MUSIC LESSON PLAN

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Objectives Students experience different tempos.
Students experiment with different sounds their voice can make.

Resources Picture cards
CD
instrument
Prior
Knowledge
The sounds different things make.
There are different types of music and movement.


Introduction

15 20
minutes









Activity -

20-30
minutes






Conclusion

10 minutes









COPY CAT (voice)
As a class go through some of the sounds you are able to make
with your voice. (have students then make the sounds for the
pictures shown, have students make sounds from the alphabet,
have students speak words they may know from another
language.)
Students sit in a circle. Go around the circle and students are to
make different sounds using their voice. Other students echo
sound.
Go around again and this time students have to add to the
sounds made by previous students.


YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
Show students the different actions they are going to learn. Go
through the words in the song. Practice song as a class.
Play CD and sing the song to the different tempos. Ask student to
reflect on what was different and if it was harder or easier as the
music was faster.
Play again.



MOVING TO SOUNDS
Discuss as a group things that move fast and things that move
slow.
Introduce students to an instrument. Play it fast and then slow
and moderate. Have students practice movements to the
different tempos.
Have students move around according to the tempo played on
the instrument.



Comments


Picture cards










CD
Explanation of
movements and word to
the song








An instrument

Reflection:
MUSIC LESSON PLAN
Pre-Primary
Objectives


Resources Relaxing music / lively music
Picture cards
Musical instrument
Prior
Knowledge
Students have listened to music with fast and slow tempos.
Students will know the different sounds they can make with their voices.
Students will have played musical statues before.

Introduction

25 minutes











Activity
(Intermission)
15 minutes


Activity

10 minutes







Conclusion

15 minutes


COPY CAT (voice)
As a class go through some of the sounds you are able to make
with your voice. (Show students the different pitch cards and
have them demonstrate these using their voice, have students
then make the sounds for the pictures shown, have students
make sounds from the alphabet, have students speak words they
may know from another language.)
Students sit in a circle. Go around the circle and students are to
make different sounds using their voice. Other students echo
sound.
Go around again and this time students have to add to the
sounds made by previous students.


RELATATION -
Play some classical music for students to listen to as they lie down for a
rest.


MOVING TO SOUNDS
Discuss as a group things that move fast and things that move
slow.
Introduce students to an instrument. Play it fast and then slow
and moderate. Have students practice movements to the
different tempos.
Have students move around according to the tempo played on
the instrument.


MUSICAL STATUES

Students should know how to play this game, give the rules a quick run
through. Play until a handful of students remain.
Students play game until only a handful are left.
Comments

Picture cards












Relaxing music




Instrument









Lively music






Reflection:
MUSIC LESSON PLAN
Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
Objectives Students will learn how sign language can be used to express sounds and meaning.
Students will explore the different sounds they can make with their voices.

Resources Dance Room CD
Pitch cards / Picture cards
Song and action handouts
Prior
Knowledge
May know about Auslan.



Introduction

15 -20
minutes










Activity


30 minutes








Conclusion








COPY CAT (voice)
As a class go through some of the sounds you are able to make
with your voice. (Show students the different pitch cards and
have them demonstrate these using their voice, have students
then make the sounds for the pictures shown, have students
make sounds from the alphabet, have students speak words they
may know from another language.)
Students sit in a circle. Go around the circle and students are to
make different sounds using their voice. Other students echo
sound.
Go around again and this time students have to add to the
sounds made by previous students.


10 LITTLE BUTTERFLIES
Explain to students that not everyone can hear sounds so they
use hand signals to communicate. We are going to learn a song
with uses these hand signals called Ten Little Butterflies
Hand out song sheets and read through with the class. Explain
the different hand signals.
Allow time for students to learn movements in pairs.
Play music, going from slow to fast.
Line students up facing each other and perform song with
actions.


COPY CAT (movement)

Same as before but students perform a movement.



Comments

Pitch cards
Picture cards












Song handouts
Copy of hand signals
CD










Reflection:
LESSON PLAN

Objectives


Resources


Prior
Knowledge







































Comments

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