Stetson University Music Education Daily Lesson Plan

Name: Brianna Pols Date: 1/30/2023 Period: 3rd

Ensemble or Class: Concert Band Lesson Topic: Warmup and Unit pretest and Lesson 1
This lesson will include the Technology component
of the Unit Plan- students will record themselves
individually after the pretest.
Standards: (CCSS/NGSSS) MU.912.S.3.5: Develop and demonstrate proper vocal or instrumental technique.

MU.912.S.3.1: Synthesize a broad range of musical skills by performing a varied repertoire with expression,
appropriate stylistic interpretation, technical accuracy, and kinesthetic energy.

Long Term Goal: Students will prepare for their MPA performance and develop listening skills that will allow them to
enhance the sonority, balance, and intonation of the ensemble.
Instructional objectives(s): Students will play Bb scale in a round with good balance and blend with 95% accuracy.
Students will play #1 in the Singletary warmups with proper sonority and enhancement of melodic line with 90% accuracy.
Students will perform excerpt from Kabalevsky Suite for their unit pretest assessment.
Key Vocabulary Instructional Materials/Resources/Technology:
Baton
Balance
Singletary Warmups
Blend Metronome and speaker
Sonority
Intonation
Critical Thinking: Lesson Structure:
How do you know if you are in tune? Singletary Warmup #1 and #10
Why is it important that we are taking good breaths? Eb major- all state pattern and in a round
Pretest

ESE Modifications CPLAMS Access Points http://www.cpalms.org/Standards/AccesspointSearch.aspx

(identify access point, if needed)
Independent:

Supported:

Participatory:

Lesson/Rehearsal Procedures:
Pacing: Assessment:
Highlight Differentiated Instruction in Yellow
5 minutes Students will play Singletary Warmup #1 with the goal of creating I will assess the answers to the question
a balanced sound, focused on sonority and intonation. After they to gage some individual understanding
play the exercise once, I will ask the following question: Why is it and I will also listen for improvements in
important that we are taking good breaths? This has been a sound after instruction is given.
common objective we have been discussing throughout the past
couple of weeks. We will then play the exercise again with a focus
on good breath support.

5 minutes Students will play Singletary Warmup #10 with the same goal of
using proper breath support, and they will be expected to
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transfer that knowledge to this one. After the students play it

once, I will ask them to share how they thought it went. After
that, we will sing through #10 to emphasize the breath support.
This will help because they will not have the physical limitations
of their instruments. We will then play the exercise after singing.
5 minutes Students will then play Eb major scale in a round. This scale was
chosen because the pretest excerpt is in the key of Eb major. I will
continue to emphasis using good breath support.
Clarinets and saxophones will play their unit pretest in pairs.
5 minutes
I will determine if the transfer was
made by listening for improvements in
their dynamic and tone. I will also be
assessing the accuracy and confidence
of their singing.
I will assess this by comparing this
sound to their sound at the beginning of
warmup to see if there is a difference in
breath support and overall dynamic,
balance, and intonation.

I will assess this by taking note of the

accuracy of individual players rhythms,
notes, and intonation. Students will
receive a score which will be
documented in the unit plan.

Students involved in the Unit Pretest will then record themselves

individually during class time and submit via Canvas.

Post Rehearsal or Lesson Reflections

Content Adjustment: Based on diagnostic and formative assessments during today’s lesson/rehearsal, list any repertoire
or activities that were omitted from the plan. Why? Will the omitted items need to be included in tomorrow’s
lesson/rehearsal?

There were no items omitted from the lesson plan on this day.

Rehearsal or Lesson Adjustment: If you were going to re-teach today’s lesson/rehearsal, how would you have done it
differently.

If I could reteach today's lesson, I would have spent more time on the Eb major scale before doing it in a round. We did not
play through the scale by itself before doing the round, so it made the round exercise less effective. I did decide to go
straight into the round to see how they would do, but I now know that these students need to run through it once before
doing the round.
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Reflection on Teaching: Analyze and evaluate your lesson/rehearsal and classroom management.

I completed my Unit Pretest today, and the results will be listed in my Unit document. This lesson went well overall and I
did not have to omit anything from the plan. I knew that I would have to have a fast pace on this day because I had many
items to attend to, and I think that helped the flow of the lesson overall. I think the students were surprised by the fast
pace of the lesson, and I noticed that some of them needed a few minutes to adjust to it. The fast pace of the lesson also
helped the behavior management in the class. During this class, I normally have to address talking at least twice, and I did
not have to do that this time. The warmup exercises are going well, but they are not improving at the pace I would like
them to. I think we need to focus on breathing a lot more, so I think I might start incorporating a breathing gym into their
daily routine.