Date: November 17th, 2015

Lesson: Elementary Band (5th and 6th grade)

Materials: Yamaha Band Student book, instruments, stands, chairs

Time

Task

Objective

Procedure

2 minutes

Warm-up

The students will warm-up and

prepare for the lesson.

- Students will play Old MacDonald, pg. 8

- Remind the students to pay attention to the phrasing of the
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5 minutes

Good King Wenceslas, pg. 8

The students will be able to

play both parts of the duet,
maintaining a steady tempo
while counting in their heads.

song and use the breath marks as a guide for when to

breathe
Have the students play through Old MacDonald again,
keeping this in mind

- Students will play through Good King Wenceslas with 5th

graders on line 4, 6th graders on line 5

- Students will play the song again, switching lines (5th on line
5, 6th on line 4)

- Remind students to balance their sound; line 5 should not

overpower line 4 (the melody)

- Students will play the song again, boys on line 4, girls on line
5.

- Students will switch, girls on line 4, boys on line 5.

7 minutes

Baa Baa Black Sheep, pg. 10

The students will be able to

tap their foot to a steady beat
while playing with rhythmic
accuracy.

- Students will clap the rhythm of Baa Baa Black Sheep

while tapping their foot to a steady beat; make sure students

arent tapping their foot to the rhythm of the eighth note
patterns
Ask students how many eighth notes fit into one beat?
6th grade students will play the song while 5th graders clap
the rhythm and tap their feet; the students will then switch
roles
All students will play through the song while making sure to
tap their feet

Time

Task

Objective

Procedure

7 minutes

Up on the Housetop, pg. 10

The students will be able to

play Up on the Housetop with
rhythmic accuracy and
musical phrasing.

- Ask the students how some of the eighth notes in Up on the

7 minutes

Jingle Bells, pg. 19

The students will be able to

play Jingle Bells with rhythmic
accuracy (dotted quarter/
eighth rhythm).

Housetop are different than those in Baa Baa Black Sheep

- i.e. this song requires musicians to fit two different notes
into one beat
Students will play through the song, tapping their foot along
to a steady beat
Have students compare measure 1 to measure 5; how are
they the same/different? (Rhythm)
Students will play measures 1 and 2; then students will play
measures 5 and 6
The woodwinds section will play through the whole song
accompanied by the percussion section while the brass
section sings the note names in rhythm. Then the sections
will switch roles
All students will play through Up on the Housetop

- The students will play through Jingle Bells

- Isolate the dotted quarter/eighth rhythm in measure 3; have
everyone listen and then sing ta ta ta-a ti ta

- Have the students clap and sing (on tas and tis) the rhythm
of Jingle Bells in its entirety

- 6th grade students will play Jingle Bells while the 5th grade
claps the rhythm along; then vice versa

- Everyone will play Jingle Bells

3 minutes

Jolly Old St. Nicholas, pg. 7

The students will be able to

play both the melody and the
harmony lines of this piece
with pitch and rhythmic
accuracy.

- The students will play through Jolly Old St. Nicholas,

everyone on the melody (line 4)

- The students will play through the harmony part (line 5)

- Make sure the students are holding the whole notes of the
piece for 4 full beats

- The students will play the piece again, 5th graders on line 4,
-

6th graders on line 5; then they will switch lines and play
again
The woodwind section will play the melody while the brass
section plays the harmony; then switch roles

Standards:
MU:Pr4.1.E.5a Select varied repertoire to study based on interest, music reading skills (where appropriate), an understanding of the structure of the music,
context, and the technical skill of the individual or ensemble.
Anchor Standards:
Performing: 4. Analyze, interpret and select artistic work for presentation.
5. Develop and refine work for presentation.