Web-based Lesson Plan
Lesson/Unit Title:
Significant jazz musicians of the “bebop” era
Setting/Grade Level:
High School
Time needed for lesson:
Multiple day lesson, 45 minute sessions
Long-term unit goals:
At end of unit, students will be tested on whether they have absorbed and processed
the information of the unit. This will be evaluated in a testing environment where
students will be asked to identify, through a listening example, who the bebop artist
is. Bonus or additional points will be assigned based on the amount of “extra”
pertinent information is provided, to include name of song, album, members of band,
release date. Further, students will be required to identify what is and isn’t bebop
jazz. This will also be evaluated through listening and will require students to listen
to short musical selections and evaluate through acquired information during
lessons to determine if it is or is not bebop jazz.
Lesson Objectives:
To give students a knowledgebase of “bebop” jazz that makes them more functional
as jazz musicians.
Materials and resources (including websites) needed:
Powerpoint, Spotify, Itunes, youtube, jeopardylabs.com, noteflight
Additional technology considerations (lab/single computer, presentation
tools, network resources, etc.):
Procedures (add rows if necessary)
Time
Procedure
Day 1
15minutes Introduce through song. Play a song from of an influential Bebop’r.
(Itunes, youtube, spotify) basesd on availability
25 minutes Biography on 2 artists (powerpoint). Includes pictures and
associated media
5 minutes Discussion on theory of bebop jazz (utilizing noteflight to illustrate
scale patterns)
5 minutes Review of day and questions. *highlight major points.
Day 2
15minutes Introduce through song. Play a song from of an influential Bebop’r.
(Itunes, youtube, spotify) basesd on availability
25 minutes Biography on 2 artists (powerpoint). Includes pictures and
associated media
5 minutes Discussion on theory of bebop jazz (utilizing noteflight to illustrate
scale patterns)
5 minutes Review of day and questions. *highlight major points.
Day 3
10 minutes Introduce through song. Play a song from of an influential Bebop’r.
(Itunes, youtube, spotify) basesd on availability
10 minutes Biography on artist (powerpoint). Includes pictures and associated
media
5 minutes Discussion on theory of bebop jazz (utilizing noteflight to illustrate
scale patterns)
5 minutes Review of day and questions. *highlight major points.
Day 4
15 minutes Introduce through song. Play a song from of an influential Bebop’r.
(Itunes, youtube, spotify) basesd on availability
25 minutes Biography on artist (powerpoint). Includes pictures and associated
media
5 minutes Discussion on theory of bebop jazz (utilizing noteflight to illustrate
chord analysis)
5 minutes Review of day and questions. *highlight major points.
Day 5
5 minutes Divide class into 2 teams (does not need to be even)
35 minutes Class participates in “bebop jeopardy” utilizing jeopardylabs.com
5 minutes Discussion of weekend homework. *students will notate a minimum
of 2 bebop scales in standard 8th note form, followed by 2 4 bar
musical examples where they use a “bebop scale” in writing out a
lick. Students should pay attention to not exceed their playable
range on their instrument. Students will utilize Noteflight for this
project and present following the weekend.
Day 6
5 minutes Homework turn in and short review of previous weeks topics
40 minutes Test
Method of assessment/evaluation:
Students will be assessed based on their ability to recall information presented
during the unit. Students will be required to recall information upon being
prompted through a listening example.
Standards addressed through this lesson/unit: