LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

Year Level: 8 Period/Lesson: 7&8 Date: 04/09 Topic: Music Time: 1.40 3.00 Length: 1hr 20

Lesson Outcomes: Students will be able to/know Parts of the guitar, how to echo clapping rhythms, how to clap rhythms themselves, how to play the chord of G Major, general strumming (down strumming) with hand. Assessment of the outcomes: (How will I assess that students have achieved/demonstrated the outcomes?)
Looking at all student chord formations. Employing the help of guitarist student. Diagnostic questioning: on which string do we put our second finger? etc

INTRODUCTORY PHASE: Time

1.40

Activity
Get students in and settled, sitting on the floor.

Objective
Sitting on the floor straight away so when they sit in chairs later theyll be less sore.

Indicator

Clapping strumming rhythm in 4/4 as written on board with strumming pattern written above.

Introducing strumming rhythms/patterns - immediately engage the students, allow them to do something straight up.

Students pretend strumming/ clapping correct rhythms.

1.50

Students pretend to Let them know we will be able to play (and sing Students look excited/happy. Clap correct rhythm together. if possible) a song by the end of this lesson strum written strumming rhythm as they echo back singing of this train to me.

1.55

Students to get out sheets they filled in and G chord and PUT ON STANDS give left hand chord out then students to retrieve already tuned guitars. Together we revisit the parts of the guitar. Tuning pegs Head Nut Frets Neck 1st String 6th String Body Bridge Tuning with a piano
A good way to remember the 6 string note names is Eddie ate dynamite, goodbye Eddie

Reconfirming knowledge.

Ask for any questions.

BODY OF LESSON: Time Activity

Objective

Indicator Correct formation by checking each student. Sam to check also.

2.05

All to form G power chord

Consolidating knowledge

2.10

Students to strum G chord in given strumming patern/rhythm on board Hand out D Chord to students, left handed chord sheet also. Students to Form D chord, check.

2.12

2.15

Students to go from G chord to D chord in 4/4 given temp. Every two beats chord change together. All to play this train together and try to sing

2.30

along. 2.40 2.45 All to play to CD Groups to take in turns to play to each other with audience skills being learnt/put in place for non-playing group. Group 1 play 2.50
Time

Go around and check

Group 2 play
Activity

CONSOLIDATION:

Objective

Indicator

2.55

Talk about great progress made. Pack up. Let them know H/W 10 minutes working on G chord. Play using large sheets, play in the air. Use your music and sing along. Let them know it will be one of the songs to be used in assessment.

RESOURCES
CD player, dont fret CD, photocopies, made work sheet/question sheet, 19 guitars, laptop, smart board.

Finish / summing up / link to the next lesson:

Homework:

Evaluation: Student: Outcomes met / engaged / on task / learning

My teaching:

Strengths / Weaknesses / Changes