Are You Sleeping?

Lesson Plan
Objective

The students will learn French folk song Frère Jacques (Are You Sleeping? p. 143, #66) through

singing and performing the piece arco both as written and in round.

Procedure

The students will…

1. Put their instruments down and do some quick stretches (30 sec.)

2. Sing Frère Jacques in call and response format with the teacher, following along with the

lyrics that will be provided (1 min.)

3. Sing Frère Jacques as written with the teacher (30 sec.)

4. Sit down, pick up their instruments, and play a D major scale, one octave (1 min.)

5. Listen to the teacher model Frère Jacques on bass (30 sec.)

6. Play Frère Jacques arco as written (30 sec.)

7. Volunteer a member from each instrument to play it as a quarter in round, with the order

of bass, violin, cello, and viola (1.5 min.)

8. Play their part of Frère Jacques in round in the same order as the quartet (1.5 min.)

Assessment

The students will be informally assessed by their tone and intonation playing as written and their

sense of rhythm and confidence in playing the piece in the round section.
Standards

VA SOL HIB.4: The student will identify, read, and perform music in simple meters.

VA SOL HIB.5: The student will identify and notate key signatures of scales and literature being

performed.

VA SOL HIB.6: The student will read, notate, and perform scales.

VA SOL HIB.10: The student will demonstrate preparatory instrumental basics and playing

procedures.

VA SOL HIB.11: The student will demonstrate proper instrumental techniques.

VA SOL HIB.12: The student will demonstrate ensemble skills at a beginning level.

VA SOL HIB.13: The student will read and interpret standard music notation while performing

music of varying styles and levels of difficulty, in accordance with VBODA Levels 1 and 2.

VA SOL HIB.14: The student will use articulations, dynamic contrasts, and phrasing as means of

expression.

VA SOL HIB.15: The student will perform simple rhythmic and melodic examples in call-and-

response styles.

VA SOL HIB.19.2: The student will explore historical and cultural aspects of music by

describing ways in which culture and technology influence the development of instruments,

instrumental music, and instrumental music styles.