Music Lesson Plan

Name: Mr. Sean White/Ms. Kristen Reynolds

Grade/Level:6th Grade Duration:20 min Topic:Introduction to Orchestral

Instruments

Materials Needed for This Lesson:

● Selection of instruments common to an orchestra;
o Strings
▪ Violin
▪ Cello
o Woodwinds
▪ Flute
▪ Clarinet
o Brass
▪ Trumpet
▪ Trombone
● Computer and projector

Lesson Objectives:
● Students will demonstrate an understanding of the difference between instrumental
families.
● Students will demonstrate an understanding of the construction of instrument family
types.
● Students will demonstrate an understanding of transposing instruments.

CA State Standards Addressed:

● Strand __, Concept __, PO ___: MU:Pr4.2.Ka With guidance, explore and demonstrate
an awareness of music contrasts
● Strand __, Concept __, PO ___: MU:Cr2.1.Ka With guidance, organize personal musical
ideas using iconic notation and/or recording technology
● Strand __, Concept __, PO ___: MU:Cr1.1.Ka With guidance, explore and experience
music concepts

National Music Standard(s) Achieved:

Creating
☐ Imagine: Generate musical ideas for various purposes and contexts
☐ Plan and Make: Select and develop musical ideas for defined purposes and contexts
☐ Evaluate and Refine: Evaluate and refine selected musical ideas to create musical work
that meets appropriate criteria
☐ Present: Share creative musical work that conveys intent, demonstrates craftsmanship, and
exhibits originality

Performing
 ☐ Select: Select varied musical works to present based on interest, knowledge, technical
skill, and context
☐ Analyze: Analyze the structure and context of varied musical works and their implications
for performance
☐ Interpret: Develop personal interpretations that consider creators’ intent
☐ Rehearse, Evaluate, and Refine: Evaluate and refine personal and ensemble performances,
individuality or in collaboration with others
☐ Present: Perform expressively, with appropriate interpretation and technical accuracy, and
in a manner appropriate to the audience and context
Responding
☐ Select: Choose music appropriate for a specific purpose or context
☐ Analyze: Analyze how the structure and context of varied musical works inform the
response
☐ Interpret: Support interpretations of musical works that reflect creators’/performers’
expressive intent
☐ Evaluate: Support evaluations of musical works and performances based on analysis,
interpretation, and established criteria
Connecting
☐ Connect: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make music
☐ Connect: Relate musical ideas and works to varied contexts and daily life to deepen
understanding

LESSON ACTIVITIES
Introductory Activity: Anticipatory Set (Activity that connects the new concepts/objectives to
previous knowledge):
● Students will listen to a short selection of Beethoven Symphony No. 6 Mvt. V
o Time allotted: 1.5 min

Body of the Lesson

● Students will learn about the different families of the orchestra
o Plan for 100% engagement: Ask questions based on the slides
o Modifications/Accommodations: Allow students to see the instruments in person
if they do not understand the instruments from the pictures.
o Formative Assessment: By a show of hands, see which students can answer which
instruments are from what family.
o Instructional Strategy (type of learning or teacher role occurring): auditory/visual
o Time allotted: 5 minutes

● Students will walk around the back of the room to view some of the instruments they
learned about.
o Plan for 100% engagement: Make sure everyone is up and walking around.
 o Modifications/Accommodations: Bring instruments to students seated if they do
not feel comfortable walking around.
o Formative Assessment: Ask students who are interested in specific instruments
what they know about them now.
o Instructional Strategy (type of learning or teacher role occurring):
Visual/Kinesthetic
o Time allotted: 10 minutes

Concluding Activity (final activity of the lesson that that pulls together all of the concepts from
the lesson in a musical success experience)
● Students will participate in a pop quiz on what instruments are in what families.
o Time allotted: 4 minutes

Extensions:
● If time allows, students will continue the pop quiz with verbal questions by family name
rather than by image.

Summative Assessments (How will you assess individuals formally on these objectives?
Describe how they will be assessed at the end of this unit of instruction and provide the rubric for
that summative assessment.)
● Assessment Activity/Assignment/Method: Pop Quiz

● Rubric:
Criteria 4-Excelling; 3-Meets the 2-Approaching 1-Falls far below
Exceeds the Standard
Standard
Accuracy Students are able Students are able Students are able Students are
to correctly to correctly to correctly unable to
identify the identify the identify the correctly
family of an family of an family of an identify and
instrument all of instrument most instrument some family of
the time. of the time of the time instruments
Speed Students are able Students are able Students are able Students are
to recall an to recall an to recall either unable to recall
instrument’s instrument’s the instrument’s either the
name and family name and family name or family instrument’s
quickly with some time with some time name or family
at all