What are your learning targets for your upcoming unit/lesson?
Students in 5th grade will be able to perform sixteenth-note and eighth-note combination rhythms with accuracy and precision on un-pitched percussion instruments. Eventually we will also compose and improvise with these same rhythms in a rotating drumming circle.
How will you communicate your targets to your students?
Students are familiar with the songs we are using as the basis for our percussion pieces. Before we translate the rhythms on instruments, they need to perform them vocally, and with body percussion with accuracy. I will ask my students for self-reflection and will give them my own feedback as to whether or not they are ready for the drums.
When we are at the drum circle, we will perform the rhythms. Again, I will ask them to reflect on how it sounded and how they feel they are performing. Students who are successful will provide insights to the whole group about technique and other strategies that help them improve even further.
The more students are successful, the more we can add to make the performance more complex and interesting. Students will know they are achieving the target based on how much complexity we are able to layer into the rhythmic performance (i.e. 2-3 different parts performing at the same time, composition, improvisation, etc.).
What learning/skills will your students demonstrate?
Students will read and perform complex rhythmic concepts. They will transfer the rhythms from verbal performance, to body percussion, to instrument playing. They will play these rhythms with accuracy and precision and will eventually be able to layer other complex elements such as performing with other parts, composing and performing new patterns, and improvising new patterns.
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Katie - Sounds like you have some great ideas. I like that your students will demonstrate transferring the rhythms from verbal performance, to body percussion, to instrument playing. The new pattern ideas would be great in the future. Will the students be practicing these rhythms in small groups or with a partner? The self-reflection aspect is great and feedback can be very constructive. Asking students to reflect on themselves is a great way to get honest feedback. Will they be writing down their rhythmic concepts and keeping them in class? Will students be able to do more than 2-3 different parts if they are achieving more and excelling? Sounds like a great plan Kaite.
ReplyDeleteAlright here is my second try! The first response wad erased due to poor internet connection
ReplyDeleteAnyways, I'm excited to see how your case study student unfolds throughout the year! When I read about them the first thing that came to mind was positive reinforcement of students who are exhibiting proper behavior whenever this students blurts out. Something to the effect of "I like how (quite student) is staying quiet."
After reading through your lesson plan, I love the fact that you have a lesson where the students get varied complexities that way you are challenging all students and not just teaching to the bottom or middle. One comment about having the students comment about the quality of their composing, do you have any lead questions that might get them thinking about what the aspects of quality are. Also a great way to assess this lesson might be a work sheet where they fill out the beats or rhythms that they created.
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