Elementary General Music Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 3 Unit: Songs

Repertoire Music: “I Don’t Care If The Rain Comes Down” Source: “Making Music”

Materials 1. Song Sheets

2. Orff xylophones
3. Djembes/congas
Concept/Focus  Rhythmic Elements
1. Ostinato rhythm
2. Steady pulse
 Melodic Elements
1. Teaching melody by rote
 Vocabulary
1. Ostinato

Activities Activity 1 (7 minutes)

 Teach melody of “I Don’t Care If The Rain Comes Down” by rote

Activity 2 (10 minutes)

1. Discuss melodic direction, steps and skips

Activity 3 (20 minutes)

 Add instruments to melody
1. First sing melody with students while at the piano
2. Next sing melody while students are at xylophones
3. Add drums (if time)

Assessment Formal:
Informal:
 Observing students’ ability to sing the melody and/or play the ostinato xylophone pattern
Whole Class:
 Class effort to play the ostinato xylophone pattern while singing the melody of “I Don’t Care If
The Rain Comes Down”
Individual:
 Observing individual students as they play the ostinato pattern while singing the melody

National  MU:Cr1.1.5b Generate musical ideas (such as rhythms, melodies, and accompaniment patterns)
Standards within specific related tonalities, meters, and simple chord changes.
 MU:Pr4.2.5a Demonstrate understanding of the structure and the elements of music (such as
rhythm, pitch, form, and harmony) in music selected for performance.
 MU:Pr4.2.5b When analyzing selected music, read and perform using standard notation.
 MU:Pr6.1.5a Perform music, alone or with others, with expression, technical accuracy, and
appropriate interpretation.
Objectives  Sing correctly with xylophone
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