Music Theory Lesson Plan

Ian Haywood

Class Information Subject: Music Theory Topic: Basic Music Elements Lesson Title: “What do you hear?” Level: Introductory Subject level: Form 1 Lesson Duration:45 mins

Music Theory Date: Tuesday 24th November 2014 Prerequisite skills/knowledge: A primary school

understanding of what Music is/sounds like. Lesson Objectives: At the end of this lesson,

students should be able to: 1. Recognise & define basic music vocabulary. 2. Identify the categorization of musical instruments 3. Use music vocabulary to analyze basic rhythms or

popular songs

Activities Initial Focus: Diagnostic test, to see

how much vocabulary students actually know. (15 mins)Major Task & Group Activity:

Match the instrument to its category game. On White board. Class will be split into teams and each team given a instrumental category (Percussion, Wind, String) (30 mins)

Resources & Materials required

1. Laptop, Projector (maybe), Speakers 2. Tambourine, Violin, Guitar, Drum 3. Stationary (Board Markers, eraser,

pens etc)

Debriefing & Evaluation Debriefing: Each team must present

something that they have learned from the Board game, and explain their instrumental category to the rest of the class. State 2 differences from each category of instrument to their own.

Homework (Evaluation): In groups, students will select a favourite song, and analyze it using vocabulary. They will present their analysis to the class, in the following lesson.

References Government of Trinidad and Tobago,

Ministry of Education. (2008) Secondary SchoolCurriculum Forms 1-3: Visual and Performing Arts. Couva, Curriculum Planning andDevelopment Division.