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Objective
Studentswillidentifyandunderstandthedifferenttypesofnotes,restsandtime
signatures.
112.13.Music,MiddleSchool1
(b)Knowledgeandskills.
(1)Foundations:musicliteracy.Thestudentdescribesandanalyzesmusicandmusical
sound.Thestudentexploresfundamentalskillsappropriateforadevelopingyoungmusician.
Thestudentisexpectedto:
(C)describemusicalelementsofrhythm,includingwholenotes,halfnotes,quarter
notes,pairedandsingleeighthnotes,sixteenthnotes,correspondingrests,andmeter,
including2/4,3/4,and4/4,usingstandardterminology
Materials
ConstructionPaper
WritingUtensil
Modeling
Theteacherwillshowthestudentshowtofoldtheconstructionpaperintothirdsand
thendivideitintofourths.Thenstudentswillunfoldthepaperandlabeleachsquare(12
total)withthemusicalelementsofrhytm.Theteacherwillpresentthelessontothe
studentswhiletheytakenotesforeachelement.Youcanfindthepresentationinthe
followinglink:
http://prezi.com/vqm32guh80l/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0shar
e
.Thestudentswilltakenotesandaskquestionsifneeded.Theteachercan
demonstratetheamountofbeatsanotegetsbyclappingthevalueofthenoteorrest
andcountingeachbeat.
Activity
Thestudentwillusetheknowledgegainedandusetheelementsofrhythmandusethe
followingwebsite:
http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_learning_theory/music_rhythms_and_rests1.ht
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.Thestudentscanlistentothenotesin4/4timeandquizeachothermakingsurethe
personbeingquizzeddoesntseethenotethatisbeingplayed.Thestudentbeing
quizzedwillhavetowritedownthetypeofnoteitis.Youcanmakethisintoagameand
ifthepersonbeingquizzedgetsitwrong,theycantmoveonuntiltheanswerisright.
Assessment
GiselGutierrez
Theteacherwillassignthestudentsaprojectinwhichtheywillusetheknowledge
gainedandcomposeasongusingtherecentinformationonnotesandrestsafterwards
theywillperformittotheclass.Ifthestudentfailsthisassignment,thestudentwillbe
requiredtogetareteachandbeassignedasimilarassignment.
Resources
MusicTechTeacher
http://www.musictechteacher.com/music_learning_theory/music_rhythms_and_rests1.ht
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