Lynchburg College Music Lesson Plan

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Grade: 6th Grade strings

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SOL: MIB.11 The student will demonstrate proper instrumental techniques, including 1.
finger/slide placement, using finger/slide patterns and fingerings/positions; 2. matching
pitches and beginning to make adjustments to facilitate correct intonation; 3. production
of tones that are clear, free of tension, and sustained; 5. string studentproper bow
placement, weight, angle, and speed; contrasting articulations (pizzicato, legato,
staccato, two-note slurs)
Content outline:
1. Echo play
2. Skill builder
3. Song for Maria
4. Dragonhunter
5. Double trouble
Objectives: By the end of this class, the student will be able to
Perform slurs
Improve on Dragonhunter and Double Trouble
Rationale: Students need to perform slurs because slurs make bowings easier.
Materials/Equipment: violin, scores
Lesson Opening: Open string cycle
Connection: Students learned about slurring notes prior to this class
Instructional strategies/processes:
1. Echo play

Have students listen and repeat what I do, bowings included

Incorporate string crossings and multiple slurs

2. Skill builders

Review ex 122.
Ex. 124

3. Song for Maria Ex. 116

Watch for correct bowings

Big bows

4. Double trouble

M.41-end
o Clap, pizzacato,
Watch cello/bass bows 1-8, airbow
Play through to differentiate

5. Dragonhunter

Pizzicato section
Transition back to bowing @m. 54
Play through for further differentiation

Products: Knowledge of slurs

Assessment: Run-through both of the songs for the concert, further adjustments as
needed
Homework: Practice ex 113-115
Closure: Run-through of Dragonhunter
Differentiation:
Above average: Students can play these pieces in position
Average: This lesson helps the average students understanding
Below Average: When the students are not playing, have the students shadow bow