Save the Planet (instrumental)

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TEACHING SUGGESTIONS

This bluesy jazz song is fun to sing and very valuable for developing speed and accuracy of diction. It is a song with an important social message and could be incorporated into a unit on caring for the environment. Encourage the children to think about and research other songs they know that have important messages about this issue.

Listen to the vocal version and talk about the instruments and vocalists used i.e. female vocalist, children's chorus, piano, drums, bass and trumpet.Have the lyrics up for them to read and discuss the way the problem is introduced in the first two lines of each verse and a solution provided in the last two lines. Look at the structure of the song: verse/verse/bridge/verse/bridge/coda.

Clap the rhythm of the words, RETHINK, REUSE, RECYCLE, REDUCE and create a group chant. Use the chant as an ostinato for a rap the children create around an environmental theme.

For more teaching suggestions go to
artsonline.tki.org.nz/Teaching-and-Learning/Secondary-teaching-resources/Music-Sound-Arts/Units-and-sequences/Into-Music-1-Classroom-Music-in-Years-1-3

For further resources and support go to
- menza.co.nz/
- onza.nz/
- nzukulele.org.nz/

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