Pencil Drums and Project Intro Lesson Plan

Teacher’s Name School

Sophie Sullivan Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School
Class Date
Music Theory and Harmony November 29th, 2023

Topic or Essential Standards

Question
Reviewing rhythm and MU:Cr2.1.8b Use standard and/or iconic notation and/or audio/
Introducing Rhythm video recording to document personal rhythmic phrases,
Composition Project melodic phrases, and harmonic sequences.
Materials Resources
Staff Paper Myself
Pencils Google Site

Objective/Performance Indicator(s)
By the end of this lesson, Students will be able to plsy rhythms with pencils. By the end of
this lesson students will know the parameters
Assessment of Objective(s)/Performance Indicator(s)
Students are able to replicate rhythms during the call and response
Universal Design for Learning
T will narrate the rhythm game, calling out colors as they appear on the board, as well as the
colors and anserws at the end of the video.

Lesson/Class Prep
Project the PowerPoint onto the screen, starting with slide 36

Time Lesson Sequence

Rhythm Among Us
T will have the students take out a piece of scrap paper and prepare them for the
upcoming game of rhythm among us.
T will explain game to S
T will read the directions of the game as they come up on the screen, pausing after
to answer any questions that S may have.
T will instruct students to write down each color and whether or not they think that
they are an imposter or a crewmate.
T will let the video play though, pausing after each color to allow students time to
process/write their answer
 Repeat the above step until all 12 colors have played a rhythm.
T will then narrate each color and response as it shows on the screen.
S will mark answers right and wrong for their own records as answers are revealed.
T will ask S generally how they did.
Raise your hand if you got half the questions right. Raise your hand if you got 7
right, etc.
15 mins
Pencils as Drumsticks Mini Lesson
T will have S take out two pens or pencils, allowing S to borrow if they do not have
enough
T will instruct S to take their pointer finger, stick it out, then curl it up.
T will then instruct S to place the pen or pencil, ink or led facing towards them into
the crease of their finger about a quarter of the way down.
T will then have S move their thumb to hold their pen/pencil in a pinch type fashion
T will instruct S to curl the rest of their fingers around the pencil.
T will explain that S should be using a soft light grip.
T will offer a S to pull on their pencil to show how light the grip should actually be.
T will then have S replicate the grip in their other hand, lining their hands up to
check and see if the grips will match.
When all S grips are matched, T will have S strike the top of the music stands to
make a sound.
T will have S alternate striking with R hand then L hand and varied speeds.
T will play a rhythm and students will have to play that rhythm back to the T
Repeat the above two steps until S are able to repeat rhythms with little to no
problems.
5 mins
Project Introduction
T will hand out project guidelines and rubric to the S
T will have S look at the guidelines first, talking them through what they need to do
and the requirements for the project.
T will remind S that the rubric is there to know what they are being graded on.
T will ask S if they have any questions and answer any that may appear.
5 mins
Independent Work
T will allow S time to get started on their compositions, allowing them to work
until the end of the period
15 mins
40 mins