Present Lesson 1: Indonesian Song

Objective:
1. Students will play Indonesian Song with correct pitches and rhythm.
2. Students will complete solfege worksheet with 80% accuracy.
3. Students will play their Angklung at the correct time.

National Standards Addressed:

Pr.2.2.a Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter)

in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.

Pr.2.2.b When analyzing selected music, read and perform rhythmic and melodic
patterns using iconic or standard notation.

Re.2.2 Describe how specific music concepts are used to support a specific
purpose in music

Materials of Instruction:
PowerPoint: Slide 11 - 13
Solfege Worksheet:

iPads w/ Angklung App

Music:
Entire Song: 1st line of the baseline, 1st two lines of the melody

Sequence:

Activity 1 Review the Song (on mallet instruments)

1. T: Hello 2nd graders, how many remember what we learned last time? Yes, thats right,
we learned about Gamelan.
2. T puts music on the board.
3. Ss play the entire song.

Activity 2 Learn about Pentatonic Scales PowerPoint

4. T shows students an eight note scale using numbers and solfege.
5. T and Ss play the eight note scale.
6. T shows students the five note scale using numbers and solfege.
7. T and Ss play the five note scale.
 8. T ask the Ss what was different about the scale we just played? Its missing notes isnt
it.
9. T: What notes are missing? 4,7, and 8, How many does it have? 5
10. T: So this scale only has 5 notes? Yes. We call that a pentatonic scale. Thats kind of a
weird word. Say that for me. Pentatonic.
11. T: This is what our song looks like, what numbers do you see in it? 12356. Lets list
them on the board. How many numbers is that? 5. What do we call it if it only has five
notes? Pentatonic. So our song is pentatonic.
12. T: Using the scale on the screen, write the solfege underneath the numbers.
13. Ss do worksheet.

Activity 3 Play the Song (w/notation)

14. T: Know that we know what it looks like lets sing it.
15. T and Ss sing the entire song with numbers.
16. T and Ss sings entire song with solfege.
17. T: We are going to learn about another Indonesian instrument called the Angklung.
18. T presents short PowerPoint on Angklung.
19. T and Ss get out iPads.
20. T shows Ss how to use the Angklung App.
21. T and Ss start with the Angklung on 2.
22. T: So we are going to sing the entire song but only shake our iPads on 2.
23. T and Ss sing the song while playing Angklung on scale degree two.
24. T splits the class into five groups and places them in order based on their number. Each
group gets a number and they set their Angklungs to that number.
25. T: We are going to sing the song again but this time you only shake your iPad on your
number. Well go really slow and Ill point to help you.
26. Ss sing the song while playing Angklung.
27. T: Do you think we can do it without singing? Lets try it!
28. Ss play the song on angklung.

Assessment:

1. Did the student play Indonesian Song with correct pitches and rhythm? (Checklist)
2. Did student complete solfege worksheet with 80% accuracy. (Graded Worksheet)
3. Did student play their Angklung at the correct time? (Checklist)

Did the student play correct pitches Did the student play their Angklung
Name at the correct time? (Y or N)
and rhythms? (Y or N)
John Doe Y Y
Jane Doe Y N
Analysis:
Tone Set G Pentatonic (Do, Re, Mi, Sol, La)
Range M2, M3, P4, P5
Rhythm Set 4/4, Quarter notes

Form

Pedagogical:
Melody G Pentatonic
Rhythm Steady beat
Other Gamelan, Angklang

Sources:
Angklung Information
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EddIyA6gMi8
http://www.asia.si.edu/research/performing-indonesia/article-hynson.php
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFplQCQsGS8
Brinner, Benjamin Elon. Music in Central Java : Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture. New York,
Oxford University Press, 2008.