METRO SCHOOL LESSON PLAN
NAME: JANE HUBER
DATE: MAY 2013
CONTENT AREA: MUSIC
NC ESSENTIAL STANDARDS for MUSIC:
SING
K. Musical Literacy 1: Apply the elements of music and musical techniques in order to sing music with accuracy
and expression.
PLAY
K. Musical Literacy 1: Apply the elements of music and musical techniques in order to play music with accuracy
and expression.
MOVE
1. Musical Response 1.1: Use corresponding movements or actions to respond to prominent music characteristics
such as patterns in rhythm.
LISTEN
2. Musical Response 1.1: Illustrate prominent characteristics or specific musical events while listening to music.
MAY THEMES and ACTIVITIES
 Quarter note and eighth note rhythms chanting ,playing and echoing – LOOSE TOOTH(elementary)
 Explore rhythm instruments at table stations- (elementary).
 Explore movement by listening and responding to IF YOU’RE HAPPY SUMMER’S COMING and MR.
TROLL(elementary)
 Explore LITERACY by patterning, repetition and rhyming using MISS MARY MACK
 Participate in the song and activity for FLAVOR OF THE MONTH (ice cream) (middle school)
 Explore BEACH MUSIC as a musical style (middle school)
 Explore GLOBAL STUDIES by listening to and moving to music from HAWAII (middle and high school)
 Composer of the month – RICHARD WAGNER (high school)
 Drumming patterns for SUMMER’S COMING (high school
 Music journals (MS-HS) – new entries for the month.
LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION:
SYMBOLIC LEVEL-students communicate with symbols- read words/sing lyrics independently with voices
or with assistive technology. Play instruments independently or with assistive technology by following musical
notation.
EARLY SYMBOLIC-students demonstrate emerging knowledge of symbols. Read words/play instruments
and follow notation by use of PIC symbols and/or verbal cues.
PRE SYMBOLIC-students associate objects or physical settings with routine activities. Read words/sing using
PIC symbols, verbal cues and/or physical assistance. Play instruments by imitation and with physical
assistance.
TEACHER ASSISTANTS are utilized to provide one on one assistance with individual students as needed to
manipulate rhythm instruments, PIC symbols, sentence strips, and Music Journals. TA’s provide physical
assistance to students as needed to imitate the dance movements and participate in “Mr. Troll.” TA’s assist with
student behaviors and keep data as needed.
21st CENTURY SKILLS incorporated in these music plans include communication, cooperation, use of
technology and assistive devices, and global studies (Hawaii and Germany)
OBJECTIVE and ACTIVITY:
ELEMENTARY CLASSES
 EXPLORE INSTRUMENTS at table stations. Rotate the instruments including bells, drums, wooden
shakers, and cymbals. Use instruments to accompany a variety of children’s CD’s. Activity should last 1015 minutes. Keep data to track students’ progress and participation. Also accompany the end of school song
“We Will Remember” on wooden and metal xylophones.
 EXPLORE RHYTHM RHYMES. (Essential Standard K.ML.2.3 – Recognize by sound quarter note and
quarter rest durations) Reproduce by clapping, tapping, playing instruments, chanting, bodily movement, or
eye gaze. This month the new rhyme is “I Had a Loose Tooth” Accompany on rhythm instruments. One
student will play the continuous steady pulse on the drum or by using a switch. Select an instrument to
represent the sound of key words in the chant – loose tooth, wiggly jiggly, thread, pulled, head. Play the
instruments at the correct time as the rhyme is chanted. Try performing this as a round and also without
saying the words – internalize the words and the beat.
 EXPLORE PATTERNING by singing, playing and bodily responding to the patterns and repetitive
rhythmic pattern of “Miss Mary Mack” Use PIC symbols.
 EXPLORE MOVEMENT by participating in the activity “Mr. Troll.” Students will listen for their name
to know when to cross the bridge. Respond as able on hearing their name. Also move as directed and as
able to the song “If You’re Happy Summer’s Coming”
MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSES

MUSIC JOURNALS FOR MAY: add pages for the ice cream activity, Hawaii and beach music.
Students will share their journal entries and choices with peers.
 MUSICAL STYLE FOR MAY: BEACH MUSIC. Listen to selections and accompany with
rhythm instruments. Discuss the style characteristics including the instruments heard and the topics
(beach, dancing, surfing, cars, etc.) Name the groups – Beach Boys, Jan and Dean. View You Tube
selections of shag dancing.
