Strand(s)/Snáithe(anna): • Performing Strand Unit(s)/Element(s)/Snáithaona(i)d/Gné(ithe): • Song Singing Learning Outcome(s)/Toradh Foghlama/Torthaí Foghlama: Content Objectives/Cuspóirí Ábhair:

1. Recognise and sing with increasing vocal control and confidence a growing range of songs and melodies.
2. Develop a sense of pitch, being able to identify and imitate high and low sounds, and understanding the contour of melodies.
3. Develop a sense of dynamics, being able to differentiate between loud and soft sounds and demonstrate getting louder or softer. Learning Objectives/Cuspóirí Foghlama:
4. The child should be enabled to: Perform the piece "At Last I See the Light" from Tangled, demonstrating an understanding of pitch control, and imitating melodies.
5. The child should be enabled to: Explain the meaning of dynamics (loud and soft).
6. The child should be enabled to: Understand the use of dynamics, and why we use them when performing a piece of music.

Assessment/Measúnú:

1. Method/Modh: Teacher observation of student participation, vocal performance, and response to the dynamics and pitch within the song.
2. Assessment of/Measúnú ar: The children’s ability to use pitch correctly (high/low) and manage dynamics (loud/soft) during the song. Participation in class discussions and their ability to reflect these musical elements in their performance will also be assessed.
3. To be recorded/Le clarú: Brief notes on student engagement, participation and use of dynamics and pitch in the performance of the song.

Teacher Questioning/Ceistiúchán an Mhúinteora: Lower order questions (Closed Questions)/Ceisteanna Ísealoird (Ceisteanna Dúnta):

1. Can you sing the first line of the song with me? (I)
2. What is the first word of the song? (I)
3. Can you sing the melody in a high voice? (D) Higher order questions (Open Questions)/Ceisteanna Ardoird (Ceisteanna Oscailte):
4. How does your voice feel when you sing higher or lower? (D)
5. Can we make the song louder or softer? How do you think this changes how it sounds? (D)
6. Why do you think we need to use different dynamics (loud/soft) in this song? (D)

Language Development Opportunities in This Lesson/Deiseanna Forbartha Teanga sa Cheacht Seo: • The children will practice their speaking and listening skills as they discuss pitch and dynamics. • Vocabulary such as "loud," "soft," "high," and "low" will be introduced and practiced during the lesson. • The children will reflect on the emotional impact of changing dynamics, helping to develop their ability to express themselves verbally and musically.

Literacy Development Opportunities in This Lesson/Deiseanna Forbartha Litearthachta sa Cheacht Seo: • Singing will improve fluency as the children repeat and remember the lyrics. • Listening to and following the lyrics will help with comprehension and word recognition. • Through identifying high and low notes, and loud and soft dynamics, the children will enhance their ability to process and understand musical language.

Teaching Methodologies/Modheolaíochtaí Teagaisc: • All Subjects: Talk and Discussion, Collaborative/Co-operative Learning, Active Learning, Skills Through Content • For Music: Using vocal exploration to practice pitch and dynamics, and engaging students with the emotions in the song through varied expression.

Introduction/Réamhrá: add link • Stimulus/Spreagadh: The teacher will begin by discussing the theme of light. “We have spoken a lot about light this week. “Who is the light of your life” • The teacher will play a clip from At Last I See the Light" from Tangled. add link • After this is played the teacher will introduce the song "At Last I See the Light" from Tangled. o Elicit Prior Knowledge/Réamheolas a Spreagadh: Discuss the concept of light. Ask, “Can you think of times when light makes you feel happy or safe?” o Share Learning Intention/Sprioc Foghlama Curtha In Iúil: The teacher will say, “Today, we are going to sing ‘At Last I See the Light’ and learn how to use our voices to sing high and low notes. We will also use loud and soft sounds to make the song more expressive.”

WALT: "We are learning to sing ‘At Last I See the Light’ with high and low notes, and loud and soft sounds!" Development/Forbairt:

1. Teaching the Song: The teacher will begin to teach song through call and response, breaking it down line by line. The teacher will model the vocal delivery, with a call and response delivery of learning
2. Exploring Pitch: after v1/ chorus questioning why the composer choose to use the low notes at the beginning of the piece and build up to the higher notes at the chorus.(expressing/showcasing how Rapunzel is feeling when singing)

The teacher will introduce the concept of pitch, asking the class to sing higher and lower. The teacher will demonstrate with examples (e.g., "Let's sing a very high note and a very low note!"). o Imitating Melodies: The teacher will lead the class in echo singing (imitating short phrases from the song). 3. Exploring Dynamics: The teacher will discuss the concepts of loud and soft sounds. o The teacher will ask the class to sing loudly and softly at different parts of the song. The teacher will demonstrate getting louder or softer and encourage the students to follow. 4. Emotion and Expression: The teacher will lead the children in singing the song with dynamic contrasts (getting louder, getting softer), helping them to connect these changes with the emotions in the lyrics. 5. Performance: After practicing, the children will perform the song together, focusing on using high and low pitches and adjusting their dynamics as they sing.

Conclusion/Conclúid: • Cognitive/Cognaíoch: The children will demonstrate their understanding of pitch (high and low) and dynamics (loud and soft) by applying these elements in their performance of the song. • Social/Sóisialta: The children will work together in groups to practice the song, listening to one another and supporting each other in using the correct dynamics and pitch. • Transition/Aistriú: The children will perform the song together, with attention to pitch and dynamics. The teacher will briefly discuss what was learned about using high/low pitches and loud/soft dynamics. The children will then take a few moments to calm down and refocus for the next activity.