Joel Michalchuk March 24th, 2014 Name:____________________________ Date:______________________ !! 1st The Instrument Families Grade:_____________ Title:_____________________________________ !

Musical Focus:
emphasize concepts/skills to


 Singing Melody  Rhythm Timbre Harmony Form Movement  Creating Playing instruments Expressive Qualities!

Preparation: (lead-in/hook/preparatory set/link to prior knowledge) - Rhythm/Melody of the Day

Time!

- What do you call the people who live at your house or come over for holidays? - "Family"
Teaching Sequence:

Objectives:

Learners will

o Be able to (behavioral):

categorize instruments into families o Understand (cognitive): the differences between families o Encounter (experiential): each specific instrument sound o Change/add value (critical):

-"Instruments have families also! Listen for 4 families in this song!" - Sing chorus to "Instruments Are Fun", then echo to teach students - What instruments can you name? - Write all instruments on board? - Which instruments are related? - Slide w/ instrument pictures: name each instrument and play sample mp3 - Show family names; assign one instrument to each family - Have students assign all other instruments - Hand out flashcards with instruments on them - (Students should think about their card and decide which family they belong to while the rest of the cards are being handed out) - Students move to the appropriate family in one corner of the room - With students still in their instrument families, play random instrument sample audio clips having the students point to the appropriate family it belongs to - Spotlight family of each audio clip should stand while other families sit. All students should be miming the instrument to the music.

Materials:!

- Instrument flash cards - Instruments Are Fun mp3 - Instrument family pictures for corners of classroom

National Standard(s) Addressed:

o Singing, alone & with others, a varied  repertoire of music o Performing on instruments, alone & with others, a varied repertoire of music o Improvising melodies, variations and accompaniments o Composing & arranging music within specific guidelines o Reading and notating music o Listening to, analyzing, and describing  music o Evaluating music & music performances o Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, & disciplines outside the arts o Understanding music in relation to history and culture

- Corner game: Practice "Instruments Are Fun" and explain how game works - Students choose a family and move there while singing the song - Play instrument family sample at random - Whoever is on the chosen family should mime the instrument - remaining families point at the chosen family

Culmination: (consolidation of lesson)

Assessment:  ! Written ! Informal  ! Individual ! Performance  ! Group ! Other:!

! Learn "Instruments Are Fun" !- Establish known instruments !- Name all instrument pictures and play some samples instruments into sections !- Organize - Assessment activity !- Associate instrument sound with family Revisit "Instruments Are Fun" !- Instrument family game !
Notes/Extension: