Music Lesson Plan
● Overview And Main Objectives:
1. Identify basic note values (whole note, half note, quarter note) and their visual representation.
2. Translate simple improvised melodies into basic notation using provided staff paper.
3. Read and perform short musical phrases written in basic notation.
M.CR.1: Generate musical ideas through reading, notating, and/or interpreting music.
All objectives align with the Oklahoma state standards
( PK.M.CR.1.2, K.M.CR.1.2,1.M.CR.1.2, 2.M.CR.1.2, 3.M.CR.1.2, 4.M.CR.1.2 )
● Objectives and plans will be altered for grades (pre-k to 4th), and adjusted as needed.
Phases Teacher guide Vocabulary
Objectives
At the end of Week 3, students will demonstrate their
learning by performing their compositions and participating in
an ear training activity.
-Adaptations: Adjusting activities based on age and skill
level. For Pre-K, using more visuals and hands-on activities;
for older grades, incorporate more complex patterns and
melodies.
-Assessment: Throughout the lessons, assess students'
ability to:
-M.CR.1.2 Improvise melodic and rhythmic answers with or
without a system of syllables, numbers or basic notation
using voice, classroom instruments, or technology to
demonstrate basic notation.
Material needed -Whiteboard and markers. Time
-Staff paper (large for group activities, individual for
assignments).
-Rhythm flashcards
- Note value flashcards (whole, half, quarter).
-Classroom percussion instruments (drums, tambourines,
maracas)
-Boomwhackers or xylophones
-Ipads for Quizizz & Liveworksheets.
Week 1: Note Values.
(January 17-21) Day 1:Introduction to Note Values
Objective: Identify and understand whole, half, and quarter
notes and their duration.
Activities:
-Warm-Up (5 min): Clap simple rhythms using whole, half,
and quarter notes.
-Teacher Demo (10 min): Show note value flashcards and
demonstrate their durations using claps and stomps.
-Group Activity (15 min): Students use percussion
instruments to perform rhythms shown on flashcards.
-Wrap-Up (5 min): Quick quiz—students identify note values
from flashcards.
- Vocabulary Assignment: Draw each note (whole, half,
quarter) and write how many beats each represents.
- Identify and understand whole, half, and quarter notes and
their duration.
Day 2: Improvising with Note Values
● Objective: Improvise simple rhythmic patterns using
whole, half, and quarter notes.
● Activities:
-Warm-Up (5 min): Rhythm echo (teacher claps a pattern,
students echo).
-Teacher Demo (10 min): Demonstrate improvisation using
a 4-beat measure.
-Student Activity (15 min): Students take turns creating 4-
beat patterns using note value flashcards.
-Wrap-Up (5 min): Class performs student-created patterns
together.
-Vocabulary Assignment: Create a 4-beat rhythm pattern
using whole, half, and quarter notes on provided paper.
Week 2:Naming the Day 1:Understanding the Staff and Line Notes
Music Notes on the
Lines Objective: Identify the names of the notes on the lines of the
staff (E-G-B-D-F).
(February 24-28)
Activities:
-Warm-Up (5 min): Sing the mnemonic "Every Good Boy
Does Fine."
-Teacher Demo (10 min): Show the staff and identify line
notes using flashcards.
-Student Practice (15 min): Students place note cards on a
large floor staff.
-Wrap-Up (5 min): Review line notes with a quick quiz.
-Vocabulary Assignment: Write the mnemonic for the line
notes and draw the notes on a staff diagram.
Day 2: Playing and Improvising with Line Notes
Objective: Read and perform notes placed on the lines of
the staff using classroom instruments.
Activities:
-Warm-Up (5 min): Practice singing the line notes.
-Teacher Demo (10 min): Demonstrate playing line notes on
xylophones or boomwhackers.
-Student Practice (15 min): Students take turns playing
notes from flashcards.
-Wrap-Up (5 min): Class performs a simple melody using
line notes.
-Vocabulary Assignment: Write the names of the line notes
in order on a staff.
Week 3: Naming the
Music Notes on the Day 1:Understanding Space Notes
Spaces.
(March 3-7) Objective: Identify the names of the notes on the spaces of
the staff (F-A-C-E).
Activities:
-Warm-Up (5 min): Sing the mnemonic "F-A-C-E."
-Teacher Demo (10 min): Show the staff and identify space
notes using flashcards.
-Student Practice (15 min): Students place space note
cards on a large floor staff.
-Wrap-Up (5 min): Quick quiz—students identify space
notes from flashcards.
-Vocabulary Assignment: Write the mnemonic for the
space notes and draw the notes on a staff diagram.
Day 2: Playing and Improvising with Space Notes
Objective: Read and perform notes placed on the spaces of
the staff using classroom instruments.
Activities:
Warm-Up (5 min): Sing space notes in order (F-A-C-E).
Teacher Demo (10 min): Demonstrate playing space notes
on xylophones or boomwhackers.
Student Practice (15 min): Students improvise short
melodies using space notes.
Wrap-Up (5 min): Class performs an improvised piece using
space notes.
Vocabulary Assignment: Write the names of the space
notes in order on a staff.
Assessment Plan:
Formative Assessment: Ongoing observation of student
participation in rhythm clapping, note identification, and
group improvisations.
Summative Assessment:
Week 1: Create a 4-beat rhythm pattern using note values.
Week 2: Write and identify the line notes on a staff.
Week 3: Write and identify the space notes on a staff.
Performance Task: Students will perform a short improvised
piece using notes from both lines and spaces on the staff.
Reflection and Wrap-Up:
-Students will share their favorite activity from the unit.
-Class discussion on how recognizing note values, line
notes, and space notes helps in creating and performing
music.
