Beginning Band Lesson Plan Format

Name: Paige Fleming Class: Beginning Percussion Date of Lesson: 3/4/14

Primary Goal: The students will be more familiar with the C Major and Bb Major scale
Secondary Goal: The students will be more familiar with reading music in the key of C and Bb

TEKS to be addressed in this lesson:
Performance/Expression I.2.1 (A) Posture, breathing vowel formation, hand positions, embouchure (etc.)
The student will sing/play with correct posture, breathing technique, vowel formation, hand positions, embouchure, etc. at all times
Performance/Expression I.2.1 (B) Perform expressively using correct technique
The student will perform with musicality and using healthy singing/playing technique
Performance/Expression I.2.2 (B) Read melodies and rhythms using standard music symbols
The student will sight read a melody individually, in a small group, and with the ensemble

Materials or Resources: Goldenberg Scale Sheet with Melodies, ClassDojo App

Warm-ups: Time Needed: 3min
1. Exercise #1: Major C Scale
a. Objectives: Review the notes in the C Major Scale
b. Assessment (informal or formal): Listen to see if all are playing the correct notes.

Rehearsal/Review Previous Assignments: Time Needed: 12min
Title of Piece/Exercise #1: Major C Melody
1. Objectives: Review the Melody notes and where they are on the keyboard.
2. Activities/strategies/review: Review the last line and allow the students time to go over the notes with
their partner.
3. Items to Anticipate: Some students may not remember or have a hard time understanding where the
notes are on the staff and keyboard.
4. Assessment (informal or formal): Make sure each student is playing the correct notes.

New Skill/Concept (optional): Time Needed: 7min
1. Objectives: Learn the F Scale using the warm up (Finger and say the note names, then play)
2. Items to anticipate: The students may have a hard time with notes that are played by a skip instead of a
step.
3. Assessment (informal or formal): Listen to make sure all students are playing the correct notes.

Sight-Reading/New Assignment: Time Needed: 13min
Title of Piece/Exercise #1: F Major Melody
1. Objectives: Learn the F Major Melody with correct notes and rhythms.
2. Process:
a. Have the students say the note names and finger along.
b. Have the students play two measures at a time.
c. Put every four measure together by fingering along and playing.
3. Items to anticipate: Some students may not grasp the notes as quickly so allow time for their partners to
show them.
4. Assessment (informal or formal): Listen and watch the students as they follow along to see if they are
hitting the correct notes. Give point or take away points for behavior or playing habbits.

Closure: Time Needed: 1min
1. Summarize objectives of lesson: We have gone through the C major and Bb scale and melody.
2. Communicate objectives for the next rehearsal: Tomorrow we will finish the Bb scale and hopefully
move on to a Bb etude.