National Standards of Music

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Student Name: Becca Reeder Date: 12/3/2020

Lesson Topic and Grade: 3rd Grade, General Music – Cycle Day 11/12
National Standards of Music
MU:Pr4.2.4a Demonstrate understanding of the structure and elements of music (such as
rhythm, pitch, and form) in music selected for performance.
MU:Pr4.2.4c Explain how context informs a performance.
MU:Pr4.3.4a Demonstrate and explain how intent is conveyed through interpretive decisions
and expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, and timbre).
PA Academic Standards: Benchmarks/Indicators Covered
9.1.12.A Know and use the elements and principles of each art form to create works in the arts
and humanities. (pitch, rhythm)
Instructional Objectives:
 Students can read quarter and eighth note rhythms using rhythm syllables “du” and “du-
de.”
 Students can perform quarter and eighth note rhythm compositions using different
timbres on their Crash Kits.
 Students can maintain a steady beat while performing their crash kits.
Materials:
 iPad, Seesaw
 Student compositions
 “I Want to Know” Instrumental accompaniment track
 Crash kits
Instructional Sequence
 Rhythm sight reading
o T projects student compositions on the board.
o T leads students through rhythm echoes of four-bar phrases, and eventually all
16 beats of a composition.
o Then, Ss perform compositions using their crash kits.
o Once a strong level of group playing has been achieved with T pointing to the
rhythms on the board, incorporate the use of the accompaniment track.
 T instructs students to find the steady beat by clicking their sticks
together.
 After the steady beat has been found, T counts in and has all students
play the composition on the board. T points first time through, but
evaluates beat keeping and eventually allows them to be independent
readers.
o Repeat process and read through several compositions (3-5).
Closing Activity
 Final performance
o In-person students have the opportunity to perform their composition for the rest
of the class with the accompaniment.
o Virtual students should be given the accompaniment track to play along with.
They should record themselves playing with the track and turn it in via Seesaw.
Assessment
 Students are to be assessed informally throughout the lesson.
o Listen for accurate reading of quarter and eighth note rhythms, both via rhythm
syllables and Crash Kit.
 Students’ final performance will be assessed formally using the rubric below. T should
keep track of rubrics from both Lesson 4 and Lesson 5 and use the better scores (since I
did not anticipate having a 5th lesson originally, and this opportunity most likely
facilitates better beat keeping.)

0 1 2 3
Rhythm No evidence of Multiple Few rhythmic
performance accurate rhythmic errors errors while Accurate
rhythm while speaking speaking or rhythms
or playing playing
Steady Beat No evidence of Slight
a steady beat breaks/pauses Steady Beat
or rushing
Composition Composition
(appropriate Composition featured mostly
rhythmic Student did not did not feature appropriate Featured
values = “du” create a rhythm appropriate rhythmic appropriate
and “du-de”) composition rhythmic values values, but rhythmic values
included a few
other elements

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