Teaching and Conducting Lab

Lesson Plan Template

Teacher/Conductors Name:
Rehearsal Objective (Given certain conditions, what will your students be able to DO and to what degree?)
The students will rehearse the piece Balladair and will play the piece with pulse within the 8 minute teaching segment
Assessment of the Rehearsal (How will you know if your students can do what they need to? What form(s) of assessment will you
use to know this?)
The students will be assesed by their accuracy with lining up their rhythms with the tempo
Fill in the time line based on prior information given to you regarding teaching time for your lesson!
Rehearsal Plan (A step by step plan for the rehearsal - with timing - that leads to your objective.)
Time
0:00-1:00

Activity
Warm-up

Description
Playing scales concert Bb
Major and G Major
ascending and descending
at 70 BPM reading from the
provided scale sheets

Purpose of Activity
Teaching the students how to play
to play together as an ensemble
while also familarizing them with
the keys used in Balladair.

1:00-2:00

Listening to
measure 1-9 of
Balladair

2:00-4:00

Establishing
pulse in
measures 1-9

Students will listen to a

section of the Balladair
while they finger along to
their parts
First, the students will sing
the part while they maintain
a macro beat in their heels
and the micro beat in the
taps on their collarbone.
The teacher will provide
feedback for the students
about their rhythmic
accuracy. Once the students
have sang with 90%

This will give students an idea of

how the piece sounds like and to
hear what a group with good pulse
would sound like
To have the students play together
the music with accurate pulse and
rhythm

Assessment
The teacher will ask the students
what the key signature is for both
of the scales and assess the
accuracy of the answer. Then the
teacher will assess the accuracy of
the notes and rhythms played by
the students.
The teacher will watch students to
ensure they are on task and
focusing by seeing if they are
fingering along with the music.
The teacher will listen to assess
accuracy of rhythm and entrances
during singing and pitch and
rhythm accuracy during instrument
playing at the correct tempo of 70
BPM.

4:00-6:00

Establishing
pulse in
measures 9-17

6:00-8:00

Run Through
Measures 1-17

accuracy they will apply

this knowledge to their
instrument and play these
measures. The teacher will
then provide feedback on
rhythms and entrances and
will repeat if neccesary.
First, the students will sing
the part while they maintain
a macro beat in their heels
and the micro beat in the
taps on their collarbone.
The teacher will provide
feedback for the students
about their rhythmic
accuracy. Once the students
have sang with 90%
accuracy they will apply
this knowledge to their
instrument and play these
measures. The teacher will
then provide feedback on
rhythms and entrances and
will repeat if neccesary.
Students will receive a prep
guesture and perform
measures 1-17 with pulse
and rhythmic accuracy at
70 BPM. The teacher will
use any leftover time to
either repeat a section or to
answer questions students
may have about pulse.

To have the students play together

the music with accurate pulse and
rhythm.

The teacher will listen to assess

accuracy of rhythm and entrances
during singing and pitch and
rhythm accuracy during instrument
playing at the correct tempo of 70
BPM.

The students will perform the

pitches and rhythms and apply
what they learned about pulse to
the segment they are performing

The teacher will listen and assess

the accuracy of the rhythm and the
entrances of the players while hey
play at 70 BPM. If enough time,
the teacher will also assess by the
oral responses of the students.