 GLOBAL JOURNEY FOR MAY: Travel to Hawaii. Listen to ukulele music and try playing a
ukulele. Watch the You Tube video of “Lovely Hula Hands” and copy the movements and discuss

their meaning. Listen to/Sing along with “Aloha My Friends” and discuss the Hawaiian words used
in the song.
LITTERACY ACTIVITY FOR MAY: using the song “Flavor of the Month” discuss various
flavors of ice cream mentioned in the song. Names are printed on sentence strips for students to
match to the chart at the front of the room. View the You Tube trip to a Ben and Jerry’s factory and
the video “Let’s Have Fun at the Ice Cream Factory” Talk about the process of making ice cream
and the ingredients. Select your favorite flavor and/or create a new one. Graph the choices at the
front of the room.
HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES:
 MUSIC JOURNALS FOR MAY: entry for Hawaii and Wagner. Share journal entries
and picture selections with peers.
 MUSICAL COMPOSER FOR MAY: Richard Wagner, whose birthday is May 22,
1813. MATH question – how old is he this year? Listen to selections by Wagner including
“Bridal Chorus” from Lohengrin and other selections from his operas. Discuss the styleopera and compare a Wagner opera to The Magic Flute that we studied in March. Where
do we usually hear the Bridal Chorus? Point out Germany on the map.
 IMPROVING MUSICAL SKILLS FOR MAY: drumming. Using the CD “Summer’s
Coming” practice drumming with hands and with mallets on a variety of classroom drums
including the gathering drum. Work to establish communication and cooperative skills to
drum together as a group on the big drum. Select a class leader who will establish the beat
and drum pattern. Students will demonstrate and lead the class.
 GLOBAL JOURNEY FOR MAY: Travel to Hawaii. Listen to ukulele music and try
playing a ukulele. How does it compare to a guitar? Watch the You Tube video of “Lovely
Hula Hands” and copy the movements and discuss their meaning. Listen to/Sing along
with “Aloha My Friends” and discuss the Hawaiian words used in the song.
 MUSICAL COMPARISON OF STYLES: compare the Hawaiian version of “It’s a
Wonderful World” to the Louis Armstrong version we listened to in April (jazz month)
Use PIC symbols to reproduce the lyrics.
 MOVEMENT TO MUSIC: as a review of the jazz unit in April, follow the dance moves
demonstrated on the video for “So Cool” a selection we sang and played in April.
MATERIALS/TECHNOLOGIES NEEDED:
ELEMENTARY CLASSES
 Rhythm pattern on display for “I Had a Loose Tooth”
 Rhythm instruments arranged at tables and CD’s of children’s music from the elementary
curriculum
 CD from Music K-8 for “Miss Mary Mack” – also Pic symbols for the main words
 CD from Music Express for “If You’re Happy Summer’s Coming”
 Keyboard to play “Mr. Troll”
MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSES
 Individual Music Journals, glue sticks, markers, sheets prepared for Hawaii entries, ice cream flavors,
Beach music, and music pictures to select from.
 CD’s of Beach music and videos on You Tube with handouts and worksheets.
 Music K-8 magazine and CD – “Flavor of the Month” Pictures and PICS of ice cream flavors and
worksheets to create new flavors.
 Music K-8 CD of “Aloha My Friends”
 You Tube video of “Lovely Hula Hands”
HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES:
 Individual music journals, glue sticks, markers, sheets prepared for entries for Hawaii and Wagner
 Music K-8 magazine and CD – “Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin”
 You Tube videos of “It’s a Wonderful World” performed by Louis Armstrong and a Hawaiian
performer
 Music Express CD of “Summer’s Coming” as a drumming activity
 Music K-8 video of choreography for “So Cool”
SUMMARY/CLOSURE/ASSESSMENT:
Assessment will be through teacher observation of performances of songs, including singing melodies,
copying teacher’s movements, reproducing motions and rhythmic patterns, and student data sheets
charting student participation and behavior. The teacher will observe students’ good listening skills,
ability to follow directions, success in taking turns, and level of participation in music activities and class
discussions. I utilize a Music Class Data sheet to chart student progress and a Reflections Journal where I
analyze the effectiveness of the lesson – what was successful and what needs to be adapted. Elementary
students’ success in playing rhythm instruments is charted using Data Tracker. I select and utilize a
student class leader for each high school class. Were the students able to participate as able in each of
these 4 areas –singing, playing, moving, and listening?