Daily Instructional Lesson Plan

Content/Course/Grade: Winds and Unit: Flute

Perc/13th Grade

Lesson Topic: Introduction to the Flute Date: 10/30/23

Teacher: Samuel Messenger School: Rider University

Student Outcome: Introduction to the trombone including part identification, playing

technique, and first notes.

Indicator(s)/Sub-outcome(s)/Expectation(s):
1) Identify parts
2) Assemble parts
3) Hold the instrument
4) Sit with good form
5) Create a tone and learn about embouchure
6) Learn the first few notes

Context for Learning:

Individual instruction, 13th grade

Instructional Delivery:
Guided hands-on experience
Explain and show the student information and skills related to flute playing.

Procedures:
1. Identify parts
a. Show the student how to open the case.
b. Show each of the parts, explaining what they are called and what they
do (ex: embouchure hole, embouchure plate, head joint, middle joint,
tone holes, keys, rod, and foot joint). Use the book as further visual aid.
2. Assemble parts
a. Have the student take out the joints one at a time. Quiz them on the
parts.
b. Show the student how to connect the joints.
c. Show the student how to tune and clean the instrument.
3. Hold the instrument
 a. Show the student how the fingers of the left and right hands are placed
on the keys.
b. Have the student demonstrate. Assist.
c. Explain resting and ready position to the student and have them
demonstrate.
4. Sit with good form
a. Explain chair and body rotation. Have the student self-adjust.
b. Demonstrate good posture. Have the student copy.
c. Explain to the student how the flute is aligned with the student’s head
when playing. Assist.
5. Create a tone and learn about embouchure.
a. Instruct the student in full breathing.
b. Have the student put lips in a flattened, slightly pucker
c. Help them find correct placement on the embouchure hole
i. Roll inwards
ii. Lift right side slightly so flute is parallel to the ground
iii. Adjust so that their mouth is in the exact middle of the
embouchure hole
d. Help them straighten and refine the airflow
6. Learn the first notes
a. Explain that the flute is a concert tuning instrument.
b. Introduce slide positions
c. Show B♭, C, and D slowly, allowing the student to try to play each.
d. Have the student pack up, helping them do so correctly.

Assessment and Evaluation (formative):

1) Student points to the correct parts of the flute when you quiz them on the
names
1) Student creates a tone and is able to explain a few ways to improve their
embouchure
2) Student correctly demonstrates how to assemble the parts
3) Student correctly demonstrates how to correctly hold the flute
4) Student is able to correctly play the first few notes on the flute

Closure:
1) Tell the student to pack up the flute. Help them if necessary
2) Ask if there are any questions. Answer them thoroughly.
3) Assign HW: Practice fingerings for the first few notes, and practice producing a
tone.