7:45: Open Building
8:00-9:00 Dropoff
9:00: Class I: 9:00-9:30: Before "Carnival of the Animals" resumes, inject a new work/lesson on St. Saens' "Danse Macabre" with this fun lesson plan: http://www.rpo.org/UserFiles/Link/Saint-Saens.pdf and use the opportunity to note the similarities in Carnival and Macabre. This will be a two day activity that can bleed over into either another class on this day or into Friday's beginning activity. Please see lesson plan on link above and divide accordingly.
9:30-10:15: St. Saens Carnival des Animeaux packet; Focus on CUCKOO, AVIARY (Birds), PIANISTS, FOSSILS, and SWAN; Have students learn the printed music at the bottom of each page if possible (advanced students) and talk about idée fixe and leitmotifs with everyone. Color pages while listening. Save the finale for Friday, as furthering the lesson plan between Carnival and Danse Macabre will be fun when listening to the two back to back!
10:15-10:45: Snack
10:45-12:00: Class II: Everyday Sing: Frère Jacques, Nat King Cole's "Je Vous Aime Beaucoup", Alouette, Hot Cross Buns. Inject lesson known french songs such as the popular-in-France "AUX CHAMPS ELYSEES." Here is a link to the song: https://youtu.be/IxTiZGiVl5w
Today, explore French Cafe music in various forms. Talk about sitting at a nice french cafe and what sounds we would hear. Examples: street musicians playing trumpet, accordion, guitar, etc.; cafe hosting an acoustic ensemble (large? small?); recreate this with the children acting out as both performer (playing Alouette, Hot cross buns, whatever is possible for them) and cafe-goer. Segue into lunch.
12:00-1:00: Lunch
1:00-2:15: Class III: 1:00-1:50: Review of Genres of French Music; Begin "Allo Monsieur!": French Canadian Folk Song Lesson plan: click link below:
This can be a two-day closing lesson before art segment occurs.
-1:50-2:15: Review of Four Corners Game: Teacher plays excerpt, elimination game where each corner of room represents a different category and students determine correct composer/ballet out of Nutcracker, Faune, Daphnis, or (as an added review) OPERA! 10 seconds to correctly choose corner. Inject new genre of French Canadian folk music into four corners game.
2:15-3:00: Snack
3:00-4:00: Class IV: ART: MARSHMALLOW EIFFEL TOWER PROJECT! See lesson plan here: http://www.cmcatlanta.com/index.php/cmc-universal/cms/item/1630-marshmallow-eiffel-tower-project
4:00-5:30: Choices, Practice, Free time.