![]() ![]() ![]() Students learn that “chipping” is a way of walking to the beat of Calypso music as people parade through the streets during Carnival in Trinidad. Discuss the use of different instruments in different settings (i.e. Teacher shows a map of Trinidad along with photos of instruments that are used or might be heard in Calypso music including:ĭ. Students discover that the music they are listening to is Calypso style music from the island of Trinidad.Ĭ. What might people be doing when they hear this music?ī. Where do you think this music is from/how do you know? Students listen attentively to a recording of “Top Cat Mambo” by the Invaders while considering the following guiding questions. Play Your Own Calypso (National Standards 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9)Ī. ![]() Dance the Limbo (National Standards 1, 3, 6, 8, 9).Put the Beat in Your Feet (National Standards 2, 6, 9).Catch the Calypso Beat (National Standards 6, 8, 9).Classroom Instruments (drums, sticks, double bell, cowbell, Orff xylophones).Limbo Dance text, from the Liner Notes of West Indian Folksongs for Children by Lord Invader.“ Carnival Proclamation” by Lord Melody.Discuss geographical, historical and social aspects of Calypso, Limbo, and Trinidadian musical styles.Understand that Limbo is a popular dance in Trinidad, often performed to Calypso music.Sing a song and perform a dance in Calypso style.Perform a Calypso style rhythmic pattern with body percussion and non-pitched instruments and accompany a popular dance in Calypso style on Orff instruments.Listen to Calypso music from Trinidad and identify musical elements, including instrumentation, rhythmic patterns, call and response forms, and improvisation.Prerequisites: Students will have prior knowledge of syncopation, I-IV-V chord progressions, and will have experience performing as a percussion ensemble Instruments: Voice, Body Percussion, Drums, Rhythm Sticks, Orff Xylophones, Cowbell, Double BellĬo-Curricular Areas: Dance, Social Studies, History From Liner Notes of West Indian Folksongs for Children, Lord Invader, 1960 ![]()
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