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Say What You MeanAim: Experience 6/8 meter using speech. Grade Level: K-1Anticipatory set:• Discuss the meaning of the text. Talk about speaking in a courteous, sincere manner with friends,teachers, parents. Include in the discussion the reasons for speaking sincerely when expressing thanks,forgiveness, etc.Process:• Teach the text poem using the echo process until secure.• Speak the rhyme in different ways, exploring voice timbres that illustrate different emotions such as anger,delight, friendship, helpfulness, etc.• Speak the text twice clapping the word “say.”• Speak the text twice and patsch the word “mean.”• Speak the text twice clapping and patsching selected words.• Repeat above sequence, internalizing the words “say” and “mean.”• Replace text with body percussion internalized.Play an elimination game:• Speak the text, replacing the word “say” with claps.• Speak the text, replacing the words “say” and “mean” with claps and patsches.• Internalize the entire text, replacing the words “say” and “mean” with claps and patshces.o Hint: To keep students together “feeling” the pulse, the teacher may need to play an external pulseon a drum.o Create a word chain using “heart expressions.”• Arrange the four heart expressions in desired order at student’s suggestion.• Speak the four measure pattern of expressions in interesting voice timbres.Performance suggestions:Introduction:ABASpeak rhyme twice using expressive voice timbre.Speak rhyme twice with body percussion on selected words.Speak four measure pattern of words in hearts twice.Speak rhyme twice with body percussion on selected words.Extensions:• Transfer body percussion to non-tuned percussion.o Transfer body percussion to found sounds.o Transfer body percussion to an action or gesture.o Transfer body percussion to barred instruments playing any two notes of chosen pentatonic scale.o Students create new expressions to replace the four heart expressions.Standards and objectives:National Standards :• Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.• Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.Lesson objectives:• Experience 6/8 meter using speech and body percussionPlease?Thank you.I’m sorry.You’re welcome.