Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Lesson
Focus

Rhythmic Accuracy/ Tone Quality

Subject/Gra
de

Sr. Band

Unit

Year End Cocnert

Date
Time
Duratio
n
Teache
r

April 20, 2016

63 Minutes
Mrs. Riley

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

GLOs:

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SLOs:

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
- The students will perform accurate rhythms between changing metres.
- The students will interpret the music and create phrases.
- The students will contrast dynamics and styles of the pieces.

ASSESSMENTS
Observations:
Key Questions:

Products/Performa
nces:

Group

discussion, commenting on other sections, rehearsal

How do we keep in tune with each other?
What is the bass rhythm?
Can we hear the melody? Who has it?

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

Technique and Musicianship- Pearson and Nowlin
Homeward Bound- Keen arr. Karrick
Finale- Beethoven arr. Cowherd

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Baton
Homeward Bound Score
Finale Score
Technique and Musicianship Book
Instruments to demonstrate

PROCEDURE
Introduction
Attention Grabber
Learning Activity
#1

Musical Joke
Body
Warm up:
1. Breathing exercises
2. F Major scale with articulations, staccato, legato,
accented beat 1
3. F Major scale with different articulations and dynamics
(p-f)
4. Rhythm accuracy on Finale Concepts page

Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Observation on what the students playing. Watching for

tuning, tone and rhythmic accuracy.

Learning Activity
#2

Finale:
1. Run through the first part of the piece.
2. Work on dynamics
3. Work on the transition at 76 from 4/4 to 6/8 to 2/2
Section comments when Im breaking down rhythms.
Observation to help students understand the rhythm.
Management: sections will be asked how they think the
section did as a group.
Homeward Bound
1. Start at the beginning of the piece
2. Melody rhythm activity- have everyone find where they
have the rhythm in the piece, clap it together, then play

Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Learning Activity
#3

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

Time
2
Time

15

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Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

it.
3. Move from measure 22 forward watching for dynamics
and introduce emotions
4. Play from the beginning
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Group Discussion on emotions for the piece and how it affects

our playing. Management from above will also apply

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe