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Beginning orchestra 10/27 Schedule and General Lesson Plan: Swing rhythm on strings

1. LESSON # X: NAME: STRING SWING THING

PEDAGOGY THREADS: MIB.13b, MIB.14d

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: SWBAT identify, define, and perform swing rhythms! [ MIB.2b MIB.12d
MIB.12b MIB.15e MIB.16d MIB.16g]

Assessment Strategies:
Throughout this rehearsal I will engage in formal assessment by: Asking students questions throughout the
process to check for understanding

Throughout this rehearsal I will engage in informal assessment by: Observing students while they perform the
rhythms, checking for accuracy

Start Timings Activity or Piece Developmental Hierarchy Differentiation

Time Totals Level/Chunks, Plan and Sequence

Time: (1:00/1:00) Demonstration Chunk 1: Welcome and goals

(1:30/2:30) Rhythms off of Chunk 2: Students will observe swung

instruments rhythms

(2:30/5:00) Rhythms on Chunk 3: Students will learn to perform

instruments! and comprehend swung rhythms

Start lesson by greeting students and stating objective! Students may listen
1. Demonstrate Hot Cross Buns to the
a. Demonstrate Hot Cross Buns with swing rhythm demonstration
b. Ask Students what they thought was different between the two? multiple times
c. Define swing rhythm, and give some historical background
2. Have students split into instrument groups, no instruments are needed for this portion.
a. Have cellos/basses clap straight quarter notes, while upper strings pat eighth notes on
their laps
b. Have upper strings switch to patting triplets on their laps
c. Instruct students to remove the second note of every triplet
d. Instruct students to accent the second and fourth beat (1-li 2-li 3-li 4-li)
3. Have students pick up their instruments
a. Instruct students to pizzicato the rhythm with the cellos/basses playing the root,
violin playing the third, and viola playing the fifth of the D triad
TRANSITION WITH: 1d. Please echo me: (or just start demonstrating)