“Going
on a Treasure Hunt” 15-20 minutes
Music
Element & Focus:
Form:
Call and Response (movement and vocal imitation)
Rhythm:
Maintaining a steady beat; varied tempos
Objectives:
1)
remembering a
sequence
2)
creating
gestures and vocal sounds
3)
exploring
slowing down tempo (ritardando) and speeding up tempo (accelerando).
Process:
1)
Do an intro,
setting up the “me-you” signals for call and response.
Students will echo all speech fragments and gestures, paying close
attention to vocal range and expression and tempo.
2)
Ask the class
for ideas about gestures for what they’re taking on the treasure hunt: boat,
map, compass, spoon.
3)
Here’s the
verses:
|
Verses |
Object |
Gestures |
|
v.1 |
Bridge |
Beat
chest |
|
v.2 |
Wheat
or grass field |
Swish
hands together |
|
v.3 |
Lake |
Dive
in, swimming gestures, dry off |
|
v.4 |
Giant
tree |
Climb
up, look around, slide down |
|
v.5 |
Mucky
swamp |
Clasp
hands, making squishy sounds, wipe mud off boots, etc. |
|
v.6 |
Cave |
(slow
down tempo) feel around in dark, you find something; it’s soft, warm,
furry, has a long tail, big eyes; you SCREAM!
Run out and go back through all the actions. Get home and slam the door and say “SAFE!
Phew!” |
Ensure
that you calm the students down (give them a talk about moving calmly into the
next activity) before moving on otherwise chaos will ensue!