Lesson Plan

Name: Rose Mooney Date: 2/25/20

Grade/Class: Elementary methods recorder Lesson # 1

1. Lesson Objectives: (measurable/observable, based on standards and

frameworks)
Students will learn how to play D and C on the recorder
and be able to create their own composition by memory (not notated) using the
notes B,A,G,D,C
Students will know and be able to…Play …
…Create
National Standards and Frameworks: (list specifics, number and description)
Creating, Performing, and Responding

MU:Cr1.1.3a

Improvise rhythmic and melodic ideas, and describe connection to specific purpose and context (such as
personal and social).

MU:Cr1.1.3b

Generate musical ideas (such as rhythms and melodies) within a given tonality and/or meter.

MU:Cr2.1.3a

Demonstrate selected musical ideas for a simple improvisation or composition to express intent, and
describe connection to a specific purpose and context.

MU:Cr3.2.3a

Present the final version of personal created music to others, and describe connection to expressive intent.

MU:Pr4.1.3a

Demonstrate and explain how the selection of music to perform is influenced by personal interest,
knowledge, purpose, and context.

MU:Pr4.2.3a

Demonstrate understanding of the structure in music selected for performance

MU:Re7.1.3a

Demonstrate and describe how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests,
experiences, or purposes.

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MU:Re7.2.3a

Demonstrate and describe how a response to music can be informed by the structure, the use of the
elements of music, and context (such as personal and social).

MU:Re8.1.3a

Demonstrate and describe how the expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo) are used in
performers’ interpretations to reflect expressive intent.

MU:Cn10.0.3a

Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating,
performing, and responding to music.

2. Assessment/product/process/skill result: (evidence of learning, based on

objectives)
Students will create a composition at end of lesson to perform in class-
Match assessment to objective

3. Required prior knowledge/skills:

- Must know how to play B,A,G

4. Review and/or support for new skills needed:

- Play hot cross buns to review B,A,G

5. Accommodations: (special needs and/ ELL)

Students can still compose a song using these notes but can sing it if needed
What about the playing assessment?

6. Materials, Repertoire, Equipment needed:

- Recorders
- Hot cross buns
- When the saints
- Ode to joy

7. Lesson Sequence:
A. Opening - sing hello song and name song (2 minutes)
B. Learning Activities and Pacing
- Review B,A,G fingerings and play hot cross buns (3 minutes)
- Learn when the saints through singing by call and response with marching to
the beat (5 minutes)
- Teach students C and D fingering because it is in the new song (5 minutes)
- Apply notes to when the saints (play just by seeing note letters on board) (10
minutes)
- Create original composition (10 minutes) with guidelines:
o Time limit (no longer than 30 seconds)
o No need to notate (can be done by memory)

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 o Has to start and end in the tonic (use do) (what feels like home?)
o Needs to include B,A,G,D,C
(number and list as many as needed, specific learning experiences
and instruction, specific instructions for students and teacher
reminders, including review, pacing is allotted time)
C. Assessment Activity
Students will perform their original composition in front of the class at
the end (10 minutes)
(description of evidence of learning from #2, formal or informal, with
pacing, either embedded in learning activities or separate)
D. Summative Activity/Closing/Wrap-up: review what students learned
(two new notes (C and D) by asking them what new notes they
learned and that they were able to compose a piece
E. Secondary/alternative plans: (what could go wrong and how to fix it)
Freeze dance at end if students are not focused enough to create
composition or are too reserved to perform in front of peers

8. Agenda: (to be posted in the classroom)

Welcome!
Hot Cross Buns
New song!
Make your own song on recorder
Closing

9. Assignment and Due Date: (if applicable) N/A

10. Teacher Reflection/Evaluation: (following lesson, reflect on process and

student response, revisions needed for future use of lesson or subsequent
lessons) N/A
This is a very good first version- it just needs some tweaking for objectives
and assessments A-