Peer Teaching #1: Rote Song Lesson Plan

Final Draft
Teaching the Rote song:“The Maid Of Leko” (5 minute lesson)

Elizabeth Axler
9/21/2021

Lesson Topic and Grade: “The Maid of Leko”; 2nd Grade

PA Academic Standards (Benchmarks/Indicators) or National Standards of Music addressed

(MU:Pr5.1.2) b – Rehearse, identify and apply strategies to address interpretive, performance,
and technical challenges of music.

Instructional Objectives:

Objective(s):
-By the end of this lesson, students will be able to sing the rote song “The Maid of
Leko”,accurately, without teacher assistance.

Student Objectives:
-I can sing “The Maiden of Leko” with quality rhythm and pitch without teacher assistance
-I can perform the rote song with correct dynamics with teacher assistance
-I can match pitches and rhythms that the teacher demonstrates
Materials:
-Computer and projector (for Powerpoint)
-“The Maiden of Leko” The notation for the song can be found here:
https://www.bethsnotesplus.com/2015/09/maid-of-leko.html

-A safe space to sit/stand

Opening/Introduction Activity
Introduce Key Vocabulary:
-Rote Song- A song taught without music and printed lyrics. The song is taught by listening and
memorizing the rhythms, music, and words.

Teacher should keep introduction short because the lesson can only be 5 minutes
Learning Opportunities/Procedure:
After the opening/ introduction into Rote songs, the teacher will now begin to introduce the
song “The Maid of Leko”.

The teacher sings song all the way through, and the students listen/keep macrobeat (big beat)

The teacher sings the song again, and students listen/keep microbeat (little beat)

The teacher sings song and asks question about the lyrics or musical content. The students
listen/answer the question (this can be repeated depending on complexity)

The teacher sings the song one more time while students hum resting tone.

Students audiate the song with eyes closed and raise hand when they are done.
Now for students demonstrating song:

The teachers sings song again/does fill in the blank (if needed).

The teachers gives a preparatory cue:

Sings the tonic triad on “bum”

Then “ready sing” on starting pitch at the tempo of the song.

The students sing whole song. The teacher listens. The teacher will not sing with students,
even if they get lost.
Repeat/Isolate individual phrases if necessary.

Closing Activity
Teacher will take the lesson full circle and review what a rote song is, and explain what the students just
demonstrated.

Assessment:

-Teacher will assess if students completed the objectives shown above. Teacher will listen and decide if
students can sing “the Maiden of Leko” without teacher assistance.
- Teacher can also implement “self assessment” where each student holds up a number on how well they
think they did during the lesson.
Self Assessment:
3 = I totally get this. I could teach it to someone. 2 = I feel pretty good but I want more
practice. 1 = This is hard for me. I need help.

Adaptions
-The lesson will be available on Zoom for students who are impacted by COVID-19
-The lyrics will be on the screen so visual learners are able to participate
-Peer buddy to assist with difficult tasks
-Break down directions into one or two steps

My first adaptation for my lesson is in the Representation (resourceful) will be available on Zoom for
students who are impacted by COVID-19. This is a very important adaption for our current climate,
since the circumstances are not the students fault. So, it is important that we give students that must
be online an equal quality class and lesson to the in person students. We shouldn’t assume that
online learners will “adapt” to the times; as teachers we must adapt to the times

Another strategy I want to include is including the lyrics will be on the screen so visual learners are
able to participate. This is an important adaption, because not all students are going to find the
“repeat after me rote song” idea easy. To aid with memorization, putting the lyrics on the screen can
help. In addition, a strategy also under the Representation umbrella of UDL I want to include in my
lesson plan is using peer buddies to assist with difficult tasks. Sometimes, a student may feel
intimidated with learning from strictly the teacher talking at them. Peer on peer interaction can lesson
the “intimidation” of the classroom lesson. Especially for students with disabilities or ELL students,
having a peer interaction can be helpful and lesson the anxieties of the classroom. Students learn
 from peers very well.

One last idea I want to include in my lesson plan adaptions is breaking down directions into one or
two steps. This falls under the representation umbrella of UDL. For students with learning disabilities,
breaking down directions into one or two steps, and repeating these steps in the form of on-screen
words, repetition, and asking another student in the classroom, is going to help reinforce those
directions. It is not fair to expect students with learning disabilities to process and remember verbal
directions with only hearing it once.

Some aspects of the UDL that my Rote Lesson plan already includes were some aspects of action
and expression. I provided different ways to process the song including listening, actions (rhythmn)
and speaking. So I feel my lesson plan does this well. Also under the umbrella of action and
expression, I was clear with the class with our goals of completion and how far I wanted to get in the
lesson.

Sheet Music: