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This document outlines a music lesson plan for 6th grade students on creating rhythmic patterns in different time signatures. It includes 3 hands-on activities where students will create their own rhythmic patterns, notate patterns they hear, and explore the connection between rhythm and heart rate. Assessment is performed through rubrics and performance-based tasks to evaluate students' understanding and ability to work with time signatures.

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Lesson Plan

This document outlines a music lesson plan for 6th grade students on creating rhythmic patterns in different time signatures. It includes 3 hands-on activities where students will create their own rhythmic patterns, notate patterns they hear, and explore the connection between rhythm and heart rate. Assessment is performed through rubrics and performance-based tasks to evaluate students' understanding and ability to work with time signatures.

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Subject: Music

Grade Level: Grade 6

Objective: Creates rhythmic patterns in time signatures of 2/4, 3/4, 4/4,


and 6/8.

Learning across the curriculum:

- Mathematics (Fractions)

- Physical Education (Dancing to different time signatures)

- Science (Exploring the relationship between rhythm and heart rate)

Elicit:

Access prior knowledge of students by asking questions such as:

- What is rhythm?

- What are time signatures?

- Can you give examples of songs in different time signatures?

Engage:

1. Play a popular song in 4/4 time signature and ask students to clap along.

2. Show a video of a dance performance and ask students to identify the time
signature of the music.

3. Play a rhythmic pattern in 6/8 time signature using percussion instruments and
ask students to identify the time signature.

Explore:

Activity 1: Rhythmic Pattern Creation (2/4 Time Signature)


Materials: Rhythm cards (with different note values), whiteboard, markers

Instructions:

1. Divide the students into small groups.

2. Give each group a set of rhythm cards.

3. Instruct the groups to create a rhythmic pattern using only 2/4 time signature.

4. Ask each group to write their pattern on the whiteboard.

Rubric:

- Accuracy of rhythm pattern (5 points)

- Correct use of 2/4 time signature (5 points)

Assessment Questions:

1. What is the time signature of your group's rhythmic pattern?

2. Can you clap your group's rhythmic pattern?

Activity 2: Rhythmic Dictation (3/4 Time Signature)

Materials: Rhythm cards, whiteboard, markers

Instructions:

1. Play a rhythmic pattern in 3/4 time signature.

2. Ask students to listen carefully and write down the rhythm they hear using the
rhythm cards.

3. Instruct students to compare their answers with a partner.

Rubric:

- Accuracy of written rhythm (10 points)

- Correct use of 3/4 time signature (5 points)


Assessment Questions:

1. What is the time signature of the rhythmic pattern you heard?

2. Can you play the rhythmic pattern you wrote on a percussion instrument?

Activity 3: Rhythm and Heart Rate (4/4 and 6/8 Time Signatures)

Materials: Stopwatch, music player, heart rate monitor (optional)

Instructions:

1. Divide the students into pairs.

2. Instruct each pair to choose a song in either 4/4 or 6/8 time signature.

3. Ask each pair to measure their resting heart rate using a stopwatch.

4. Play the chosen song and ask the pairs to dance or move to the rhythm.

5. After the activity, measure the heart rate again and compare it to the resting heart
rate.

Rubric:

- Active participation in the activity (10 points)

- Accuracy in measuring heart rate (5 points)

Assessment Questions:

1. Did your heart rate increase or decrease while dancing to the rhythm?

2. How does the time signature of the music affect your heart rate?

Explain:

1. Teach the concept of time signatures by using visuals (e.g., musical notation) and
explaining how they represent the organization of beats in a measure.

2. Engage students in a discussion about the different time signatures and their
characteristics, emphasizing the number of beats per measure.
Elaborate:

1. Have students create their own rhythmic patterns in different time signatures and
perform them for the class.

2. Explore different genres of music and identify the time signatures used in each
genre.

Evaluate:

- Assess students' ability to create rhythmic patterns in different time signatures


through performance-based assessments.

- Use rubrics to evaluate accuracy, creativity, and understanding of time signatures.

- Conduct a written assessment where students need to identify and notate different
time signatures.

Extend:

- Invite a local musician or band to perform different songs in various time signatures
and discuss their creative process.

- Organize a rhythmic pattern competition where students compete to create the


most complex and interesting patterns in different time signatures.

Assignment:

Compose a short piece of music using 4/4 time signature. Include at least three
different rhythmic patterns and perform it for the class in the next music session.

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