Understanding Basic Musical Rhythms
A lesson plan by Nina L. Wilkinson, MYA School
TI:ME Technology Areas Addressed:
Notation
Level:
Middle School Grades 5 and 6
Equipment:
Sibelius
Duration:
45 Minutes
Prior Knowledge and Skills:
Students have varied knowledge in understanding basic musical rhythms
MENC Standards Addressed:
MENC 1: Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
MENC 2: Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
MENC 3: Improvising melodies, harmonies, and accompaniments.
MENC 4: Composing and Arranging Music within specified guidelines.
MENC 5: Reading and notating music.
MENC 6: Listening to, analyzing and describing music.
MENC 7: Evaluating music and music performances.
MENC 8: Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
MENC 9: Understanding Music in Relation to History and Culture
Materials:
Computers, Blackboard, Keyboards, and Rhythm Instruments
Objectives:
After listenting to "Ode to Joy" by Beethoven, the students will be albe to recognize and perform half notes, quater notes and eighth notes with the assistance of the computer as a visual and hearing tool.
Procedures:
String Viola Class Lesson 60 min.
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Ode to Joy will be playing while students are coming into the class room. 5 min
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After students have settled down, have them hum the melody while teacher plays it on the piano. 5 min.
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Ask students if they heard" Ode to Joy "before music class. 2min
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Ask to see if any one knows who the comnpose is. 5 min (Beethoven)
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Give a breif history back round about Beethoven and the period in which he wrote "Ode to Joy" 10 min
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Have students go the thier listing stations and pull up on the computer Beethoven’ "Ode to Joy." 7 min
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Ask students what is the rhythmical make up of the song. (quarter notes, eighth notes and half notes.)
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Have students just to clap the rhythm.
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Have students to point out what notes are fast or slow etc.
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Teacher will tell them the correct musical names and values of notes in Ode to Joy
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Hand out sheet to stuedtnst with half notes quarter notes and eighth notes.
Evaluation:
Students will have a solid understanding of notes on the Viola in 1st postion
Follow Up:
Group Reading Lesson
Viola Ensemble
Gavotte in G minor by J.S. Bach
in Suzuki Book 3
