Preparation: (lead-in/hook/preparatory set/link to prior

knowledge)




Time
Teaching Sequence:






























Culmination: (consolidation of lesson)








Notes/Extension:






Musical Focus: concepts/skills to
emphasize
Singing Melody
Rhythm Timbre
Harmony Form
Movement Creating
Playing instruments
Expressive Qualities
Objectives: Learners will
o Be able to (behavioral):

o Understand (cognitive):

o Encounter (experiential):

o Change/add value (critical):

Materials:
National Standard(s) Addressed:
o Singing, alone & with others, a varied
repertoire of music
o Performing on instruments, alone & with
others, a varied repertoire of music
o Improvising melodies, variations and
accompaniments
o Composing & arranging music within
specific guidelines
o Reading and notating music
o Listening to, analyzing, and describing
music
o Evaluating music & music performances
o Understanding relationships between
music, the other arts, & disciplines outside
the arts
o Understanding music in relation to history
and culture
Assessment:
! Written ! Informal
! Individual ! Performance
! Group ! Other:

Name:____________________________ Date:______________________
Grade:_____________ Title:_____________________________________

Joel Michalchuk Feb. 27th, 2014
6th Grade Introduction to O Passo & Composition

- Rhythm of the Day
- Melody of the Day
do the basic steps of O Passo
the practicality of O Passo
guided composition
reading and performing rhythmic notation


- O Passo worksheet

- Rhythm flash cards

- Describe O Passo
- Brazilian music method focused on using the body
- Helps keep time/tempo by internalizing beat

- Show video of O Passo concert and Jumps in Time

- Explain and model steps
- Begin with cut time (1,2,1,2), then 4/4 (1,2,3,4)
- Have one or two students model with teacher

- Practice stepping and clapping (Call & Response)
- Begin basic (each rhythm starting on strong beats)
- Incorporate more complex rhythms (Tiri-Ti & Syncopation)

- O Passo: Basic Step Worksheet 1


- Composition Activity:
- Create rhythm in front of class, modeling how to use the
cards to compose
- Explain activity first
- Groups will be given a set of cards to choose from. Order
cards, 2 in a row, to create rhythmic composition
- Split class into groups of 5
- Students will have 5-10 min to organize a composition and
practice it
- If students finish 2 card composition early, have them
create another 2 cards and put the two segment together to create
a 4 card composition
- Circle up. Groups should be standing next to each other
with rhythm cards in front of them
- Groups perform compositions in clockwise order, buffering
each group's composition with the teacher rhythm

- RoD/MoD

- Introduction to O Passo

- Composition Activity

- Performance