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LESSON PLAN: 1 Chord Song Arrangements: Objective

This lesson plan teaches students to play songs using only one chord through listening to examples and focusing on contrasting elements like rhythm, bass lines, and instrumentation. Students will listen to 1-chord songs to identify contrasts, then choose one to play as a group while incorporating different contrasts in their arrangement. This encourages arranging skills and makes learning new chords more engaging. The goal is for students to be able to perform songs using only one chord with good awareness of musical contrast.

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LESSON PLAN: 1 Chord Song Arrangements: Objective

This lesson plan teaches students to play songs using only one chord through listening to examples and focusing on contrasting elements like rhythm, bass lines, and instrumentation. Students will listen to 1-chord songs to identify contrasts, then choose one to play as a group while incorporating different contrasts in their arrangement. This encourages arranging skills and makes learning new chords more engaging. The goal is for students to be able to perform songs using only one chord with good awareness of musical contrast.

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Music as a Second Language & The Modern Band Movement – Little Kids Rock Teacher Manual v 3.

LESSON PLAN: 1 Chord Song Arrangements


Objective:
Students will be able to play songs using only one chord and a good awareness of musical contrast.

Resources:
Lyrics and recordings from any 1 chord song; “Lowrider” by War,
“Land of 1,000 Dances” by Wilson Picket, “We Will Rock You” by
Queen, “Mannish Boy” by Muddy Waters, “Tomorrow Never Knows”
by The Beatles, “Who Do You Love” by Bo Diddley (covered by
George Thorogood), etc.

Procedures:

❶ Pick a couple of 1 chord songs to listen to as a group in class.


GUITAR

Tell students that while listening you would like them to pay
attention to contrast, and how using only one chord a song can
sound like it has different parts. Encourage them to listen for
contrasting sections like a verse or chorus, contrasting rhythms
between sections, instrumental vs. vocal sections, contrasting
bass lines, etc.

❷ Choose a song to play as a group. Listen together for the


contrasts that make the song work using only one chord and
come up with strategies for playing it while copying some of
these ideas in your arrangement. If contrast is maintained using
percussion sounds, bass lines, etc. you may need to assign a
separate group of students to those parts.

❸ Use this kind of exercise to learn new chords as your students


become ready for more. This process encourages us to pay
attention to arranging songs in ways that make them more fun
to play, while making new information more interesting to learn!
If you’re using the 1 finger chords, this is a great exercise to do
for introducing the D chord.

National Core Arts Standards (Music):


Anchor Standard 4: Select, analyze, and interpret work for presentation.
Example: General Music MU:Pr4.2.4 a. Demonstrate understanding of the structure and the
elements of music (such as rhythm , pitch , and form) in music selected for performance.

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