Lesson Plans from Edumate

Grade 9

Term 1
Unit 1 – Complex Rhythms
Overview
Understanding
Students will understand that...

 Conducting shows how Music can be exact as  a science and yet be as free as an art.
 Singing and playing an instrument provide people with musical and developmental skills. 
 Critical listening is essential successful to a learning experience.  
 There is a proper timing for everything. 
 Creativity expands one's capacities.

Essential Questions
Students will keep considering...

 What are musical guidelines for?

 How can students spend their time wisely at home and at school?
 When can one be competent to lead others in a familiar activity?
 How can body language be so rich in meaning?
 Why is it better to create rather than to imitate?

Knowledge
Students will know...

 The components that make up rhythm.

 The proper way of pronouncing more complicated rhythmic patterns, that use dotted notes and
short-duration notes. 
 The proper way of forming a given time signature.
 The conducting patterns for simple time signatures for two-fou r, three-four, four-four,  six-eight
time signatures. 
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 The environment, menus and other advanced features of the software MuseScore 2.1 
 The differnce between circular and linear representation of rhythm

Skills
Students will be skilled at…

 Recognizing visually the different kinds of notes and rests.

 Identifying aurally a given rhythmic pattern.
 Clapping more complicated rhythmic patterns.
  Conducting the patterns of different time signatures. 
 Accompanying a song with an original rhythm.
 Using virtual drumkit in creating rhythm.
 Creating their original percussion score using MuseScore 2.1 
 Sequencing complex rhythms in GroovePizza  that can accompany actual songs

EVIDENCE – PERFORMANCE TASKS

Individual Performance: Conducting Patterns

This particular performance task will  highlight how deep is  the student's  understanding about the concept of
rhythm. It will also develop their body and eye coordination as they conduct the patterns and say the words that
should go exactly with every movement of their hand. By choosing one of the given songs, they will be able show
their preference in terms of Music genre. And performing solo an excerpt will give them opportunity to showcase
their individual musical talents and develop confidence as well. 

Ta Titi Tika-Tika Truth or Consequence Challenge

These are activities that aim to give the students an enjoyable way of performing different rhythms and
showcasing their different talents in front of the class. This hopefully will hopefully create a closer bond
among classmates while they learn the building blocks of music. 

Creating Complex Rhythms on Groove Pizza

This activity integrates the lessons on different elements of rhythm and gives the students a platform
that is complex in sound but easy to use. The same activity provides the students a way to create their
own music that they can easily share with others. Creating  Complex Rhythm in GroovePizza highlights
the creativity of students and they get to have a new way of appreciating rhythm. The challenge here is
how to translate or transcribe the linear representation of rhythm in a wheel or circular method. 

Other Evidence
 Aural and Visual Recognition of Notes and Rests
 Reading of Rhythm Names
 Clapping Activities
 Echo Song
 Games on Duration and Values
 Playing with Virtual Drum Set or Drum Kit