Lesson Plan: Scarborough Fair

Brett Beaman
Dr. Palmer
MUSE 250: Brass Tech
Microteaching #2
Materials
Piano; instruments; music: scores and parts
Concepts
Descant, legato tonguing
National Standards
Performing on instruments alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
Play independently, on pitch and in rhythm, with appropriate timbre, tone, and posture
while maintaining a steady tempo
Objective/Goals
Develop students tonality, legato tonguing, and phrasing
Strengthen students confidence in playing independent parts
Understand the
Title of Music Selection
Scarborough Fair (my arrangement)
Procedures
1. Instructor will greet students and ask them, nicely, to sit up in their chairs with proper
posture.
a. Prompt: Good afternoon! How is everyone today? Great! Can everyone with up
in their chair with proper playing posture for me? Thank you!
2. Instructor will introduce the piece
a. Today we will be playing Scarborough Fair
3. Instructor will have students clap their parts, before playing
a. Before we play, lets put down our instruments and clap our parts
4. Instructor will play opening chord on the piano in order for the students to match the
pitch
a. Use concert score to play the correct matching pitch
5. Students will play through the first phrase
6. Instructor will ask the students who has the melody?
a. Who has the melody?
7. Instructor will have the trombones and euphonium play (modeling the melody)
a. Listen for the trombones and euphonium, they have the melody
8. Instructor will now have the trumpets play
9. Instructor will ask students what was different
a. Question: What is different about the trumpet parts? Does anyone know what that
is called?
10. Instructor will explain the descant
a. Question: Does anyone know what is a descant?
i. an independent treble melody usually sung or played above a basic
melody.
ii. A high melody that is sung or played along with the main melody
11. Students will keep a steady beat and learn the song in short phrases

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a. Prompt: Lets go through this song once more, this time with the descant!
12. Students will keep a steady beat and play through the song together
a. Prompt: Lets sing both the melody and the descant!
i. This side of the room sing the melody, the other side sing the descant
ii. Lets switch
13. Students will be able to accurately perform Scarborough Fair
Closure/Review
At the end of the lesson, I will have the students play the theme all the way through.
During this time, I will look around and open my ears to listen for correct notes and rhythms.
Afterwards, I will make quick comments, and if time allows, I will have them play through it
again. At the end, I will conclude for congratulating my students for learning the piece and
thanking them for their time.