3rd Grade Rhythm Lesson

Name: Melissa Kelso

Grade: 3rd Grade
Title of Lesson: Introduction to Rhythm: Ta and Ti-Ti
Grade Level(s): 3
rd
Grade
Goal: The students ill learn a!out hole" half" #uarter" and ei$hth notes% The students
ill also !e a!le to reco$ni&e and com'ose usin$ #uarter notes (ta) and ei$hth notes (ti-
ti)%
(!)ective(s):
*% The students ill !e a!le to
reco$ni&e hole" half" #uarter"
and ei$hth notes%
+% The students ill !e a!le to
notate sim'le rhythms usin$
#uarter notes and ei$hth notes%

3% The students ill !e a!le to
com'ose sim'le rhythms usin$
#uarter notes and ei$hth notes%
National Music ,tandards
*% ,in$in$" alone and ith others"
a varied re'ertoire of music%
+% -erformin$ on instruments"
alone and ith others" a varied
re'ertoire of music%
.% /om'osin$ and arran$in$
music ithin s'ecified $uidelines%
0% Readin$ and notatin$ music%
1% Listenin$ to" analy&in$" and
descri!in$ music%

2% 3nderstandin$ relationshi's
!eteen music" the other arts" and
disci'lines outside the arts%
4ormative 5ssessment:
*% The students ill notate the
rhythm of section 5 of 6aydn7s
8,ur'rise ,ym'hony8 after
listenin$ to it%
+% 5fter sin$in$ 8Tin9le
Tin9le Little ,tar8 the students
ill notate the rhythm usin$
#uarter notes (ta) and ei$hth notes
(ti-ti)
3% The students ill com'ose and
'erform" in $rou's" rhythms usin$
#uarter notes (ta) and ei$hth notes
(ti-ti)%
Rationale: Rhythm is a fundamental conce't in understandin$ and a''reciatin$ music%
,tudents need to not only !e a!le to reco$ni&e rhythms" !ut also !e a!le to notate and
'erform rhythms in order to have a !asic 9noled$e of ho music or9s%
/ontent Knoled$e:
,tudents already have a !asic idea of
rhythm from 'revious music classes% This
lesson ill solidify their 9noled$e of note
values%
-rocedures:

The teacher ill as9 the students to
8re'eat after me8 hile cla''in$ sim'le
rhythms usin$ #uarter notes and ei$hth
notes% (nce the class has successfully
re'eated several rhythms" the teacher ill
e:'lain hat rhythm is%
The teacher ill then introduce the flash
cards of a hole" half" #uarter" and ei$hth
note" shoin$ ho + half notes ; * hole
note" . #uarter notes ; + half notes ; *
hole note" etc% <uarter notes ill !e
s'o9en as 8ta8 and ei$hth notes as 8ti-ti8%
The class ill !rainstorm everyday
thin$s that have rhythm% The teacher may
need to hel'% Items may include a
heart!eat" a cloc9" indshield i'ers" etc%
The class ill then listen to a recordin$
of 'art 5 of the second movement of
6aydn7s 8,ur'rise ,ym'hony"8 'ayin$
close attention to the rhythm% The teacher
ill as9 the students to sin$ !ac9 the
melody% The class ill then notate the
rhythm of the melody on the chal9!oard
usin$ #uarter notes and ei$hth notes%
The class ill then sin$ 8Tin9le
Tin9le Little ,tar8 and notate the rhythm
of the melody usin$ #uarter notes and
ei$hth notes%
The teacher ill s'lit the class into small
$rou's of 3 or . students% =ach $rou' ill
!e $iven sets of flash cards ith #uarter
notes and ei$hth notes" a 'encil" and a 'iece
of 'a'er% The students ill !e as9ed to
com'ose a *+ !eat sim'le rhythm usin$
#uarter notes and ei$hth notes% >hen all
$rou's are done" they ill 'erform" as a
$rou'" their com'osed rhythms% The
students may then sitch 'a'ers ith
another $rou' to read and 'erform that
$rou'7s rhythm%
The class ill end ith a revie of ho
many #uarter notes are in a hole note"
ho many ei$hth notes are in a #uarter
note" etc% The students ill ind don !y
re'eatin$ several more rhythms $iven !y
the teacher" each one $ettin$ sloer and
#uieter" until class is over%
Materials: 4lash cards ith note values
Recordin$ of ,ur'rise ,ym'hony Mvmt% +
Recordin$ of 4li$ht of the ?um!le ?ee
/hal9!oard
/hal9
-encils
-a'er
6and drums
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Web. 16 July 2010.
<http://www.classicsforkids.com/music/
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Edwards, Dr. Kay. "Introduction to Music
Unit." Classics for Kids. Dr. Kay
Edwards, Miami University, Web. 16
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<www.classicsforkids.com/teachers/lesson
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<http://www.abcteach.com/directory/
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<http://www.menc.org/resources/view/
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Mode: The students ill or9 as a class to notate
rhythms to 8,ur'rise ,ym'hony8 and
8Tin9le Tin9le Little ,tar8% They ill
or9 in small $rou's to com'ose and
'erform sim'le rhythms usin$ #uarter and
ei$hth notes%
,'ecial 5da'tations: ,tudents ho have a hard time hearin$ may
sit close to the front of the room% ,tudents
needin$ hel' ith com'osition or
'erformin$ rhythms may also as9 the
teacher or a $rou' mem!er%
5ntici'ated @ifficulties: ,tudents may have a hard time com'osin$
sim'le rhythms that are e:actly *+ !eats%