Jonathan Swift 2nd Grade: Visual of do pentatonic Class Meeting: 4-25-17

Section 1:
Standards/Benchmarks/Eligible Content: Materials and Resources:
National Standards for Music 1:40 - 2:25
1. Creating Speakers
2. Performing White boards
3. Responding
4. Connecting
Teaching Objectives, Learning Focus: Differentiation:
EQ: How do musicians perform with the pentatonic scale? -Students are encouraged to perform rhythms at varying
skill levels
SWBAT draw a representation of the contour of a pentatonic -Teacher will model, verbally review, or select a student
scale model to demonstrate content
SWBAT practice improvisation with ta ka di mi -Students will utilize a pair share to show an
understanding of and internalize new concepts

Section 2
Instructional Procedures
Warm up
Beat keeping activity
Happy - Pharrell Williams
Sing known songs
Are you sleeping
Ss sing Are you sleeping with varying dynamics
Tuneful singing
Ss sing Are you sleeping in 4 part canon
Review known concepts
Identify the half note in Are you sleeping
Ss sing Bow wow wow - identify solfege for phrases
Teach a new song
Pumpkin Pumpkin Round and Fat
Play game
Develop knowledge of music literacy concepts visual
Sing Rocky mountain and conduct
Lets put phrases 1, 2, and 3 in our heads and sing phrase 4
Sing and show melodic contour of phrase 4
Ss figure out solfege for phrase 4 dr that's a step
Create a visual of phrase 4 using white boards
Creative movement
Play game for Paw paw patch
Practice music literacy skills - improvisation ta ka di mi
Read phrases in stick notation for paw paw patch
Have Q be phrase 1, and then As be the rest of the phrases. Have students pick which answer to chant
Add more answers leaving some beats blank
Assessment
Students drew a representation of the contour of a pentatonic scale
Students improvised with the new rhythm ta ka di mi

Section 3
Notes:

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