A few weeks ago, fourth grade musicians were deeply immersed in singing, performing, listening to, and composing the Calypso style of music. I'm sorry it has taken me so long to post this project, but I am extremely proud of our fourth graders and all of their hard work in this unit. The centerpiece of this study was the traditional Jamaican Folk Song, "Shake the Papaya Down," which served as a great practice in Calypso rhythms and performing a syncopated rhythm. In the recording you will notice that students are also reinforcing the very difficult practice of internalizing the music inside their heads: In the B section students THINK the words and perform the syncopated rhythm with body percussion but do not perform them out loud. After learning this song and singing it to various student-performed accompaniments, students practiced their composing skills by re-writing lyrics to the song. You can see some images of this student work below. The objectives for this unit are also listed here for you.
.Music Standards
- Students will sing with pitch accuracy and sing with appropriate dynamics, phrasing, and interpretation.
- Students will play independent instrumental parts.
- Students will identify the style or genre of aural musical examples from various cultures and identify the role of music in various music settings and cultures.
- Students will compose short music compositions for voice with varied rhythmic values.
- Students will notate music using standard music symbols.
Literacy Standards
- Students will write a variety of different types of texts including rules, instructions, journal entries, stories, and poetry by either selecting the topic or form.
- Students will come up with their own ideas for writing and organize ideas by brainstorming or discussing with a peer.
- Students will review writing and make it better by improving the words used or changing the order of events/ideas
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