Lesson Plan Template

Teacher: Solomon Encina

Subject: Band
Lesson Title: “Finding A Way” Progression

Classroom Details Content Details

Time: 10:15am Grade: 9-12
Equipment: Instruments Standard(s): 2.4 CalArts Standards
Resources: Chorale books Objective: Begin to work on dynamics
and articulations on a particular work of
music.

Time Lesson Element What is the What are the Notes / Tips
in teacher doing? students doing?
mins.
5 Student Friendly Tell students: Listening intently.
mins. Objective By the end of the
lesson you should
be able to play
“Finding a Way”
with the
beginnings of
playing with good
dynamics and
articulation.
10 Link to prior Warming up the Playing their
mins. knowledge band using scales instrument and
(pre-assessment) exercises and following
chorales. instructions.
5 Input / Modeling Bring out the Playing their
mins. piece, and have instrument and
the students begin working individually.
to play a little bit
of it on their own.
2 Transition Bring the students Stopping their
mins. back out of the individual work and
individual work to beginning to prepare
get ready for an for an ensemble run
ensemble run through.
through.
10 Guided Practice Conduct the band Playing their
mins. (checking for in a run through instruments along
understanding) of the piece. with my conducting.

3 Transition Give feedback on Listening intently.

mins. their performance,
and allow them
time to go into
sectionals to work
within their
groups.
45 Independent Observing each of Working alongside
mins. Practice the groups to their section leaders
(ongoing ensure they are and each other to
assessment) getting their work achieve the goals of
done. the music.
2 Transition Guides the Stopping their
mins. students out of sectional work and
sectionals back preparing to perform
into the large back with the
ensemble. ensemble.
10 Closure Go through the Playing their
mins. (post-assessment) piece one more instruments along
time and identify with my conducting.
spots in the music
that are noticeably
better.