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Lesson Plan
Week of August 13, 2012
Grade Level:
Secondary
Subject:
Studio Piano
Prepared By:
E. Cobbins
Overview & Purpose The course work for music history, piano technique, music theory, classical piano
studies/repertoire, and music appreciation run simultaneously.
Education Standards Addressed
Studio Piano I
MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS/MUSIC THEORY
Benchmark 1 Recognize and imitate simple melodies
and rhythmic patterns using voice,
musical instruments, or other sound
sources (3)
Recognize and perform melodic and
rhythmic patterns using voice, musical
instruments, or other sound sources, both
individually and in ensembles (1, 3, 4)
Benchmark 2 Recognize basic notational symbols
and express vocabulary that conveys
precise musical meanings (3, 4)
Interpret notational symbols and
vocabulary that convey precise musical
meanings (2, 3, 4)
Define the scale. In music, a scale is a sequence of musical notes in ascending and descending order that
provides material for or is used to conveniently represent part or all of a musical work including melody
and/or harmony.[1] Scales are ordered in pitch or pitch class, with their ordering providing a measure of
musical distance. Scales are divided, based on the intervals between the notes they contain, into categories
including diatonic, major, minor, and others, with a specific group of notes thus being described as a Cmajor scale, D-minor scale, etc.
The distance between two successive notes in a scale is called a scale step.
PIANO TECHNIQUE
The Virtuoso Pianist (Le Piano virtuose) by Charles-Louis Hanon, is a compilation of sixty exercises meant
to train the pianist in speed, precision, agility, and strength of all of the fingers and flexibility in the wrists.
First published in Boulogne, in 1873, The Virtuoso Pianist is Hanon's most well-known work, and is still
widely used by piano instructors and pupils. However, the applicability of these nineteenth-century
exercises has been questioned by some piano instructors today.
REPERTOIRE (see the charts at the end of the document)
Teacher Guide
Student Guide
Objectives
(Specify
skills/information that
will be learned.)
The students will define the scale
The students differentiate line and space notes on the state.
The students will sight-read and perform simple songs with the left and right hands (separately)
The students will define the basic materials of music: melody, rhythm, and harmony.
Students will review the essential elements of music theory.
Materials
Needed
 Paper
 Pencil
 Others
Information
(Give and/or
demonstrate
necessary
information)
Attendance
Monday, August 13, 2012
Announce
ments
Please complete the student information form.
Please sign and return the course syllabus.
The Music Alphabet
Music
Theory
SightReading
Technique
Music Ace
Computer
Testing
None
My Own Song: CDE
None
Piano
Activities
Music Alphabet (Hal Leonard)
My Own Song: CDE
Attendance
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Announce
ments
Please complete the student information form.
Please sign and return the course syllabus.
Note Values
Quarter Notes
Half Notes
Whole Notes
Music
Theory
SightReading
Technique
Music Ace
Computer
Testing
Rehearsal
Sea © Song (Hal Leonard)
My Own Song: FGAB
None
Alphabet Soup (Hal Leonard)
My Own Song: CDE
My Own Song: FGAB
Sea © Song
Information
(Give and/or
demonstrate
necessary
information)
Attendance
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Announcements Please complete the student information form.
Please sign and return the course syllabus.
Staff and Clefs
Music Theory
Sight-Reading
Technique
Music Ace
Computer
Testing
Merrily We Roll Along (Bastien Unit One)
Claire de la Lune (Bastien Unit One)
C Major Five Finger Position: Warm-Up (Bastien)
None
Rehearsal
Merrily We Roll Along
Claire de la Lune
Attendance
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Announcements Please complete the student information form.
Please sign and return the course syllabus.
Time Signatures
Music Theory
Sight-Reading
Technique
Ode to Joy (Bastien Unit One)
Little Rock (Bastien Unit One)
C Major Five Finger Position: Warm-Up (Bastien)
Music Ace
Computer
Testing
None
Rehearsal
Merrily We Roll Along (Bastien Unit One)
Claire de la Lune (Bastien Unit One)
Ode to Joy (Bastien Unit One)
Little Rock (Bastien Unit One)
Information
(Give and/or
demonstrate
necessary
information)
Attendance
Friday, August 17, 2012
Announcements Please complete the student information form.
Please sign and return the course syllabus.
Learning to Read Music (Video and Listening Guide)
Music Theory
Sight-Reading
Rehearsal
Merrily We Roll Along (Bastien Unit One)
Claire de la Lune (Bastien Unit One)
Ode to Joy (Bastien Unit One)
Little Rock (Bastien Unit One)
N/A
Music Ace
Computer
Testing
None
Pre-Test
Multiple Choice Pre-Test (Written)