Mini-Lesson Plan Template

MUS 126B: Methods Lab Band

Process for planning your 12-minute mini-teach:

1. Choose a score from Canvas that you would like to teach.
2. Select a smaller section within the score to rehearse within a 12-minute time frame.
3. Use this template to develop your plan using whole-part-whole as the framework of your teaching, strategies that address
issues you wish to address, and scaffolding that shows your building toward a specific goal. Add rows to the template as
needed.
4. Upload your lesson plan to Canvas prior to the implementation of your teaching episode. (You will not receive credit if you do
not upload your plan prior to the implementation of your plan.)

Composition: Arise !
Section (measures): Mrs 1-30
Prior knowledge: Concert E Flat notes and Fingerings. They know there 4/4 Time Signature
Focused goal/ What you will accomplish (by the end of your teaching episode): Students will identify, compare and perform in
different styles and tempo change indicative to the student-selected playing style

Issue to be Time
Measures Strategies and Scaffolding to Address Issue
Addressed Allotted
Msrs. Sight read 1 • Prep by checking for unknown notes/key signature, time signature, and/or complex
(whole) minutes rhythms
1-30 Pre teach- Key Signature Concert Pitch
B flat
E flat
A Flat

• Establish Sense of Pulse

• Sightread entire section without stopping (unless needed)
• Repeat if needed

Thies – Spring 2023

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MUS 126B: Methods Lab Band

Msrs. Articulation 3 Using Echo Strategy

(part) Minutes (Mini Whole-part- Whole)
Mrs 1-12
Instructor bops first four measures: Students echo, Percussion on sticks
Students perform 1-12 with the (staccato) articulation (Tah)

Mrs 13-18
Instructor models first three measures; Students echo; Percussion on sticks
Students perform 13-14 with (legato) Articulation (Dah)

Mrs 19 - 29
Instructor models Half notes (legato;Dah), Quarter and eighth notes (staccato; Tah)
Students perform what was modeled

Mrs 1- 29 (Whole)
Students perform Whole section with instructed articulation; Repeat if needed

Thies – Spring 2023

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Msrs. Style 3 Accents Using Echo Strategy

(part) minutes Mrs 1-19
Instructor Models first two measures (Attack the accents)
Students echo back first two measures
Students perform mrs 1-19 With attacking accented notes
Repeat if needed

Mrs 19- 30
Instructor models first four measures (Attack Accents)
Students echo back First four measures
Students perform Mrs 19-30
Repeat if needed

Whole
Students perform Mrs 1-30 Using The articulation and style of there accents notes.
Msrs. Shaping 3 Phrasing Dynamics
(part) Phrases minutes Mrs 1-4
Instructor tells ensemble to start with less volume
Students Perform mrs 1-4
Mrs 3-4
Instructor tells ensemble to Grow In into the forte
Students Perform Mrs 3-4
Mrs 5-17
Drop back down to starting volume
Mrs 18-19
Grow into that Forte
Mrs 26-30
Drop to piano and grow into the forte

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Msrs. Accomplished 2 Entire ensemble performs section infusing previous work

(whole) Issues minutes Repeat again (Stop if needed)
Go Into next section of music if there’s time

Thies – Spring 2023