Create a Lesson Plan Lesson Title*Strands* General Music Ensemble Harmonizing Instruments Theory & Composition Music Technology Grade Levels*K,1,23, 4, 56,7,8Plan Type* Single Day Plan Multi-Day Plan Unit Plan Objectives*What will students learn and be able to do as a result of this lesson?Description*Is the description clear and concise? Does it communicate skills, competencies, and expectations in a way that is understandable to students, parents, and administrators? Is there evidence of appropriate rigor in the lesson?Rationale*What is the purpose of this lesson? Why is this important? What specific skills and understandings does it provide? How does the lesson fit into the overall curriculum for this course?Teacher Resources and Equipment*What teacher resources (resource books, textbooks, supplementary materials, websites, instruments etc.) are needed to support this plan?Student Resources*What student resources (technology, recorders, instruments, etc.) are needed to support this plan?ConnectionsPA Competencies* K-1: Distinguish between sound and silence in simple melodies and rhythms K-2: Perform simple melodies and rhythms using voices and classroom instruments K-3: Read iconic notation representing sound and silence K-4: Identify, perform and move to music that celebrates events K-5: Recognize that people make judgments about the quality of musical works K-6: Make statements about their preferences for different types of music PA Essential Questions*PA Big Ideas* The skills, techniques, elements, and principles of the arts can be learned, studied, refined, and practiced Artists use tools and resources as well as their own experiences and skills to create art The arts provide a medium to understand and exchange ideas Humans have expressed experiences and ideas through the arts throughout time and across cultures There are formal and informal processes used to assess the quality of works in the arts People use both aesthetic and critical processes to assess the quality of works in the arts National Standards Artistic Processes* Creating Performing Responding Connecting National Standards Enduring Understandings*National Standards Music Process Components (Creating) Creating:Imagine Creating:Plan and Make Creating:Evaluate and Refine Creating:Present National Standards Music Process Components (Performing) Performing:Select Analyze Performing:Interpret Performing:Rehearse, Evaluate and Refine Performing:Present National Standards Music Process Components (Responding) Responding:Select Responding:Analyze Responding:Interpret Responding:Evaluate StandardsPA Standards*National Core Music Standards*Performance MeasuresPerformance Measures*How will you assess student learning? Attach a copy of the grading tool or rubric that will be used to evaluate student understanding of the objective.Depth of Knowledge Levels*Include multiple levels of knowledge moving students towards higher and deeper levels of thinking - strategic and extending thinking.Instructional ProcessProcedures*What instructional processes, instructional strategies, and instructional tasks will you use to meet the objectives and goals of this plan?Differentiation Strategies*How will you differentiate instruction and assessment?Essential Vocabulary*What essential music vocabulary words will students learn and use during this lesson?District-Defined InitiativesInclude any specific information that your school district has defined as an educational priority.Personal InformationName* First Last Email*
