Music Lesson Plans--Vanderford
Week of: May 11-15, 2009
**Lessons may vary due to PASS testing**
Dates | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Standards:
| V.B | | IX.D | IX.D | I.A, I.B |
Objectives:
| TLW review the note and rest values.
| TLW identify and describe the life and role of Beethoven as a musician. | TLW identify and describe the life and role of Beethoven as a musician. | TLW identify and describe the life and role of Beethoven as a musician. | TLW sing on pitch and in rhythm. |
Warm-up: | Sponge: If you were asked to compose a piece of music, what type of music would you compose (opera, symphony, musical, etc.)? Give reasons for your choice.
Theory: Lesson 10 | Sponge: Do you think being a composer would be an exciting career? Write a paragraph explaining your answer.
Theory: Lesson 11 | Sponge: If you were going to write an opera (a sung play), write a paragraph of what it would be about? Would it involve a lot of characters? Would it be happy or sad?
Theory: Lesson 12 | Sponge: Do you know of someone who writes or composes music? Tell me about them and their music. | Sponge: What is your favorite Disney song? Tell why it is your favorite. What movie was it from?
Theory: Lesson 13 |
Procedures:
| Game: War on Notes
This game will be used to review note and rest values.
| Word Splash: Students will work collaboratively in small groups reviewing material on our composer, Ludweg Beethoven. As they review and scan the material, students will choose and list significant words. Students will then create a word splash and present it to the class telling the significance of each word in relation to the composers life and works. | Bio-Poems: Students will work in collaborative groups to create a Bio-Poem on Beethoven. Bio-Poems will be shared with the class. | Video: Beethoven Lives Upstairs
Students will answer given questions. | Music: “Around the World with Disney” |
Assessment:
| Observation
| Observation / Presentation | Observation / Bio-Poems | Observation / Questioning | Observation |
Homework:
| none | none
| none | none | none |
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Lesson Plan for the Week of: May 11-15, 2009 Chorus---Vanderford
**PASS Testing**
Monday-Friday:
Lesson Objective: To sing on pitch and in rhythm using appropriate posture, diction and phrasing, and dynamics. To prepare music for upcoming events.
Standards: I.A, I.B, I.D, I.E, V.C
Lesson Segment(s): Sponge Activity / Sight Singing / Warm-up
Activities:
Sponge Activities: (all week)
1. What is your focus for today?
Warm-up: (all rounds will be sung in 2-6 parts)
MAH-AH, MAH-MEH
"Laughing, Singing"
"I've Got an Avocado"
“Black Socks”
“O Music”
“To Stop The Train”
“I am slowly going crazy”
Lesson Segment(s): Music (Selections will be made from the following)
Activities:
(main focus will be on pieces marked with *)
*"One Little Candle"
“The Silence and the Song” (cut-offs, phrasing, dynamics)
*"Autumn Vesper" (phrasing, diction, dynamics)
“Swinging On a Star” (diction, phrasing, dynamics)
*“J’entends Le Moulin” (diction, dynamics, phrasing)
“Promised Land” (diction, dynamics, phrasing)
“One Fine Day” (rhythm, pitch)
“Firefly” (rhythm, pitch)
“The Bare Necessities”
“Around the World with Disney” (enjoyment)
“American Pop Forever” (enjoyment)
Homework: none
Brain-Compatible Strategies used:
Cooperative Learning
Connecting Prior Knowledge
Music
