1-Intro To General Music 1-5 PP
1-Intro To General Music 1-5 PP
1-Intro To General Music 1-5 PP
General Music
Subject: General Music
Grade: Sixth Grade
Students will:
participate in a movement activity (Activating strategy).
review course syllabus and classroom
expectations (Instructional Activity).
review important topics covered in todays class
(Turn and Talk Summarizing Activity).
Essential Questions
Unit Essential Question: Why is music
important to your education?
Todays Essential Question: What skill did
you learn today and how will it make you a
better musician?
Activating Strategy:
MOVEMENT ACTIVITY
Who is the artist?
What is the title of the song?
Why would I choose to play this
song today?
Why am I having you move to the
music?
Instructional Activity
CLASSROOM EXPECTIONS
Students will:
What not to do
Summarizing Activity
Turn and Talk: Students will turn and
talk to the person next to them about
the following question:
What skill did you learn today and how
will it make you a better musician?
DAY 1 RECAP
Tomorrow you need:
Course Outline Signed
2 Pocket Folder
Pencil
Paper
Pre-Test Is Tomorrow
DAY 2 AGENDA
WELCOME BACK!
Students will
take the 6th grade music pre-test,
and then complete the Getting to
Know You worksheet.
DAY 3 AGENDA
ITS ME AGAIN!
Students need to:
Students will:
hand in course outline.
pair share how they think did on their pre-test and what kind
of learner to they think they are?(activity strategy).
organize your music folder, grade sheets, and learning log
(instruction activity).
complete the learning survey (instructional strategy).
answer essential question: What questions do you think you
got correct on your pre-test and what kind of learner do you
think you are?
Essential Question
What questions do you think you got
correct on your pre-test and why?
Activating Strategy
Students will pair-share with their table
partner how they think they did on their
pre-test and what kind of learner they think
they are.
DAY 4 AGENDA
Students will:
hand in course outline.
pair share their learning styles and what makes and
instrument and instrument (activating strategy).
participate in a drumming activity. (instructional
strategy).
review their graded pre-test, set up their music
folder: grade sheet, learning log (instructional
activity).
answer the essential question: What makes an
instrument an instrument?