Music Lesson Plan


Grade Level: 2nd grade
Date: 10/1-10/2


Lesson Activity: 1, 2, 3. Mama Caught a Flea!
-Lesson 4


Concepts: Expression          m       Form          E              Timbre        Texture/Harmony

Skills:                               Moving           in               i        Listening/Analyzing


Vocabulary:                                             Materials and Equipment:
beat, rhythm, quarter note, quarter rest,               mallets, xylophones, composition templates, pencils
eighth notes, sol. mi, compose

Objectives:
TLW sing on pitch.
TLW notate and perform a rhythm using quarter notes, quarter rests, and eighth notes.
TLW create and perform 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. 1.2 (1,2)
  0 2. The student performs on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. M.U.A. 2.2 ()
  0 3. The student reads and notates music. M.U.A. 3.2 ()
  Creation and Communication
  O 1. The student improvises melodies, variations and accompaniments. M.U.B.1.2 ()
  0 2. The student composes and arranges music within specific guidelines. M.U.B.2.2 ()
  Cultural and Historical Connections
  O 1. The student understands music in relation to culture and history. M.U.C.1.2 ()
  Aesthetic and Critical Analysis
  0 1. The student listens to, analyzes, and describes music. M.U.D.1.2 ()
  O 2. The student evaluates music and music performances. M.U.D.2.2 ()
  Applications to Life
  O 1. The student understands the relationship between music, the arts, and disciplines outside the arts. M.U.E.1.2 ()
  O 2. The student understands relationships between music and the world beyond the school setting. M.U.E.2.2 ()


Procedure:
1. Good morning song - echo song
2. Review reading and playing sol, mi patterns on xylophones.
3. Distribute teacher-prepared composition templates.
        Group 1: regular pencils only
        Group 2: green colored pencil for sol, orange colored pencil for mi
4. Model aligning notes with words; allow students to choose and notate their own melodies.
5. Practice individual melodies at instruments.
        Group 1: non-colored, neutral mallets
        Group 2: green mallet for sol, orange mallet for mi
6. Allow each student to perform own composition from their notation. Record each performance for
        later scoring.