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Composition: A Percy Granger Suite Mvt. 2 Irish Tune from Country Dance
Student Learning Outcome(s): Students will perform simultaneous legato and accented phrases using balanced alignment in a slow tempo.
What academic and content-specific vocabulary will be introduced? legato, accents, balance, intonation
Identify
Musical Element(s) (e.g. specify from categories—melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, form, etc.): expression, harmonies
Musical Actions (e.g. composing, improvising, performing, listening, etc.): performing
Musical Skills (technique needed to accomplish action/element): controlled air stream
Learning Activities:
Time Measures Issue/ Scaffolded Activities Assessment
allocation Musical Active learning Kind of assessment (formal, informal, self, peer)
Element Scaffolded for higher-order thinking skills (analysis, synthesis, Criteria being assessed
evaluation, interpretation, transfer)
Groupings within activities
25-end Play entire section
25-27 Style Play measures 25-27
o Trumpets (play down the octave until ready to
perform)
Correct pitches Correct pitches
Correct slurs Appropriate slurred articulations
Model legato style Legato style
Students model
Echoing
Repeat until confident
o Play measures 25-27 (cl 2, alto 2, horn 1-2)
Correct pitches Correct pitches
Correct slurs Appropriate slurred articulations
Model accented style Accented style
Students model
Echoing
Repeat until confident
Play measures 25-27 (trumpets, alto,
horn)
Everybody plays measures 25-27
o Bop the entrances of notes Balanced alignment
Every new entrance use bell tone
Balance entrances
o Play as written
Everybody plays measures 25-27
28-end Intonation Everyone plays measures 28-end
o Long tones/chords – intonation Chords are in tune
Play chord by chord
Sustain chord then have students sing
the root
Students play who have the root
o Focus on measure 29 and bring out the Concert
Db chord
Isolate chord
Add chord before and after
Play measures 28-end
25-end Play entire section