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Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan
Opening:
Say hello
Review and chant the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 song and clapping rhythm
Transition –
Primary Focus:
Objective:
Students will improvise a melody in pentatonic to a set rhythm over a walking bass line.
Assessment:
Every student will solo their improvisation over the walking bass line. This will ensure they are playing
the correct rhythm and keeping the beat over a bass line.
Standard:
Generate musical ideas (such as rhythms, melodies, and accompaniment patterns) within specific
related tonalities, meters, and simple chord changes. MU:Cr1.1.5b
Transition –
Put away xylophones and form two intertwined circles in the center of the room
Change of Pace:
Objective:
Students will express dynamic and texture changes through a choreographed movement to O Fortuna.
Standard:
Exhibit music literacy by speaking and writing about music; interacting with subject-specific words,
symbols, and notation; and presenting musical concepts through movement, gestures, or other non-
verbal means. MU:Cn10.1.5a-WI
Transition –
Secondary Focus:
Objective:
Standards:
When analyzing selected music, read and perform using standard notation. MU:Pr4.2.5b
Rehearse to refine technical accuracy and expressive qualities to address challenges, and show
improvement over time. MU:Pr5.1.5b
Transition –
Closing:
Objective:
Students will preliminarily listen to Edelweiss and connect to what they are learning about WWII in
English and History.
Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between music and the other arts or subject areas,
including musical and extra-musical considerations. MU:Cn11.1.5b-WI