Unit Plan

Subject: Instrument Families

Unit Title: Instrument Families
Grade/Age Level: Third Grade

Standards-
Students will:
WVCSOs
a. - Perform on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
- Identify musical instruments, e.g., classroom, symphonic, folk, global, ect.
- Identify instruments unique to various global cultures.
- Identify aurally and visually orchestra, band and folk instruments.
- Distinguish between an orchestra and a band.
21s Century Skills
b. - Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Creativity

Big Idea- Students will learn about the instrument families of the orchestra and band.

Learning Objectives-
Students will be able to:
- Perform on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
- Identify musical instruments, e.g., classroom, symphonic, folk, global, ect.
- Identify instruments unique to various global cultures.
- Identify aurally and visually orchestra, band and folk instruments.
- Distinguish between an orchestra and a band.

Essential Questions-
- What are the differences between a band and orchestra (instruments,
sounds, performing aspects)?
- What are similarities within each instrument family?
- What are the characteristics of each instrument family?
- How do each instrument family make sound?









Summative Assessment-

1. Pre and Post-Test:

Name:___________________________________

Instrument Families/Pre-Test

Directions: Draw a line to connect the correct instrument name with its instrument.

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6.
String Bass


French Horn


Bass Drum


Flute


Saxophone


Snare Drum

Multiple Choice

7. What instrument family is the saxophone in?
A. Strings
B. Brass
C. Percussion
D. Woodwinds

8. What do brass instruments have?
A. Buttons
B. Valves
C. Keys
D. Strings

9. What percussion instrument do you scrape to make sound?
A. Snare Drum
B. Castanets
C. Xylophone
D. Guiro


Listening
Which instrument do you hear playing?

10. A. Trumpet
B. Violin
C. Snare Drum
D. Flute

11. A. Violin
B. Trombone
C. Flute
D. Snare Drum

12. A. Flute
B. Snare Drum
C. Trombone
D. Clarinet

13. A. Violin
B. Clarinet
C. Flute
D. Trombone



2. Instrument characteristic circles:
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3. Assessment for the percussion lesson:

Percussion Assessment
C: Correctly
NC: Not Correctly
Name: Student held the
instrument correctly.
Student is consistently
keeping a steady beat.



4. Instrument Matching Game: