Malcolm Price Laboratory School
Elementary General Music
Mrs. Michelle L. Swanson, Instructor

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Lesson plans for 3rd Grade
2006-07



WEEK OF...

 Tuesday - 2:00 p.m.
 Thursday - 2:00 p.m.
August 21

NO SCHOOL - early dismissal
 Welcome Activities -
Song:   We're Going Back to School (SP 95 Lit 1-1)

Summer Is Over
- song
- movement
- rhythm
August 28
 		BEAT:
Bottom of the Sea - song only

Xylophone - technique review

Improvisation:  Summer Over

Travel Wheel - movement song
 Song:  Climb by Three's (TTT MF 21)

Bottom of the Sea - song with UPP

MOVEMENT:
The Body Boogie - M K-8 15/1 - 20
September
BEAT:
Fast vs. Slow Activity (motion)

 BEAT:
Unpitched Percussion Exploration
September 11
 		Composer of the Month:  Haydn

- Mini-Page activity

STILL - Haydn

Citizenship Song:  Cooperation Hop

 BEAT:
Poem:  I'm in Trouble (poem only)

Song:  Chatter With the Angels - poem with BP / UPP
September 18
 		BEAT:
Poem:  I'm in Trouble -- w/ 1st ostinato

Song:  Chatter With the Angels - song with bordun

 BEAT:
Song:  Chatter With the Angels - final form ABA
A = song
B = poem with UPP
September 25
 		BEAT:
Where's Ana (anacrusis game)
Upbeat explanation

Name Game - yes or no

 BEAT:
Les Saluts - RM I
  - fermata dance  MVMT I - 6

Fermata explanation
October 2
 		BEAT:
Song:  Son Macaron  (Sd Ideas - 13)
- beat passing game
 RHYTHM:
Dotted Half Note intro
- Go to Bed - poem
- analyze rhythm
- intro dotted half note
October 9
 		RHYTHM:
- rhythm cards
- aural ID
- dictation with cards

Concert Song:

 		STILL - Chopin
- Nocturne

RHYTHM:
- dotted half note review
- rhythmic dictation w/cards
October 16
 		RHYTHM:
Song:  Bow Wow   
- Poem - UPP - Qtr, 8th review/exp.    (Sd Ideas - 38)
NO SCHOOL
October 23
 		Concert Songs:

RHYTHM:
Song:  A Fine Musician   
- Song / orch / B section / mel. Improv    (S/D/Play - 39)
 RHYTHM:


Concert Songs:
October 30
 		RHYTHM:
- review for quiz
- dotted half note
- triplet

 RHYTHM:
- quiz

METER:
- review barline
- review measures
- review magic numbers
November 6
 		METER:
Given rhythm - fill in barlines

Concert songs:


 GUEST TEACHER -

METER:
Metric Activity - cards/barlines

Concert songs:
November 13
 		Concert songs:
 Concert songs:
November 20
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
November 27
 		Rehearse for CONCERT
December 4
 		Dress Rehearsal for CONCERT
 Watch VIDEO of concert
December 12
 		METER:
Song:  Multiplying Tango     (TTT MF 19)

Poem:  Old Mother Hubbard

Measures - fill in blanks



 METER:
Song:  Old Mother Hubbard    - Exp. 6/8, rondo, rhyming    (3rd Rh / KD - 2)
December 19

 VIDEO:  Rockin' Reindeer NO SCHOOL - Christmas Break
January 1
NO SCHOOL - Christmas Break

 MELODY:

Musical Songs:
January 8
 		MELODY:

Musical Songs:

 MELODY:

Musical Songs
January 15


STILL - Mozart

Musical Songs:
January 22
 		MELODY:

Musical Songs:

 MELODY:

Musical Songs:
January 29
 		MELODY:

Musical Songs:

 MELODY:

Musical Songs:
February 5
 		Musical Songs:

 STILL - Joplin

Musical Songs:
February 12
 		Musical Songs:


February 19
 		Rehearsal in auditorium


 Rehearsal in auditorium
February 26
 		CONCERT:  February 28th
 - 10:00 a.m.
   (Wednesday morning)
NO SCHOOL (conferences)
March 5 VIDEO of 2/28/07 performance

MELODY:

March 12
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
March 19
 		RECORDER I
 RECORDER II
March 26
 		RECORDER III:


 Concert Songs:
April 2
 		RECORDER V:
NO SCHOOL
April 9
 		TONE COLOR:
- instrument family groups
- family characteristics

 Concert Songs:
April 16
 		Peter and the Wolf I:
 STILL - Prokofiev

TONE COLOR:
- instrument review
April 23
 		Peter and the Wolf II: Peter and the Wolf III:

Concert Songs
April 30
 		Concert Songs:
 Concert Songs:
May 7



Peter and the Wolf IV:
May 14
 		Peter and the Wolf V:

 Peter and the Wolf VI:
May 21