Lesson plans
5/25 – 5/29
DAY
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STANDARDS (Objectives) |
PROCEDURES |
ASSESSMENT |
HOMEWORK |
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M O N |
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NO SCHOOL |
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T U E S |
I – A II – A, C, D, E IV – A, C V – A, B, C |
Warm up, rehearsal of spring concert music |
Students will be evaluated by listening,
watching, and questioning. |
20 minutes of practice |
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W E D |
VI – A, B |
Listen to recording of last night’s concert and critique. |
Students will write a critique of the performance. |
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T H U R S |
III – A IV – D VII - A, B VIII – A, B |
Introduction to composition, basic rules and guidelines for
notating music |
Students will complete a worksheet on notating music |
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F R I |
III – A, B, C |
Explore different sound sources and the
possible uses for them in musical compositions |
Students will compose an original eight
measure composition using musical and non musical sound. |
Compose an eight measure composition using
at least one non-musical sound. |
PRACTICE RECORDS DUE EVERY DAY!
I. SINGING. Singing, alone and with others, a varied
repertoire of music.
Students will
A.
Sing with stylistic accuracy and good breath control, alone or in
small and large ensembles.
B.
Sing with expression and technical accuracy.
C.
Sing music written in two and three parts.
II.
PERFORMING ON INSTRUMENTS. Performing on instruments, alone and with
others, a varied repertoire of music
Students will
A.
Perform on at least one instrument accurately and independently,
alone and in ensembles, with good posture and playing position and with good
breathe support or good bow or stick control.
B.
Perform with expression and technical accuracy on at least one
string, wind or percussion instrument a repertoire of instrumental literature
with a level of difficulty of 2 to 3 on a scale of 1 to 6.
C.
Play music representing diverse genres and cultures with
expression appropriate for the particular work they are performing.
D.
Play by ear simple melodies on a variety of classroom
instruments.
E.
Perform major and/or minor scales as outlined in the
III.
COMPOSING AND ARRANGING. Composing and arranging music
within specified guidelines.
Students will
A.
Compose short pieces within specific guidelines.
B.
Arrange simple pieces for instruments other than those for which
the pieces were written.
C.
Use a variety of traditional and nontraditional sound sources,
including electronic media, when composing and arranging.
IV.
Students will
A.
Read whole, half quarter, eighth, sixteenth, and dotted notes and
corresponding rests in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 6/8, 3/8, and alla
breve meter signatures.
B.
Sight-read simple music with a level of difficulty of 2 on a
scale of 1 to 6 in the clef appropriate for their instrument and begin the
study of alternate clef systems.
C.
Identify and define standard notation symbols for pitch, rhythm,
dynamics, tempo, articulation, and expression.
D.
Use standard notation to record musical ideas.
V.
ANALYZING.
Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
Students will
A.
Use appropriate terminology to describe specific music events in
a given aural example.
B.
Analyze the uses of the elements of music in examples
representing diverse genres and cultures.
C.
Analyze music by identifying basic principles of meter, rhythm,
tonality, intervals, and chords.
VI.
EVALUATING.
Evaluating music and music performances.
Students will
A.
Develop criteria for evaluating the quality and effectiveness of
music performances and compositions and apply the criteria in personal
listening, composing, and performing.
B.
Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of their own performances
and those of others by applying specific criteria appropriate for the style of
the music and offer constructive suggestions for improvement.
VII.
MAKING CONNECTIONS. Understanding relationships
between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
Students will
A.
Explain the similarities and differences in the meanings of
common terms used in the various arts disciplines (e.g., “texture,” “color,”
“form,” “movement”)
B.
Explain how the principles and subject matter of other
disciplines interrelate with those of music.
VIII.
RELATING TO HISTORY AND CULTURE. Understanding music in relation
to history and culture.
Students will
A.
Describe distinguishing characteristics of representative music
genres and styles from a variety of cultures.
B.
Classify by genre and style (and, if applicable, by historical period,
composer, and title) a varied body of high-quality musical works and explain
the characteristics that cause each work to be exemplary.