Date: February 20, 2014 Type of Class/Grade Level: 4th Grade class, currently in the middle of learning about

different types of instruments Objectives: Students will be able to keep a steady beat to the song Hunting Wabbits. Students will be able to identify the changes in instrumentation in the context of a jazz ensemble playing the song Hunting Wabbits Standards: 5.6.1 Describe musical elements including tonality, form, expressive qualities, and timbre through movement, writing, or illustration, including how these elements might convey an expressive mood. 5.6.2 Identify and use appropriate terminology to describe various musical styles such as gospel, jazz, musical theater, folk, classical, and popular. 5.6.3 Recognize stylistic characteristics of music from various cultures.

Materials: Recording of the song Hunting Wabbits Pencils Worksheet to be provided at the beginning of class containing two empty blank boxes and a picture of a conglomeration of typical jazz ensemble instruments

Procedures 1. Ask students about their knowledge of jazz as a genre, looking for any general information they may already have. a. Ask students about the make up of a jazz ensemble, what instruments can be found in this type of group. 2. Have students listen to the excerpt of the song Hunting Wabbits a. Have students keep a steady pulse on the lap through the song b. Have students keep their ears open for changes in instrumentation in the song. 3. Ask students what sort of small woodland creature this song most reminds them of, as well as what aspects of the music lead them to such a conclusion 4. Have students draw/write the name of an animal that they think of when listening to the saxophone soli and the trombone soli. 5. Have students listen to the piece again a. Have the students listen for each soli section and tap the corresponding image on the paper in front of them.