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GDD Animation – Season 1, Episode 1: The First Meeting of Notes and Rests

  • Activity Type This is the exciting first episode where the sounding "note" and the silent "rest" come together for the first time to learn how to create the beautiful harmony known as music.
  • Recommended Age Lower elementary grades
  • Subject Understanding the conceptual definitions of 'Note' and 'Rest' along with the fundamental components of music
  • Resource Type
    [SHANA]S1_EP1_US.mp4VideosMP4

About This Resource

This material is the opening episode of the GoDoongDoong Symphony series. It portrays how the 'note' friends, who create sounds, and the 'rest' friends, who provide silence, come to understand each other's roles and harmonize together.

Classroom Lesson Guide

[Recommended Lesson Flow]

Introduction (5 minutes): Ask, "What exactly is music made of? Is sound alone enough? If you're curious, shall we go meet the friends called notes and rests?" This question sparks curiosity about the components of music.

Development (15 minutes): Learn about the roles of notes and rests by watching an animation.

First Viewing: Enjoy watching an English animation where the characters introduce their respective roles.

Second Viewing: When a note appears, shout "Sound!"; when a rest appears, shout "Rest!" Together with the characters, express the rhythm physically.

Conclusion (10 minutes): Form the 'Note & Rest Exploration Team.' Using small instruments or clapping hands in the classroom, practice a 'conversation of sound and silence' by playing during note sections and staying quiet during rest sections.

[Teaching Considerations]

Basic Vocabulary Acquisition: Guide children to naturally internalize key English words such as Note, Rest, Sound, and Silence by associating them with the characters' actions.

Understanding Check: Since this is the first episode, it is very important to confirm through conversation that the children fully recognize that 'rest' is also an essential part of music.

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  • [SHANA]S1_EP1_US.mp4
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