Allen Lin

MU 117
03/09/15
MU 117 Listening Lesson Design
Objective(s):
1. Teaching the students seven basic major keys (Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti) and have
them recite
2. Learning the history of The Sound of Music
3. Memorize Do-Re-Mi and be able to perform
State content standards addressed:
Grade Four
5.0Artistic Perception

1.1 Read, write, and perform melodic notation for simple songs in major keys, using
solfege.

3.0 Historical and Cultural Context

3.1 Explain the relationship between music and events in history.

3.2 Identify music from diverse cultures and time periods.

3.3 Sing and play music from diverse cultures and time periods.

3.4 Compare musical styles from two or more cultures.

3.5 Recognize the influence of various cultures on music in California.

4.0 Aesthetic Valuing

5.1 Identify and interpret expressive characteristics in works of art and music.

5.0 Connections, Relationships, Applications

5.1 Identify and interpret expressive characteristics in works of art and music.

Musical Listening Piece:

Do-Re-Mi from The Sound of Music (1965)

Allen Lin
MU 117
03/09/15

Materials needed:
-Computer
-Projector
-The Sound of Music Movie
-Lyrics for Do-Re-Mi
-Pencil
-Whiteboard (with Staff lines)
-Whiteboard Marker
Time (around 40
min)
On a separate
day
25 minutes
10 minutes

5 minutes

Phase

Activities

Materials used

n/a

Watch Movie

Movie Player

Musical, notes,
solfege
Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So,
La, Ti

PowerPoint
Presentation
Learning Do-Re-Mi

Computer

n/a

Sing-A-Long

Lyrics
Whiteboard

Lyrics
Whiteboard

Signs of Success:
What will you see or hear in student responses that will show they got it?
Students will learn the basic of the musical solfege language through The Sound
of Music. I hope that students will cognitively develop and memorize the basic
seven notes used in all music.