Perform an accompaniment in triple meter by playing body percussion or rhythm instruments.
Identify an octave interval.
Materials
Rhythm instruments, such as triangles, drums, and maracas
Instructions
Listen to this song and count how many times the word "love" is sung. (13)
Play a triangle every time the word "love" is sung.
History: The composer is Burt Bacharach and the lyricist is Hal David. The song was popular in 1965 to promote peace. Since then, it has been sung by many famous singers, Broadway stars, and has been included in many movies.
What peaceful lyrics are used? (What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It's the only thing that there's just too little of. No, not just for some, but for ev'ryone.)
Triple meter uses three beats in each measure. While listening to the song, perform a three-beat accompaniment. If possible, sing while performing the accompaniment.
Use body percussion: Pat, clap, clap
Use rhythm instruments: Drum, maracas, maracas
Vocal challenge: In this song, there is a large interval leap when the words "is love" are sung. Can you identify the interval? (An octave. An octave is the distance between two musical notes that have the same letter name on the staff.)
Challenge: Can you discover the octave leap in the following popular songs?
"Happy Birthday," "Over the Rainbow," "Singing in the Rain," and "Take Me out to the Ballgame"
Rehearse the octave interval "is love" in this song.
Perform the entire song, using accompaniment percussion, if desired.
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