Instructor:ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ Ken Cheney

Date:ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ October 17, 2000

Grade Level/Setting:ÝÝÝÝ 8^th Grade group ensemble

Instructional Goal:ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ Teach the students the concept of subdividing beats

National Standards:ÝÝÝÝÝ Singing, Understanding music and its relationship to other arts

Prior Knowledge:ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ Students know simple rhythms, some more complex rhythms

Behavioral Objective:ÝÝÝ Students will be able to read rhythms more precisely and perform them more accurately than before.

Materials:ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ Chalkboard, device for starting pitch

Assessment Strategies:Ý Have some Q + A, judge singing of Bluetail Fly for rhythmic accuracy

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ Lesson Plan

Introduction:

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ Provide Purpose/Motivation:

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ Explain that this is an important concept to learn because it will make figuring out rhythms easier and will improve rhythmic accuracy

Strategies/Procedure

1. Sing through song.

2. Explain that beats are made up of smaller note values

3. Give a visual representation (draw notes and subdivided 16ths)

4. Class participation:Ý Have students clap rhythms.Ý Get people to physically represent 16^th notes in a beat

5. Sing through song with students tapping 16^th notes on desks.

Closure:Ý Sing through song thinking about subdividing, but not physically doing so through tapping desks.