The teacher will ask if that means that we can not describe it. The answer is no and to reinforce this concept and to have the children identify and use adjectives, the students will participate in an activity. The students will be instructed to not only write down the adjectives that they hear in the song, but also adjectives that describe how the song makes them feel. At the conclusion of the song, the teacher will ask for the adjectives that the students heard and also the ones that describe how the song made them feel. The teacher will explain that we can relate adjectives to the musical concept of syncopation.
Syncopation is a rhythm in which an accent is placed on a normally weak beat.
The teacher will play the first line of this song on the piano, while pointing out and having the students listen for the syncopation. The teacher will replay a part of this song having the students listen carefully for the syncopation. The teacher will explain that we can think of adjectives in terms of syncopation because adjectives place an accent on a normally weak word. The students will be evaluated on the adjectives they found and expressed during the lesson. They will also be evaluated on their understanding of syncopation and how it can be related to adjectives.