National Content Standards for Music Education

1.  Singing alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music

2.  Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music

3.  Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments

4.  Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines

5.  Reading and notating music

6.  Listening to, analyzing, and describing music

7.  Evaluating music and music performance

8.  Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outsides the arts

9.  Understanding music in relation to history and culture

November 10-14 , 2008

Lesson 4 (DP)

Standards: 1,2,3,5,6

Objective:  SWBAT move and echo patterns to a steady beat, create their own rhythmn pattern and play it on a percussion instrument, echo basic diatonic patterns, sing a simple song with confidence, and identify the notes of the treble staff, play BAG songs on the recorder.

1.  Notes of the staff mini-quiz

2.  Circle- review break policy, one word stories

3.  Dancing- Paul Simon dance

4.  Singing- Pass the Do, have everyone echo around the circle.  Return to seats.  Sing from America Sings

5.  4/4 patterns - chanting patterns

6.  Playing Percussion- Pass out a variety of percussion instruments..  We will echo patterns and

                                    play one round of improv.

7.  Recorders- Make first sound on recorders, begin working through BAG sheet

8.  One word whip- confidence

Assessment:  Observation, Verbal Feedback, Mini-quiz

Lesson 5 (DP)

Standards: 1,2,3,5,6

Objective:  SWBAT move and echo patterns to a steady beat, create their own rhythmn pattern and play it on a percussion instrument, echo basic diatonic patterns, sing a simple song with confidence, and identify the notes of the treble staff, play BAG songs on the recorder.

1.  Bell-ringer- kinds of notes and rests

2.  Circle- Have you ever?

3.  Dancing- Paul Simon dance ask for volunteers to suggest movements.

4.  Singing- Pass the Do, have everyone echo around the circle, Solfeggio, Sing from America Sings

5.  4/4 patterns - chanting patterns

6.  Playing Percussion- Pass out a variety of percussion instruments..  Begin playing some 4/4 patterns

7.  Recorders- BAG sheets.  Assess students by hearing them play in small groups, Introduce improvisation pattern

8.  One word whip- One job that you can think of that uses music in some way

Assessment:  Observation, Verbal Feedback, Small group