Piano Pronto Movement 1: #4 For He's a Jolly Good Fellow and Shaping Phrases

This lesson plan has supplementary activities for "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" in Piano Pronto Movement 1.

Theory Analysis

Watch the first 3 minutes of the  Shaping Phrases Video.

Label and color I, IV, V(7) chord pieces in the left hand. 

Add stars in your music above the phrase peaks shown on Pronto Prep page 9.

Music and Movement

Choose a video to listen to below and move your arms or body upwards as you approach the phrase peak (mountain or fellow) and down to the phrase ends. Imagine the music is like waves flowing up and down in the ocean before reaching the shore.

For He's a Jolly Good Fellow Piano

The Bear Went over the Mountain (1st verse)

For He's a Jolly Good Fellow Vocal

Improvisation

Watch New Day, New Way Duet or Solo. Then create your own melodies that use only notes from the C pentascale.

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