Dr. Hodges’ Lesson Plan

1. Dr. Hodges’ Lesson Plan

2. Band 8

3. Grade 8 Band • BUZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4. Rhythm 49 • 4____________________________ • 4 • Process: • Find the smallest value note or rest • Write a measure of that value with the counting • Circle equivalents • Transfer the information to the rhythm.

5. Weekly Goal • GOAL 6: The learner will listen to, analyze, and describe music. (National Standard 6)

6. Today’s Objective • 6.01 Identify specific music events in a given aural example, using appropriate terminology.

7. Book Exercises • 38 • Count and Clap • Play • 39 • Count and Clap • Play • 40 • Count and Clap • Play

8. General Music 8

9. Rhythm 49 • 4____________________________ • 4 • Process: • Find the smallest value note or rest • Write a measure of that value with the counting • Circle equivalents • Transfer the information to the rhythm.

10. Weekly Goal • GOAL 6: The learner will listen to, analyze, and describe music. (National Standard 6)

11. Whole step • Two half steps

12. Timbre • Tone color

13. Style • The way it is played

14. Strings • Instruments using plucked or bowed strings to create the sound

15. Woodwinds • Those originally made of wood or using a reed to create the sound

16. Score • The conductor’s copy of the music.

17. Expression • Emotion portrayed in music

18. Resonance • Vibrations of an instrument’s sound creating the unique sound of that particular instrument

19. Vertical Music • Music composed in a chordal manner in which most or all parts move together at the same time

20. Second ending • The short ending which will send musicians forward to a new melodic section.

21. Fugue • A melodic presentation using varied melodic and rhythmic alterations to present new interpretations of the melody.

22. First ending • The short ending which will send musicians back to a particular place to repeat that section.

23. Dal signo al fine` • Return to the sign and play to the fine`

24. Transposition • To move the position of the tone to adjust for the length of the instrument

25. Range • The extreme from lowest to highest tone for each instrument

26. Homophonic • Movement in a chordal manner

27. Cannon • The simple melodic repetition. It is also called a round.

28. Slur • A curved line which adds the duration of the notes into one tone.

29. Major Second • Whole Step

30. Tutti • Those originally made of wood or using a reed to create the sound

31. Balance • To achieve the aural perception of each instrument or section being of the same or equal volume without dominance by any one instrument or section.

32. Dynamics • Various degrees of loudness and softness

33. Piano (p) • Soft

34. Mezzo Forte (mf) • Medium full

35. Fortissimo (ff) • Very strong

36. Pianissimo (pp) • Very soft

37. Crescendo (cres.) • To get louder

38. Diminuendo (dim) • To gradually get softer

39. Today’s Objective • 6.01 Identify specific music events in a given aural example, using appropriate terminology.

40. Listening Example 1 • Compare (Tell how they are similar) and Contrast (Tell how they are different) these two examples. Use your list provided in Class.

41. Listening 1 • Melody: • Harmony: • Rhythm: • Form: • Instrumentation: • Historic Period:

42. Listening Example 2 • Compare and Contrast with example 1

43. Listening 2 • Melody: • Harmony: • Rhythm: • Form: • Instrumentation: • Historic Period:

44. Band 7

45. Grade 8 Band • BUZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

46. Rhythm 49 • 4____________________________ • 4 • Process: • Find the smallest value note or rest • Write a measure of that value with the counting • Circle equivalents • Transfer the information to the rhythm.

47. Weekly Goal • GOAL 6: The learner will listen to, analyze, and describe music. (National Standard 6)

48. Today’s Objective • 6.01 Identify specific music events in a given aural example, using appropriate terminology.

49. Book Exercises • 34 • Count and Clap • Play • Hear Saxophones • 35 • Count and Clap • Play • 36 • Count and Clap • Play

50. General Music 7