Maryanne J. Kane, Music Specialist
Music Lesson Plans for the Week of September 19, 2011
Music objectives include: Audience (A), Behavior (B), Condition (C), and Degree of Mastery (D).
Students in grades 1 and 2 will review the following songs for the PSP concert: Welcome to
Bywood, This Land Is Your Land, Zip-A-Dee-Do-Da, and Five Little Ducks. Students will continue to
be assessed on GLAM points.
5th grade
Vocal objective – Given the opportunity to listen to a traditional Spanish Folk song, the students in
fifth grade will demonstrate the following as measured by teacher observation:
1. Sing, as a class, on pitch.
2. Read Spanish phrases posted on chart paper in front of the room.
Materials
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Song: El Quiente
Song poster
Piano
Mexican Folk Songs CD
Procedures
1. Teacher chants one Spanish phrase at a time. Students echo the chant.
2. Teacher sings one Spanish phrase at a time. Students echo sing the phrase.
a. White boards will be handed out. Students will write the simple rhythm of the
Spanish phrase.
b. Song will be reviewed phrase by phrase, with “phrase” defined as a “musical
sentence,” and with students tracking the lyrics to the song with the teacher on the
chart paper.
c. Song will be sung first without accompaniment, then with the accompaniment CD.
Assessment
Advanced
students sing on pitch
Proficient
students sing on pitch
with some inaccurate
pitches
Basic
students sing with
correction melodic
direction but without a
sense of pitch
Below Basic
students are unable to
sing any portion of the
song
Instrumental Objective – Given the opportunity to learn recorder technique, students in fifth
grade will demonstrate the following as assessed by teacher observation:
1. Finger the hand positions for “b,” “a,” and “g” on the recorder.
2. Echo the teacher on “b,” “a,” and “g” recorder patterns
3. Demonstrate proper rest position and performance technique
Materials
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Individual recorders for each student
Procedure
1. Students will be taught in full group instruction.
2. Correct recorder technique will be modeled by teacher.
a. Emphasis will be placed on rest position/not playing until instructed.
b. Proper performance technique will be stressed.
3. Teacher will play short melodic phrases on “b,” “a,” and “g.” Students will echo patterns.
Assessment
Advance - Student
hold instrument and
play with correct
technique; attentive
and clear
understanding of pitch
association evident.
Proficient – Student
holds instrument and
plays with correct
technique. Requires
minimal teacher
assistance.
Basic – Student holds
instrument correctly
and demonstrates
proper technique with
regular teacher
assistance.
Below Basic – Student
is not demonstrating
proper playing or rest
technique for
instruments. Student
is not responsive to
teacher’s efforts to
assist.
4th grade
Vocal objective – Given the opportunity to listen to a traditional Japanese Folk song, the students
in fourth grade will demonstrate the following as measured by teacher observation:
1. Sing, as a class, on pitch.
2. Read Japanese phrases posted on chart paper in front of the room.
Materials
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Song: YUKI
Song poster
Piano
YUKI CD
Procedures
1. Teacher chants one Japanese phrase at a time.
2. Students echo the chant.
3. Teacher sings one Japanese phrase at a time.
4. Students echo sing the phrase.
5. White boards will be handed out. Students will write the simple rhythm of the Japanese
phrase.
6. Song will be reviewed phrase by phrase, with “phrase” defined as a “musical sentence,” and
with students tracking the lyrics to the song with the teacher on the chart paper.
7. Song will be sung first without accompaniment, then with the accompaniment CD.
Assessment
Advanced
students sing on pitch
Proficient
students sing on pitch
with some inaccurate
pitches
Basic
students sing with
correction melodic
direction but without a
sense of pitch
Below Basic
students are unable to
sing any portion of the
song
Recorder Objective - Given the opportunity to model the teacher’s recorder technique, the
students in fourth grade will demonstrate:
appropriate recorder embouchure
2. First finger “b” on the recorder
3. Second finger “a” on the recorder
4. A combination of short melodic patterns on “b,” and “a."
1.
as measured by a checklist utilized/completed by the music teacher.
Procedure
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
teacher models desired behavior
one student volunteers to demonstrate desired behavior
two students volunteer to demonstrate desired behavior
class practices informally with a time limit
class practices formally with a shorter time limit
Materials
1. recorder
2. recorder bag
3. recorder cleaning stick
Assessment:
Advanced:
Proficient:
Basic:
Below Basic:
Class will be
assessed in whole
group by teacher
check list and
observation.
Demonstrates
two correct
recorder
fingering
Demonstrates
one correct
recorder
fingering
Demonstrates
correct
embouchure
Does not
participate
3rd grade
Recorder - Given the opportunity to model the teacher’s recorder technique, the students in third
grade will demonstrate:
Left hand on top of the recorder
2. appropriate recorder embouchure
3. First finger “b” on the recorder
4. Sing short rhythmic phrases and then play these phrase on the recorder on “b.”
1.
as measured by a checklist utilized/completed by the music teacher.
