MUSIC LESSON PLAN

Procedure: Grade Level: 1st – 2nd Grade

1. Warm Up stretches
2. Introduce what a beat is. Content/ Objectives: Students will
3. Play the heartbeat video and follow along, acquire a general understanding of Beat
4. Begin the beat chant “the beat it stays the and Rhythm by using body percussion and
same always” while following along with listening skills.
your heartbeat. They will also become failure with
5. Introduce rhythm. rhythmic duration of notes.
6. Do rhythm chant “Rhythms like to change
it’s never quite the same” Time for lesson: 20 minutes
7. Review quarter note and double eighth note
on board. As “Tikka, and Ta”
8. Play dance monkey video to play with more
body percussion and following along with
rhythms.
9. End with the “who’s got the beat”: circle
game

If time permits use non-pitched instruments to

introduce how play rhythms in time. Focus: Rhythm, Beat, body percussion,
listening skills, mimicking.

Materials/ Resources Needed: Essential Questions:

1. Write Rhythms on board - Why do you think keeping a beat of
2. Heartbeat video: the song is important?
https://youtu.be/0kaX2l413p8?t=167 - What makes beats and rhythms
3. Dance Monkey body percussion: different?
https://youtu.be/7_Gci6pgd3E - Where else do we use rhythms and
beats?

Skills: Listening, repeating patterns, rhythm and Ending recap: differences between beat
beat. and rhythm.