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Adding Instruments

Preparing Our Concert

Day 173of 180
Week 35of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how different instruments can work together

2

Practice assigning and playing simple instrumental parts

3

Develop listening and cooperation skills

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 150:3-5

“Praise him with the sound of the trumpet. Praise him with the psaltery and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dancing. Praise him with stringed instruments and pipes!”

— Psalm 150:3-5 (WEB)

Demonstrates how many different instruments can praise God together

📦 Materials Needed

  • Classroom instruments (bells, rhythm sticks, small drums)
  • BibleMouse Song Collection sheet music
  • Audio player
  • Colored name tags or instrument labels
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather children and remind them about the upcoming concert

💭 Review Question: What songs have we practiced this week?
2Teaching (7 min)

Introduce instrument roles in ensemble playing

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Each instrument has a special part in our music
  • We listen to each other when playing together
  • God loves when we make music as a team
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What instrument would you like to play?
  • How can we work together to make beautiful music?
3Activity: Instrument Assignment Game (8 min)
rehearsal

Assign children to different instrument parts for concert songs

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw instrument labels from a bag
  2. Practice playing assigned instrument with the song
  3. Rotate instruments to try different parts
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use only 2-3 types of instruments

Challenge: Let children suggest their own instrument combinations

4Closing (3 min)

Recap what we learned about playing together

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about music today?
  • How can we show God's love through our music?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll do a full concert practice!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Ensemble playing teaches cooperation and listening skills

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be patient with instrument assignments
  • Praise effort over perfection
  • Make it fun and low-pressure
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might want specific instruments or feel shy

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Engagement, listening, and willingness to try

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a simple rhythm chart in BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Record a practice session to share with family

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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