ORFFESTRATION LESSON PLAN

(Title of Song): Goodnight to You All

(Country of Origin): Germany
(Grade Level): Fifth Grade Elementary Music

Primary Outcome: Students will sing and match pitch with descending leaps in the melody

Other Learnings: (e.g., solfège, form, composition, technique): Students will read
music and perform on different instruments. Students know how to play appropriate mallet
technique. Students will perform this song in a round with singing and playing instruments.

National Standard(s): (Choose the most relevant standard(s). No more than 1 or

2. Identify the standard, and write out the definition that follows.)

5.MU;Cr1 b. Generate musical ideas (such as rhythms, melodies, and accompaniment patterns)
within specific related tonalities, meters, and simple chord changes.
5.MU;Pr4.2 a. Demonstrate understanding of the structure and the elements of music (such as
rhythm, pitch, form, and harmony) in music selected for performance.

Materials/Media: Bass and Alto Metallophone, Soprano Glockenspiel, Soprano and Alto
Xylophone, Music, Visual with lyrics, PowerPoint presentation

Background of the Song: (Offer personal story here.)

I sang this song in High School with my choir. My choir director, Mr. Bukraba, shared this song
with us and told us that his mom used to sing this to him when he was a small child. When he
taught the choir this song, I felt like a big part of his life because he shared something so
important to him. I fell in love with this song and I want to teach it to my students and follow the
tradition that he has for many years, which is teaching it to his students!
THE SONG

Initiation:
 Teacher will say “Good Morning, will everyone come sit on the floor with me, please?
Our concert is coming up soon and you know what I thought of? We haven’t learned a
song about saying goodnight to our audience. Today we are going to learn one, are you
ready?
Melody:
 Teacher will say “Will you tap on your shoulder or knee with me?”
o Teacher will model the tapping
o While students are tapping, teacher will play the note “C” on the Metallophone to
find her starting pitch.
o Teacher will point to herself indicating she will sing the whole song.
 Goodnight to you all and sweet be thy sleep. May Angels around you their
silent watch keep. Goodnight, goodnight, goodnight, goodnight.
o Teacher will then go to computer and reveal the visual of words and teach the
song phrase-by-phrase.
 Point to self and sing “Goodnight to you all”
 Then point to students for them to sing what you sang.
 Point to self: “and sweet be thy sleep”
 Point to students for then to sing.
 Point to self: “May angels around you”
 Point to students for them to sing.
 Point to self: “their silent watch keep”
 Point to students for then to sing.
 Point to self: “Goodnight, goodnight”
 Point to students for then to sing.
  Point to self: “and sweet be thy sleep”
 Point to students for then to sing.
 Point to self: “goodnight, goodnight”
 Point to students for then to sing.

 Teacher will say “That was so good! Let’s sing the whole song all together now!”
o Teacher will use Metallophone to find her starting pitch and will sing “This is
your starting note, “ready go” and will sing along with students one time and the
second time without her singing (to check for any wrong notes)
 Teacher will say “I have a challenge for you, we are going to sing this in a round,
meaning that the right side of the room is going to sing first then the left side of the room
will follow after them, are we ready?”
o Teacher will cue students by giving their starting note and sing with them, as well
as starting with the next group.
o Teacher will indicate to repeat the process another time
o Teacher will help students if they are struggling with round.
 Teacher will say “that was pretty tough wasn’t it? But you all did so well that I think
you’ve earned to play with our Orff instruments!
 Teacher will review note names on the treble and bass staff so students will know what
notes to play.
o If students are struggling, ask students to ask their partner if they can help
 Teacher will grab the class’ attention by clapping 3 times and the students will respond
by clapping 3 times.
o Teacher will explain that we are going to sing the song once through and then she
will choose students who are participating in singing to play the instruments.
 Students will play and sing together as an ensemble while teacher assess them.
Form:
 Teacher will show students the roadmap of the song on PowerPoint presentation.
o “I think we’re ready for a full performance, are you all excited? Here’s how
were going to play. The intro is going to be played by all the students on the
instruments, then WE are all going to sing, and the instruments will slowly
fade out after we sing”
 Intro: Students play on instruments
 A: Students will sing melody and words
 Outro: Students on instruments will fade out slowly by playing quietly

 Ask students to repeat the roadmap to you (Correct them if they said the wrong order)
 Perform

(Visual of Orff Arrangement)

ACCOMPANIMENT
 When students start singing the second time teacher will stand up and choose students to
come with her so she could start using the instruments.
o Teacher will demonstrate to students what notes to play on the BX/AX
 Teacher will help students if they need it
o Teacher will demonstrate when to play the AM/SM then hand it over to students
to play.
o Teacher will demonstrate when to play the Soprano Glockenspiel then hand it
over to students.
 Students will play and sing together as an ensemble while teacher assess them.

CONTRASTING SECTION(S)
 Add instrumentation
 Provide activity where students have the option to add instruments to
Orffestration. Ask questions like “What other instrument should we
add?”

FORM (Final Performance – place visual here)