Brittany Wade

Professor Bryan

6 April 2020

EDT 346E

Lesson Plan 6

Name of the curricular structure(s): Little Melba and Her Trombone by Katheryn Brown

Specific concepts to be taught:

I want the student to understand that

● Music and culture are intertwined

● Music has meaning

Standards:

ELA

1. RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

Social Studies

2. 8. Individuals are unique but share common characteristics of multiple groups.

Rationale: I decided to talk about music and how it is related to culture as well as feelings. In

the book they discuss how Melba was from Kansas City, a place where you could “feel the

music”. Melba always loved the sound of music and even created her own music and eventually

played the trombone. During this lesson I would like my students to think about the feelings of
the artist who created the music they listen to as well as their own feelings when they listen to

the music. I also want my students to think about the audience of the music they listen to. In the

book Melba toured the world and had many different audiences after many people did not want

to listen to her music. Students will be able to understand how audiences vary depending on the

music.

Materials:

1. Little Melba and Her Trombone by Katheryn Brown

2. Whiteboard

3. Youtube

4. Pencil

5. Paper

Step by step procedures:

1. First I will ask my students about the songs/generes/artist they listen to and why

2. I will read Little Melba and Her Trombone by Katheryn Brown

3. We will discuss the evolution of Melba’s music and her audience

4. Students will select a specific song/genre/artist

5. The students will then describe their pick and who they believe the audience/culture is as

well as their emotions while listening to the music

6. Students will share their findings

Cultural relevance, social justice, and/or linguistic pluralism:

This topic is relevant because students will be challenged to dig deeper when thinking of music.

Many times we listen to music without thinking about it as an actual art form. This lesson plan
will allow students to dig deeper and discover more about the music, themselves, and their

classmates creating more of a community.

Assessment:

I will assess my students during the time that they present their findings to the class. Students

should be able to understand the audience of the music as well as the reason/emotion behind the

music.