Gerald Martinez

Multicultural 4-Week Unit

Unit Objectives:
1. Students will be able to listen for and identify distinctively Latin instruments in music.
.!.1 "#$ identify music from various %eriods of &istory and culture
- #urally identify music from one or more cultures.
. Students will be able to %erform a s&ort Latin %ercussion %iece in a small 'rou%.
!..1 "($ Sin' son' from diverse cultures and styles or %lay suc& son's on a musical
instrument.
- )lay et&nic music wit& instruments "%itc&ed or un%itc&ed$
!. Students will be able to %erform t&e basic ste%s of a Latin dance.
!.!.1 "($ %erform son's and musical 'ames from diverse cultures
- )erform son's and musical 'ames from a variety of cultures includin' *ort& and
Sout& #merica.
4. Students will be able to sin' a traditional Me+ican ,&ristmas son'.
!..1 "($ sin' son's from diverse cultures and styles or %lay suc& son's on a musical
instrument.
- Sin' son's from diverse cultures.
-. Students will be able to com%ose a r&yt&mic accom%animent for a Latin #merican son'.
!.. ",$ read and write music t&at incor%orates basic r&yt&mic %atterns in sim%le
meters.
- .ead and notate r&yt&m %atterns in /4 and 4/4 meters usin' si+teent& notes and
%reviously learned r&yt&ms.
Materials:
Son's- De Colores and Other Latin-American Folk Songs for Children by 0osae-
Lui 1rozco
Latin %ercussion instruments "claves2 maracas2 'uiro2 etc.$
3nt&usiastic teac&er
4esire
Lesson Outlines:
Lesson 1
)lay a s&ort recordin' of a Latin son' wit& multi%le et&ic %ercussion %arts.
1ne by one %ut t&e beats of eac& instrument on t&e body and &ave t&e students
follow w&en t&ey 'et it.
S&ow students a clave2 bon'o and maracas. 5&ese t&ree instruments were in t&e
recordin' t&ey &eard so s&ow t&em t&e r&yt&m of eac& instrument %layed.
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6ave students cla% t&e r&yt&m of t&e clave2 %at t&e r&yt&m of t&e bon'o on t&e
table and s&ake t&eir &ands for t&e r&yt&m of t&e maracas in small 'rou%s.
3+%lain t&e im%ortant role t&at r&yt&m and %ercussion %lay in Latin #merican
music.
W&ile t&e kids all &ave t&eir eyes closed2 teac&er %lays one of t&e t&ree
instruments and students &ave to 7uietly raise t&eir &and if t&ey know w&ic&
instrument is bein' %layed.
)lay anot&er recodin' and &ave students identify w&ic& instrument &as w&ic&
r&yt&m.
Lesson
)lay a Latin #merican folkson' and &ave students eit&er cla%2 ta% or s&ake t&e
beat de%endin' on w&ic& instrument t&ey &ear.
6ave students 'et in small 'rou%s and cla%2 ta% or s&ake t&e beat de%endin' on
w&at instrument t&ey are assi'ned. 5&en switc& so t&ey all 'et turns wit& eac&
different r&yt&m.
Student will stay in t&eir 'rou%s and now t&ey will come u% wit& t&eir own 8 bar
r&yt&ms.
3ac& 'rou% will now %lay on a clave2 bon'o2 and maraca.
#llow time for %ractice w&ile teac&er walks around to assist students as needed.
6ave 'rou%s %erform t&eir ensembles for t&e class.
Lesson !
.eview first son' from t&e unit
6ave students identify w&ic& instrument &as w&ic& r&yt&m
3+%lain w&y dance is im%ortant to Latin #merica culture
5eac&er will %lay a clave r&yt&m w&ile s&owin' be'innin' ste% to a salsa dance
Students will follow teac&er until everyone &as it
Students can 'et into 'rou%s and %erform for t&e class
5&en teac&er %uts on a recordin' suc& as Mambo! from West Side Story so
students can dance to actual music.
Salsa Steps
(eat 19 5a% ri'&t foot "kee% wei'&t on left foot$
(eat 9 Slide ri'&t foot back
: S&ift wei'&t to ri'&t foot "do not move left foot$
(eat !9 .ock wei'&t forward to t&e left le' "don;t move eit&er foot$
(eat 49 Slide ri'&t foot forward
: S&ift wei'&t to ri'&t foot "do not move left foot$
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(eat -9 5a% left foot "kee% wei'&t on ri'&t foot$
(eat <9 Slide left foot forward
: S&ift wei'&t to left foot "do not move ri'&t foot$
(eat =9 .ock wei'&t back to t&e ri'&t le' "don;t move eit&er foot$
(eat 89 Slide left foot back
: S&ift wei'&t to left foot "do not move ri'&t foot$
Lesson 4
#sk students to t&ink of son's t&at are associated wit& %articular
events. "3+. >6a%%y (irt&day? or >5&e Star S%an'led (anner? at s%ortin' events$
@n Me+ico t&ey celebrate ,&ristmas as well and t&ere is a traditional son' t&at is
sun'2 >Los )osadas?.
3+%lain t&e son' w&ic& is t&e story of Mary and 0ose%& searc&in' for a room at
t&e @nn.
@ntroduce melody wit& solfe'e and &and si'ns
5&en add 3n'lis& words to t&e son'
#dd r&yt&m wit& t&e clave2 bon'o and maracas
Lesson -
)lay a Latin #merican folk son' and &ave &alf of t&e class %ut t&e beat of t&e
clave in cla%%in' t&eir &ands w&ile t&e ot&er &alf ta%s t&e table for t&e bon'o
r&yt&m.
6ave students sin' t&e son' wit&out t&e recordin' and r&yt&m from t&e clave and
bon'o.
#s a class2 write four bars of r&yt&m for eac& of t&e instrument 'rou%s we &ave
learned t&is unit. "clave2 bon'o2 and maracas$
5&e class now made t&eir own accom%animent to t&e folk son'
6alf of t&e students will %lay t&e new r&yt&ms on t&e instruments w&ile t&e ot&ers
sin' t&e son'.
.otate t&e instruments between students as t&e rest of t&e class sin's t&e son'.
Reward System
W&en t&e students follow t&e rules t&ey 'et a marble %ut in t&eir >su%er star? Aar2 but if t&ey do
not follow t&e class rules one marble will be taken out. (y t&e end of t&e four week unit2 t&e
classes wit& at least t&ree marbles in t&eir >su%erstar? Aar will 'et a music 'ame day and stars by
t&eir individual 'ood be&avior c&art.