NAME: Emily Gatlin

TITLE/TOPIC OF LESSON

I Hear My Song

GRADE LEVEL

7th and 8th grade Concert Choir

SUBJECT

Learning the melody

NATIONAL MUSIC
STANDARDS Select the
appropriate one(s)

MU: Pr4.2.7b- When analyzing selected

music, read and identify by name or
function standard symbols for rhythm,
pitch articulation, dynamics, tempo and
form.

MU: Pr4.2.8b- When analyzing selected

music, sight-read in treble or bass clef
simple rhythmic, melodic, and/or
harmonic notation.

OHIO MUSIC CONTENT

STANDARDS
Look up grade specific
content statement.
Write out in full.
http://education.ohio.gov/g
etattachment/Topics/Ohios-New-LearningStandards/Fine-Arts/OhioMusic-Standards-Final2.pdf.aspx

2PR- Perform accurately, independently

or collaboratively, with good posture
producing an appropriate tone quality.

3CE- Recognize and identify historical and

cultural contexts (e.g., time and place of
a music event) that have influenced
music.

LEARNER OBJECTIVE(S)

Students will read and understand

symbols for rhythm, pitch articulation,
dynamics, tempo and form.
Students will sight-read
Students will perform with good posture
and use appropriate tone quality while
singing
Students will recognize historical and
cultural contexts that have influenced the
music.
I Hear My Song sheet music.
Classroom keyboard

http://musiced.nafme.org/r
esources/nationalstandards-for-musiceducation/

MATERIALS

NAME: Emily Gatlin

LESSON PROCEDURE
ANTICIPATORY SET
Activity to focus student
attention on lesson,
activate prior knowledge,
create organizing
framework for the ideas to
follow.
STEP BY STEP
INSTRUCTION
Describe all teacher talk,
demonstration,
questioning, etc.

1.

2.

3.
4.

5.
6.
ASSESSMENT
How will you determine
that learner objective has
been met?

Introduce the new piece by starting with

the email received from the composer of I
Hear My Song; Cynthia Gray. Explain why
Cynthia wrote the piece of music, what it
means to her, and what expectations you
would like from the students while singing
the piece.
Good morning! Lets begin by first taking
out our music in our folders, and making
sure you have a pencil handy. Throughout
the rehearsal, if youre missing a note, or
need help remembering something that is
said, please write it in your music.
Today, we will all be learning the melody
together. Lets try sight-reading from the
beginning. Ill play the piano part with you
to help along the way. While sight
reading, its important to know that you
shouldnt stop singing, even if a certain
part trips you up- keeping going and find
your way back in. (Begin sight-reading
from the top).
(Go over any problem areas from page 2-3
after sight-reading once through).
Now that we have that part figured out,
please turn to page 6. Youll notice that
we have the melody reoccurring but with
different words. Lets start at the top of
page 6. Remember- same melody,
different words. The rhythm might be a
little different too. See if you can catch
those sections! (Begin playing from the
top of page 6 to the bottom of page 7).
(Go over any problem areas from those
pages)
Excellent! We have just learned the
melody/verses to this piece.
Students will sing proper notes and with
good tone quality during rehearsal.
Students will respond to Cynthia Grays
email through class discussion.

NAME: Emily Gatlin

CLOSURE
Statements/activities
designed to review/clarify
key points of lesson,
assign homework, preview
next lesson.

Next class, we will review the verses, and

continue to working on the refrain part of
the piece. Get ready- this piece splits into
3 parts!