Ethan Hutchinson

MUSE 250

Micro Teaching Lesson Plan

Anchor Standard #8: Perform a varied repertoire of music by playing instruments. Beginning
P.8.B.1: Play and become aware of correct posture, characteristic tone quality, correct tuning,
and intonation, good breath support, and proper hand position.

Objectives:
Students will be able to:
 Correctly and musically perform this arrangement of Ode to Joy with proper technique,
pitch accuracy, while following the written dynamics.

Materials:
 Instruments
 Piano (to assist in establishing tonal center; for beginning players)
 Score for Ode to Joy (copies provided by Instructor)

Procedure:
 Establish proper playing posture for each instrumentalist
 Begin breathing exercises to help further the control of breathing for each player
 Using the monitor to help control the flow of the breath, ask the students to inhale for
four counts, and exhale for four
 Repeat this process several times before changing the ratio to 4:8, 2:8, 2:16, and 1:16
respectively
 Buzz on the mouthpiece to warm up the lips so that the students are not playing the
instrument with cold muscles
 Work to slur between each of these pitches to help gain control of the muscles that are
used for each note
  Have the students look over their part within the song before reading through it as a
group
 Once they are comfortable with the notes, have them finger through the song as a group
while singing the pitches using solfege
 Ask the students to look through the piece one more time on their own
 Once secure in their part, play through it slowly as a group
 Once finished, I will take time to address small errors that I noticed throughout the
performance
 Play through the piece again after fixing any previous problems
 Continue to address any needed sections, perhaps playing through any parts with the
students as needed
 Play through the piece one final time, paying closer attention to dynamics and phrasing as
an ensemble

Closure/Assessment:
 On the final performance, I will be listening to assess the performance of each individual
player
 I will do so by listening to balance, correct pitch accuracy, proper dynamics, and the
overall general effect that they are able to create as an ensemble