Mr.

Morgan

Grade:2nd4thgrade Subject:Elem.Music
Objective:Studentswillbeabletoidentifyand
explainthefollowingdynamics:Crescendoand
Decrescendo.
Date:
Plan:
1. Welcomestudentstomusicclass.
2. Recallaskforstudentstotellwhatthey
rememberlearninginlastclass.
3. Beginclassbystatingthatwewillbe
learningthreenewwordstoday.Writeup
thefirstword,dynamicsandexplainwhatit
means.
4. DrawaCrescendoontheboardandask
theclasstothinkaboutwhatthissymbol
couldbetellingustodo.Havethemuse
theirarmstoshowhowthesymbolgoes
fromsmalltobigorsofttoloud.Introduce
thename,crescendo,andhavethem
repeatitback.SingthesongCrescendo
andhavethestudentsshowthecrescendo
withtheirarmsastheysing.
5. Repeattheprocesstointroducethe
Decrescendo.
6. Askthestudentstothinkabouthowthey
couldusetheirbodiesinadifferentwayto
show(notmakethesound)acrescendo.
Havethensingthesongsagain,thistime
sittingwhenitissoftandstandingwhenitis
loud.
7. Closelessonwithsingingsomeseasonal
songsfollowedbyaquickreviewofthe
materialcoveredtoday.
Notes/Reflections
Materialsneeded:whiteboard,soundsystem,
computerwithsongs