Subject/Grade: Music 3 Lesson/Date: Sept 23 Time: 37 mins

Stage 1: Desired Results

Lesson Red River Jig Pt 2
Overview:
GOs: Students will develop:
 enjoyment of music
 awareness and appreciation of a variety of music, including music of the many cultures
represented in Canada
 insights into music through meaningful musical activities
SOs: L13. Detect the rise and fall of melody.
L14. Identify differences in temp, timbre (Tone colour) and dynamics.
L16 Identify repetition and contrast. M12
C6 Create movement to demonstrate form in music.
Learning Demonstrate (B) their listening skills related to form (P) by changing dance steps to different
Objectives parts of the Red River Jig dance (M)
Recognize (B) the rise and fall of the melody (P) in Rocky Mountain (M)

Stage 2: Assessment Evidence

Formative Changing steps to Red River Jig Summative Movement showing rise and fall of
Assessment Assessment melody in Rocky Mountain

Stage 3: Learning Experience

Prior to Get bean bags Resources: index.php (musicplayonline.com)
Lesson: Have checklist ready Metis Red River Jig by Shea Bollegraf
Print off piano part (prezi.com)
Music play online
Time: Content/Description Differentiation/
Assessments:
Introduction:
9:46  Warm up singing – Glad I’m Back at School and I like singin
5 mins  Intro Rocky Mountain
Transition
Body:
9:51 Learning Activity 1:
10 mins  Red River Jig – fancy step – talk about form
 Watch video – learn the “running man step”, try it with the music
shifting between resting and fancy steps
Transition
10:01 Learning Activity 2:
7 mins  Plainsies Clapsies
 Hand out bean bags, sing a few times
 Talk about higher/lower
Transition
10:08 Learning Activity 3 (if necessary, otherwise remove): Moving hands
12 mins  Start Rocky Mountain by rote (rocky mountain x3, high! When you’re checklist/notes
on that rocky mountain, hang your head and cry. Do do do do you
remember me? X2 … Sunny valley low, sing it soft and low … Story
ocean wide, there’s no place you can hide
 Lift hands slowly up or down with melody
Subject/Grade: Music 3 Lesson/Date: Sept 23 Time: 37 mins
 Try with piano accomp
Consolidation:
10:20 Review of Key Concepts/Point to Next Class:
3 mins Discuss Rocky Mountain form
Line up and back to class
Stage 4: Reflection
1. How the students responded to the lesson as planned and taught:

2. Specific strengths of the lesson plan and delivery:

3. Specific weaknesses in the lesson plan and delivery:

4. What must be addressed to improve this plan?

5. How I have grown from this teaching experience: