meloktaLearning goal
Learns an original song from C4 to C5 in two phrases, plays it as a whole from the staff, performs it in tempo, and finishes by striking with two mallets at the same time.
Topic
Raindrops are falling on a wooden roof: tip, tip, tip! Today you’ll play your first xylophone song.
Prior knowledge
Can find the eight bars, read notes on the staff, and knows quarter and half notes.
Teacher note
‘Wooden Rain’ is an original 14-note song written for this lesson. Have students play the two phrases separately first, then the whole song from the staff. In the tempo step the timing of every note is checked. For the final chord, C and high C are struck at the same time with two mallets.
Lesson steps
- Phrase 1
- Phrase 2
- Wooden Rain
- Wooden Rain · in tempo
- Finale: strike the C and C bars at the same time with two mallets!