George Mason University

Instrumental Music Lesson Plan

Name: Sarah Gebbia Date: January 29- February 4, 2017
Subject & Level: Beginner Band School: Haycock and KG

Materials: Instruments, music folders, SOE books, reeds, percussion, mouthpieces, etc.

Activity or Title of Music

Estimated Start/End Times
Standard(s) Procedure (SW/TW)
Assessment & Mastery

0:00 15:00 minutes o SW play warm up lines 1-3

o TW award stars for correct answers about rhythm/ counting
Warm-up Sheet o TW review eighth note counting on line 4
o SW play line 4
o TW repeat process for lines 5 and 6

15:00 45:00 minutes o SW look at Bb scale on back of warm-up sheet

o TW discuss/ write full scale on board
Concert Bb Scale
o TW write new fingerings on board, circle notes on sheet
o TW check individual students fingerings
o SW play individual notes
o TW model whole scale on clarinet, SW say and finger note
names along
o SW play through scale in whole notes

45:00- 60:00 minutes

o #45- TW write one measure of rhythm on board
Red Book Exercises o SW volunteer to write counting
o SW count in time
o SW count and clap rhythm
o SW tizzle and finger rhythm
o SW play rhythm on line #45
o TW repeat process for line #47
 George Mason University
Instrumental Music Lesson Plan
Name: Sarah Gebbia Date: January 29- February 4, 2017
Subject & Level: Advanced Band School: Haycock and KG

Materials: Instruments, music folders, SOE books, reeds, percussion, mouthpieces, etc.

Activity or Title of Music

Estimated Start/End
Times
Procedure (SW/TW)
Standard(s)
Assessment & Mastery

0:00 5:00 minutes o SW play F stretches in whole notes (ascending and

descending)
F Stretches

5:00 30:00 minutes o SW play Bb, Eb, F concert scales (review)

o TW review any missed fingerings, key signature, etc.
Concert Ab Scale o TW award stars for correct key signature answers
o TW write/ discuss concert Ab scale on board
o SW circle new notes on scale sheet
o TW teach new scale in groups of 4-5 notes at a time, played
in whole notes
o SW say note names and finger in time
o TW model on Clarinet while students are saying note names
and fingering along
o SW play scale ascending, then descending, then whole scale
in whole notes

30:00- 60:00 minutes

o #92- SW attempt to pass off
Red Book Exercises o TW teach rhythms and notes in 92, 2 measures at a time
o TW review notes and counting with students on board, taking
student volunteers and awarding stars (saying, tizzling,
fingering)
o #93, 98- TW repeat if time permits