Kai Smith

MUED 373 — Dabback

Practicum Lesson Plan

Objectives:

• The students will learn the first 5 notes of the G minor scale
Materials:

• Instruments

• Metronome hooked up to speakers/projector

Procedures:

• The teacher will have the students move their chairs into 1 big arc and the teacher
will also sit in a chair in front of them. (<2mins)

• The teacher will set the metronome to 80 bpm and have the entire class begin to
tap their foot (heel if possible) to the beat. The teacher will also asks the students to

put their instruments down. (2mins)

• The teacher will begin a 4 beat call-and-response pattern with clapping. The
teacher will start with just quarter note rhythms and then begin to include eighth

notes on various beats. (3-4mins)

• The teacher will then do 4 beat call-and-response patterns on a generic syllable

“du”. The teacher will also change the syllable to include “ta”, “toh”, and “dat”.

(2-3mins)

• The students will then pick their instruments, the teacher will play concert D and
ask the students to “find the pitch”. (1min)

• Once the students have found concert D, the teacher will begin 4 beat call-and-
response patterns. Initially, the teacher will only play concert D, but as the activity

goes on, the teacher will include concert C, Bb, A, and G until the students are

playing the first 5 notes of the G minor scale. (~5mins)

 • If at any point, the students are having trouble with the notes, the teacher will put
the horn down and sing the call-and-response pattern until the students know the

notes.

• Once the students have played the first 5 notes of the G minor scale, the teacher
will explain as such and begin to explain a simple game. (3mins)

• The students will participate in the G minor scale game until the last person is
standing (4mins)

Adaptations:

• Size — If needed, the 4 beat call-and-response patterns can be made smaller or

bigger depending on the student’s needs.

• Color — If possible, I could have the metronome projected onto a screen and flash
with the beat.

• Pacing — If the pacing of the 4 beat patterns is too fast, the teacher can include 4
beats of rest between the call-and-response.

• Modality — If students aren’t getting the notes, the teacher can write any new
notes on the white board for the students to look at.

Assessments:

The students will be formally assessed throughout the lesson during all of

the call-and-response patterns. The last game that the students play could also

be used as assessment of the student’s understanding of the material.