruments.Explore possibilities improvising on the instruments.
Teamwork on writing words and melody exploring on the Sibelius notation
program.

Evaluation:

Students will share their final composition,singing,playing,playback button from their computer program,listen,evaluate.critique .

Follow Up: