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LESSON PLAN 2

Title: MYAHAS - Jay Althouse

Grade Level: 7
Standards (List specific SOLs that pertain specifically to YOUR objectives).
Virginia Standards: (SOL)
MCB.3a The student will analyze, interpret, and evaluate choral music and describe works of
music using inquiry skills and music terminology.
MCB.12a The student will demonstrate music literacy. Identify, define, and use basic standard
notation for pitch, rhythm, meter, dynamics, and other elements of music
MCB.13 The student will develop aural skills.
MCB.14 The student will demonstrate vocal techniques and choral skills.
Objectives: (List specific, assessable items you want students to KNOW and BE ABLE TO DO).
As a result of the instruction, students will be able to: (observable skills- action verbs)

● Sing Part 1 and 2 mm 16-31 with 85% accuracy

● Perform the sight singing activity with 85% pitch and rhythmic accuracy

Materials (List the instructional materials you will need or use for the lesson. Why? I will know
that you know what you need to teach the lesson and will not be running around the room to find
something you forgot.)

Pencils
Piano
Modifications: (List any modifications in the instructional setting or room that you must make for
any child who has special needs. Could be child with a broken leg. It could be using a microphone
for a child with a hearing deficiency. Has anyone encountered this yet?)
Microphone for those hard of hearing
A chair for those with a broken/injured leg

Procedures:
Steps in Teaching: (List your instructional strategies. Specifically, how you plan to teach the
objectives. What teaching will you use? Are you prepared to approach it in several ways-verbally,
visually, and kinetically? Consider learning theories as you introduce your lessons and build each
future lesson).

Example…

I. Introduction
1. (30 sec):doggy pant to activate diaphragm connection to breath

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2. (30 sec):

II. Sight-reading (part 2 of mm16-23)

1. (30 sec): quick look over for important info (key, leaps, time sig., etc)
2. (2 min): Sight read on solfege x 2 SLOWLY
3. (1 min): Sing from music on words
4. (1 min): Add part 1 and sing through once on words
5. (2 min): Sing both parts on words, splitting into groups
a. pay attention to final consonants and diphthongs
III. mm. 24-31 pitch and rhythm
1. (30 sec): Sightread rhythm on text
2. (2 min): sing in solfege x 2
3. (2 min): sing on words
a. pay attention to final consonants and diphthongs
b. Once all together, then split the class in half
4. (2 min): sing all that we’ve worked on (16-31) on words both parts
a. have everyone come up to part 1 at mm. 24

Assessment: (The question of assessment is “How well do the students know the objectives or
how well can they do/apply/use the objectives?” Go back to the top of this format- your
assessment starts here.)

Overall Outcomes: Assessment for Each Outcome:

After learning the pieces, each student will… I will document individual student
achievement with…

● By splitting the class and half and

● Sing Part 1 and 2 mm 16-31 with 85%
accuracy
● Perform the sight singing activity with
85% pitch and rhythmic accuracy
listening to a smaller group so that each voice
is more noticeable (Informal)
● Listening for common mistakes in the
sight reading
● Asking the class for information on
the sight reading example

** Use various assessment tools (e.g., rubrics, rating scales, checklists, short quizzes,
self-reflections, etc.) and various types of questions (e.g., multiple choice, short answer, matching,
etc.)

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