F 200LessonPlanforThreeCzechFolkSongsbyJohnieVinson

MadelineLandgrebe DateofLesson:April10,2014 Piece:ThreeCzechFolkSongsbyJohnieVinson NationalStandards 1.Singing,aloneandwithothers,avariedrepertoireofmusic. 2.Performingoninstruments,aloneandwithothers,avariedrepertoireofmusic. 5.Readingandnotatingmusic. 6.Listeningto,analyzing,anddescribingmusic. Objectives Thestudentswillbeabletoplaythemovementwithexpressivephrasingbyshapingthe passagewiththedynamicsandphrasemarkings Thestudentswillbeabletosightreadthepiecewithproperbreathsupportandawarm sound Thestudentswillbeabletoplaywithabalancedsound Materials ScoreofThreeCzechFolkSongsbyJohnieVinson Partsfortraditionalbandensembletoplaypiece Blackboardwithchalk Procedures WarmUp 1. Inthebeginningofclass,studentswillbeparticipatinginadynamicspracticingexercise. Iwillholdupanumberasadynamicmarkingandthestudentswillplaythe correspondingdynamicgoingupanddowntheBbconcertscale.Thisistopractice phrasingandexpressionlateroninthepiece. 2. Afterthis,Iwillhavethebandtunetothetubas,listeningintentlytotheirneighbor. 3. Forthelastpartoftheexercise,thestudentwilldothedynamicsexercisewhiletryingto listentotherestoftheirsectionorband. SightReading 1. Studentswilldoarunofthepiecestraightthroughasawayfortheteachertonoticethe keyareasthatneedtweaking. 2. OnceInoticeparticularareas,Iwillstopthebandandworkonindividualissues. FixingProblemsandPolishing 1. Afterthestudentsissueshavebeenresolvedforthemostpart,meaningthatonlyoneor twominorissuesmaybeoccurring(someoneplayingoutoftune,accidentallymisseda certainnote),theteacherwillmoveontothemusicalityofthepiece. 2. Thisteacherwillaskthestudentstothinkoftheexercisetheyperformedearlierandhow theycanincorporatethedynamicsintothemusic.Iwilluse15andbackto1asawayto

havephrasing. 3. Thestudentswillpracticethisfromthebeginningtillwhenthetrumpetscomeinwiththe eighthnotesagainat11. 4. Afterthis,theteacherwillaskthestudentswhatkindofstorytheycancomeupwithfor themovementandhowtheycanincorporateimagesintoprojectingsomesortof messagetotheaudience. 5. Oncestudentshavesharedideas,theteacherwillchoosetheonethatseemsmost attainabletoimitateandthestudentswillbeaskedtoplaythepieceonelasttime, keepinginmindthephrasingandthestorywedecidedtofollow.Thismentalimagery shouldhelpthestudentsbemoreexpressive. Assessment WarmUps Informal: Thestudentsparticipationinthedynamicsexerciseandstoryexercise. Formal: Thestudentcouldbegivenanumberpatternthatcorrespondswiththenumberofnotes intheBbconcertscale.Thestudentcouldplayeachnotewiththedynamicmarkingonit. SightReadingandFixing Informal: Studentswillevaluatethemselvesthroughoutprocesswitharticulations,style,andnote accuracy. Tonewillbeassessedwithinsomeofthewarmuptimeandduringtherunningofthe piece. Formal: Teachercouldassignplayingtestandthesemeasuresasapassagetocheckfor accuracy. Thestudentscouldalsobegivenapieceofpaperandaskedtodescribetheimagerya personcouldusetodescribethepieceasidefromthetitlegiven.Thestudentswould havetofinddetailsinthemusictodescribecertainevents.