Music Concept/Title of Lesson: Romantic Period Day 1
Grade Level: 4th Date & Time: 1/10/17 Period 4
Objectives: 1. Students will be able to describe the emotion or feeling of a given piece of music 2. Students will identify characteristics of Romantic Period Music 3. Students will demonstrate visually the way they perceive a given piece of music
Procedure: 1. Take attendance 2. Romantic Period Introduction a. Music history is broken up by a bunch of periods, or lengths of time b. Decided by people who study music history, based on the sound and the style of music being written 3. Romantic Period Music a. Music was written to make you think of emotions, landscapes, scenes. b. This music is often used in old cartoons or in movies for this same reason c. Example i. Rabbit of Seville video clip, first without the video, then with. Ask students what words they could use to describe the music 4. Activity a. Pick four different colored crayons and lay them on your desk b. Take a piece of paper and put it in front of you. c. Close your eyes and pick up a crayon, any crayon. d. As you listen to the music, I want you to draw shapes that you feel describe the music as you hear it playing. e. Only switch crayons when I say switch, and remember to show how the music sounds to you by how you move the crayon f. The crayon cannot leave the paper unless I say switch 5. After song has finished a. Ask students to look at what they drew and see if they can identify the different parts of the song based on the shapes b. Have students describe the sound of the music they heard based on what they drew and heard Assessment: Teacher will ask students to describe the way a given piece of music sounds using only one or two descriptive words at a time Teacher will ask at the end of class what the major characteristics of Romantic Period Music are Teacher will walk around classroom as students complete activity to determine understanding of how to visually represent the sounds they hear
NAfME 2014 Standards addressed in this lesson:
MU:Re7.1.4a Demonstrate and explain how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, purposes, or contexts. MU:Re7.2.4a Demonstrate and explain how responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as social and cultural). MU:Re8.1.4a Demonstrate and explain how the expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, and timbre) are used in performers and personal interpretations to reflect expressive intent. MU:Cn10.0.4a Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music
