Students perform Ask the students if they feel the music enhances the text. Students respond yes or no. Students share why they feel the music enhances the text. Have CD of Free at Last playing as students enter the room. Ask students to stand up and follow your actions and to sing along with the recording.
Students sing and imitate the teacher's movements to the beat of the music.
Students should have their papers with them. Students listen Review with the students how the music of Free At Last helped make the text more powerful. Discuss the ideas of repetition of text as well as music. Students listen Show the class how to make up music to put to their texts. Students listen Write the notes G, A, B, C, D on the board.