Harmonica Notes 8th grade
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Harmonica
C Major, 10
Blow C E G C E G C E G C
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Draw D G B D F A B D F A
G Major, 10 Hole
Chord G G G
Blow G B D G B D G B D G
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Draw A D F# A C E F# A C E
Chord D C D C
Write a Rap Song
Mr. Gaudreau September 16, 2009
Objectives:
1. Students will be able to write a rap song that contains rhyming words.
2. Students will be able to associate rhythms and counting with words that
are used in their song.
Procedure:
"Raps are talk songs. They are not sung; they are spoken. They have a very
heavy beat and a lot of
rhyme. Behind the speaker of a rap there might be original music, "scratching"
sounds, or even parts
of other people's songs. To write your own rap, begin with your topic. You
have to know enough
about your topic to rap about it."
For this activity, students may work alone or with a partner. "You will select
one of the following
topics to rap about: Our School, Our Team, The Field Trip, 5th Grade, or Your
Family (including
things you like to do, your pets, etc.). In your rap, you cannot say anything
negative about the people
or topic! Tell the story of your topic in a rhyme. Each student is responsible
for 1 verse this week.
Most raps rhyme in couplets, which means lines rhyme two at
a time.
Lines one and two rhyme with each other; but not with the other lines.
Lines three and four rhyme with each other but not with other lines, and so on.
The two lines that rhyme together are a couplet."
*Each student is to write 1 verse which has 4 couplets or 8 lines.
*Students should begin their lyrics with a line that has a strong beat or rhythm.
*Rhyme the next line with the first. Try to repeat the same rhythm in the
second line, too.
*Then begin a new rhyme with the third line. The fourth line should rhyme with
the third line.
*Keep repeating this rhyming pattern. The beat can be different in different
lines. Some lines can be
short, and some can be long.
You also need a chorus or refrain for your lyrics. It should only be 4 lines
long.
A refrain is a group of lines that remains the same and is repeated throughout
the song.
"There can be NO double meaning words or grossness in the rap. You must say it
to a beat when
you practice it alone or with your partner. You can also put dance moves with
it while you are saying
it. Mr. Gaudreau will help you with background music. For homework then you
are to have the rap
written and we will perform them next week.
A Rhyming Alphabet (list of sounds/blends to help students with rhyming):
B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, V, W
BL, BR, CH, DR, FL, FR, GL, GR, KL, KR, PR, SH, SHR, SL, ST, STR, TH, THR, TR
Music Rubric :
Half of the grade will be based on the lyrics, and half on the presentation of
the song.
* Level 4 - The student exceeds assignment requirements. The assignment is
done exceptionally
neatly; there is evidence of originality and/or extra effort in the completion.
* Level 3 - The assignment is completed, the work is done neatly, and the
student followed all
directions correctly.
* Level 2 - Either the assignment is only partially completed, the work is
not very neat, the student
followed some but not all of the directions, or there is some combination of
these factors.
*Level 1 The assignment is less than 50% complete, and/or the student did not
follow the directions.
