Ingrid Gross

Percussion Lesson Plan – Brandenburg Concerto

Percussion Methods
Ryan

1) Time Needed – 10 to 12 minutes

2) Materials Needed – Marimba, two vibraphones, sticks, music, stands, pencils
3) Learning Objectives – The students will learn to play the Brandenburg Concerto with note
and rhythmic accuracy, as well as musical phrasing.
4) Assessments - The students will play the Brandenburg Concerto with note and rhythmic
accuracy, as well as musical phrasing.
5) Personal Goals – I will try to not talk too much, and stick to my lesson plan.
6) Procedure
 BEFORE CLASS
o Have instruments, stands, and sticks all ready for students
 WARMUP
o F major scale, alternating hands, repeat top note
 FIRST AND SECOND SYSTEM
o What sticking would be best for the first four measures?
o Finger play and sing parts
 Can you sing at the written dynamic?
 No trills/rolls
o Play through on mallets slowly
 If parts 1 and 3 need extra practice, have Part 2 finger through their part at
measure 7 while I work with the other parts
o Phrasing – where is the phrase going?
 don’t let the parts get too “notey”
 PUT IT TOGETHER
o Play the first two systems all together with rolls (if they can)
o Keep in mind
 dynamics
 phrasing
 listen to each other!!
 THIRD AND FOURTH SYSTEM (if time)
o Repeat steps from earlier systems
o Bring out the third on the last chord (Part 2)
7) Closure – You guys did great today! I liked how you were accurate with your notes and
rhythms, and demonstrated musical phrasing.