Lesson Plan Template

Standard(s) Covered MA FRAMEWORKS

Adv.GenMusic 7. Perceive and analyze arAsAc work. Iden0fy ways contemporary musical
composi0ons pushes boundaries of the genre and discipline. (e.g., how Cher's use of Auto-Tune
affected the music industry). (AG.M.R.07)

Adv Gen Music 6. Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. Perform a
musical work that causes audience reflection by presenting different musical styles or
viewpoints (e.g., a student shows originality in adapting a particular style of playing
Adv Gen Music 9. Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work. Construct an argument for selec0ng
one criteria over another for evalua0ng a musical composi0on.
Learning ObjecAve
SWBAT Compare and contrast the similari0es and differences between mul0ple arrangements of a
given Jazz standard.
Engagement AcAviAes FormaAve Assessments
Snap/clap along with the beat of
Do Now (5 minutes) – Define “arranging” and make predic0ons the listening example
about “Body and Soul’ based on it’s lyrics.
3 Way Venn Diagram to compare
Listening Ac0vity: Listen to 3 different recordings of “Body and contrast different arrangements.
Soul” by different jazz ar0sts through 0me using body percussion to
internalize the beat.

Ac0vity: Team sentence story/one word stories. Call and response

using body percussion. Ques0on and answer exercise.

Reflec0on: What is the importance of listening in improvisa0on?

What is the importance of context in improvisa0on?
Homework

Content Vocabulary DifferenAated Strategies

Arranging Appropriate use of Technology – recordings, OneNote/Laptops
Tin Pan Alley Graphic organizers for lesson plan templates (and enlarged for
Ballad visually impaired)
Time Signature Microsob OneNote
Instrumenta0on Spo0fy/youtube to play examples

QuesAon GeneraAon
How do certain ar0sts u0lize contrast in their arrangements of “Body and Soul”? What are ways that
musicians manipulate instrumenta0on, pitch, rhythm, harmony, dynamic, and tempo to arrange a
piece of music?