Amanda Welter
Lesson Plan
Singing and Listening
CLASS SETTING: A 3rd grade class accustomed to singing in class along with the teacher and various accompaniments.
CONCEPT: Ostinato
NATIONAL STANDARDS/OVERALL GOALS:
· #1 Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
· #4 Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
· #5 Reading and Notating music.
· #6 Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
MATERIALS:
· Handouts of “Ah, Poor Bird”.
· The music for the listening lesson.
PROCEDURES:
1. As students enter, teacher will be playing the theme from “Men in Black” by Danny Elfman, which features an ostinato in the bass guitar.
2. After the students have been focused from the song, the teacher will begin to sing “Ah, Poor Bird”.
3. The teacher will teach “Ah, Poor Bird” by rote.
4. The teacher will have the students sing the song and the teacher will demonstrate the ostinato.
5. The class will be divided and some will continue the song and the others will join the teacher on the ostinato.
6. After the song has been sung through twice with the ostinato, the teacher will give a brief lesson on what that repeated line was and how it functions.
7. Then the teacher will put on the Danny Elfman again.
8. The first time through listening, the students will try to identify what instrument is playing the lowest part.
9. The second time, the students will be asked to listen and see if they recognize an ostinato anywhere.
10. The third time that it’s played, the students will sing along to the ostinato on “la”.
11. The teacher will ask the students if they know any other songs that might have an ostinato.
12. The teacher will ask the students how we might make an ostinato for a song like “London Bridge is Falling Down”.
13. As a closer, the teacher will have the students sing “London Bridge” with our composed ostinato.
ASSESSMENT:
· If the students are able to participate in the composition of the ostinato, then the concept was learned successfully.
· Also, if the students can think of any songs that have an ostinato that they know then it will be apparent that they understand the concept.
· The listening activity, will help students learn to listen critically and focus on one voice of a texture. The singing activity will introduce part singing.
· If the students can think of other songs, or if they can help the teacher compose an ostinato, then the teacher has engaged higher order thinking.
Lesson Plan
Singing and Listening
CLASS SETTING: A 3rd grade class accustomed to singing in class along with the teacher and various accompaniments.
CONCEPT: Ostinato
NATIONAL STANDARDS/OVERALL GOALS:
· #1 Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
· #4 Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
· #5 Reading and Notating music.
· #6 Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
MATERIALS:
· Handouts of “Ah, Poor Bird”.
· The music for the listening lesson.
PROCEDURES:
1. As students enter, teacher will be playing the theme from “Men in Black” by Danny Elfman, which features an ostinato in the bass guitar.
2. After the students have been focused from the song, the teacher will begin to sing “Ah, Poor Bird”.
3. The teacher will teach “Ah, Poor Bird” by rote.
4. The teacher will have the students sing the song and the teacher will demonstrate the ostinato.
5. The class will be divided and some will continue the song and the others will join the teacher on the ostinato.
6. After the song has been sung through twice with the ostinato, the teacher will give a brief lesson on what that repeated line was and how it functions.
7. Then the teacher will put on the Danny Elfman again.
8. The first time through listening, the students will try to identify what instrument is playing the lowest part.
9. The second time, the students will be asked to listen and see if they recognize an ostinato anywhere.
10. The third time that it’s played, the students will sing along to the ostinato on “la”.
11. The teacher will ask the students if they know any other songs that might have an ostinato.
12. The teacher will ask the students how we might make an ostinato for a song like “London Bridge is Falling Down”.
13. As a closer, the teacher will have the students sing “London Bridge” with our composed ostinato.
ASSESSMENT:
· If the students are able to participate in the composition of the ostinato, then the concept was learned successfully.
· Also, if the students can think of any songs that have an ostinato that they know then it will be apparent that they understand the concept.
· The listening activity, will help students learn to listen critically and focus on one voice of a texture. The singing activity will introduce part singing.
· If the students can think of other songs, or if they can help the teacher compose an ostinato, then the teacher has engaged higher order thinking.