Procedure
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
teacher models desired behavior
one student volunteers to demonstrate desired behavior
two students volunteer to demonstrate desired behavior
class practices informally with a time limit
class practices formally with a shorter time limit
Materials
Individual recorders for each student
Assessment:
Class will be
assessed in whole
group by teacher
check list and
observation.
Advanced:
Demonstrates
one correct
recorder
fingering
Proficient:
Demonstrated
appropriate
recorder
embouchure
Basic:
Demonstrates
correct
placement of left
hand on the
recorder
Below Basic:
Does not
participate
2nd grade
Tonal Objective – Given the opportunity to sing patriotic songs, the students in
second grade will demonstrate the following as measured by teacher observation:
1. Sing, as a class, and on pitch.
2. Identify and chant rhythmic patterns containing quarter notes and eighth notes
Materials
1. Songs: America, This Land Is Your Land,
2. Piano
Procedures
1. Sing “America” with the correct pitches, lyrics, and rhythm.
a. Song will be reviewed phrase by phrase.
b. Song will be sung first without accompaniment, then with piano.
2. Sing “This Land Is Your Land” with hand motions, both at a slow (andante)
and fast (allegro) tempo.
a. Motions will be reviewed with the teacher
b. Students will sing the song slow or andante
c. Students will sing the song fast or allegro
Assessment:
Advanced
Proficient
Basic
Below Basic
Student sings correct pitches and rhythms;
correctly responds to “andante” and “allegro”
Student sings with most correct pitches and
rhythms; and responds appropriately most of
the time to “andante” and “allegro”
Student sings with very few correct pitches
and rhythms; cannot demonstrate an
understanding of “andante” and “allegro”
Student does not sing and does not move
Instrument Objective- Given the opportunity to use instruments, the students in second
grade will demonstrate the following as measured by teacher observation:
1. Identify maracas as a percussion instrument
2. Perform rhythm patterns with maracas.
Materials
1. Maracas
2. Songs: Hello to All The Children of The World
3. Piano
Procedures
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Teacher models proper technique of maraca playing.
Students repeat a simple steady beat with maracas.
Echo and repeat rhythm patterns with maracas.
Have students accompany Hello to all the Children of the World with maracas.
Vocal Objective - Given the opportunity to practice in whole group ensemble, the students in
second grade will demonstrate the ability to sing and create original movements to “Welcome to
Bywood” as measured by a checklist utilized/completed by the music teacher.
Procedure
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
teacher models desired behavior
one student volunteers to demonstrate desired behavior
two students volunteer to demonstrate desired behavior
class practices informally with a time limit
class practices formally with a shorter time limit
Materials
1. digital recording of “Welcome to Bywood”
Assessment:
Class will be
assessed in whole
group by teacher
check list and
observation.
Advanced:
Demonstrates
ability to sing and
create original
movements
Proficient:
Demonstrates
ability to sing and
follow movement
by leader
Basic:
Demonstrates
ability to sing
Below Basic:
Does not
participate
1st grade
Vocal Objective - Given the opportunity to practice with a partner , the students in first grade will
demonstrate the ability to sing and act out the words to the traditional children’s song “Little Cabin
in the Woods” as measured by a checklist utilized/completed by the music teacher.
Procedure:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
teacher models desired behavior
one student volunteers to demonstrate desired behavior
two students volunteer to demonstrate desired behavior
class practices informally with a time limit
class practices formally with a shorter time limit
Materials
1. Teacher book of “Finger Plays for Little People.”
Assessment:
Class will be
assessed in whole
group by teacher
check list and
observation.
Advanced:
Proficient:
Basic:
Below Basic:
Sings and does
the motions
independently
Sings and does
the motions with
teacher
prompting
Sings with
teacher
prompting
Does not
participate
Rhythm Objective - Given the opportunity to identify, sing, and play rhythm patterns on quarter
notes and eighth notes on rhythm sticks, the students in first grade will demonstrate the following
as measured by teacher observation:
1. Ability to maintain a consistent tempo while playing rhythm sticks to a melody in 4/4 time.
Materials
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Rhythm sticks
Song: Zip-a-dee-doo-dah
Piano
Procedures
1. Teach rhythm patterns containing quarter notes and eighth notes through teacher modeling
and student imitating.
2. Illustrate a 4-beat rhythm pattern contain quarter notes and eighth notes on the
whiteboard
3. Hand out rhythm sticks.
4. Play 4 beat rhythm patterns on the rhythm sticks.
5. Sing “Zip-a-dee-do-da” while using rhythm sticks to a steady beat.
Assessment
Advanced –Student accurately performs all rhythm patterns containing quarter notes and eighth
notes
Proficient- Student accurately performs most rhythm patterns containing quarter notes and eighth
notes
Basic – Student accurately performs very few rhythm patterns containing quarter notes and eighth
notes
Below Basic – Student does not perform
National Standards for Music Education
1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. 2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a
varied repertoire of music. 3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments. 4. Composing and arranging music
within specified guidelines. 5. Reading and notating music. 6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music. 7. Evaluating
music and music performances. 8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the
arts. 9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.