Music Lesson Plan


Grade Level: 2nd grade
Date: 9/17-9/18


Lesson Activity: 1, 2, 3. Mama Caught a Flea!
-Lesson 2


Concepts: Expression          m       Form              y          Timbre        Texture/Harmony

Skills:       ing         ayi         Moving        Creating           n         Listening/Analyzing


Vocabulary:                                             Materials and Equipment:
beat, rhythm, quarter note, quarter rest,               flea magnets, rhythm notation board, white boards
eighth notes                                           & markers, mallets, xvlophones

Objectives:
TLW sing on pitch.
TLW notate and perform a rhythm using quarter notes, quarter rests, and eighth notes.
TLW notate a melody containing the pitches sol and mi.

Sunshine State Standards Achieved:
  Skills and Techniques
  0 1. The student sings, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. M.U.A. 1.1 (1,2)
  0 2. The student performs on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. M.U.A. 2.1 (1)
  0 3. The student reads and notates music. M.U.A. 3.1 (1)
  Creation and Communication
  0 1. The student improvises melodies, variations and accompaniments. M.U.B.1.1 (2)
  0 2. The student composes and arranges music within specific guidelines. M.U.B.2.1 ()
  Cultural and Historical Connections
  O 1. The student understands music in relation to culture and history. M.U.C.1.1 ()
  Aesthetic and Critical Analysis
  O 1. The student listens to, analyzes, and describes music. M.U..1.1 ()
  O 2. The student evaluates music and music performances. M.U.D.2.1 ()
  Applications to Life
  O 1. The student understands the relationship between music, the arts, and disciplines outside the arts. M.U.E.1.1 ()
  O 2. The student understands relationships between music and the world beyond the school setting. M.U.E.2.1 ()


Procedure:
1. Good morning song - echo song
2. Recall rhyme from previous lesson. Display rhythm with flea notation. Change to standard
        notation.
3. Practice writing rhythm of rhyme on white boards.
4. Pat rhythm on legs, alternating hands. Transfer to mallets. Practice with mallets on knees.
5. Model mallet technique on xylophones. Discuss location of high and low sounds. Explore the
instrument.
6. Improvise melody using the rhythm of the rhyme. Discuss the need and desire to notate song.