Unit Three: Musical Genres
Lesson One
DAY ONE
Activity Time Description
Launch - 5 minutes ● Prompt: How can and do we categorize music?
● Scholars share out how we put songs and music
into different categories
● Scholars share genres that they know or enjoy and
why
How Has 10 minutes ● Prompt: how has music evolved and changed over
Music time? How can we tell by listening?
Changed ● Listen to “Evolution of Music” by the Pentatonix
Over Time? ● Post discussion: what did you notice? How did the
music shift from the start of the 11th Century to
today?
Listening 25 minutes ● As a group, the class will go through different
Activity musical genres and compare and contrast them,
talking about the hear and notice, and if they enjoy
that style or not.
● While listening, scholars are taking notes on their
own note sheet in GC
● After each genre, the scholars will have a chance
to openly discuss their thoughts and opinions
Exit Ticket 5 minutes ● Scholar submit their notes for the day
Unit: Musical Genres
Lesson Two
DAY TWO
Activity Time Description
Launch - 5 minutes ● Prompt: How can and do we categorize music?
● Scholars share out how we put songs and music
into different categories
● Scholars share genres that they know or enjoy and
why
Review 10 minutes ● Review Genres from Day 1
● What genres did you enjoy, what ones did you
dislike and why?
Listening 25 minutes ● Continue on with listening activity from day 1
Activity ● As a group, the class will go through different
musical genres and compare and contrast them,
talking about the hear and notice, and if they enjoy
that style or not.
● While listening, scholars are taking notes on their
own note sheet in GC
● After each genre, the scholars will have a chance
to openly discuss their thoughts and opinions
Exit Ticket 5 minutes ● Scholar submit their notes for the day
October 2, 2020
Unit: Musical Genres
DAY THREE
Activity Time Description
Launch - 5 minutes ● Wrap up listening activity, talking through the
genres and how we hear them
Launch 10 minutes ● Launch the musical genre research project.
Scholars will be choosing one genre to focus in on
for a research project.
Discourse 25 minutes ● What does this genre sound like?
● List famous musicians or performers in this genre.
● What are some famous songs or works from this
genre?
● After researching this genre, is it still a favorite of
yours?
● What is your favorite musician or piece from this
genre?
● Is there anything you don’t like about this genre?
Exit Ticket 5 minutes ● Scholar fill out a form saying which genre they are
interested in, and if they would like to work in a
group or not
Unit: Musical Genres
DAY FOUR
Activity Time Description
Launch - 15 minutes ● Interactive listening game. Teacher plays out two
versions of the same song. One is the original, the
other is a different genre cover
● Scholars discuss the differences and why its
impactful
● How does a genre influence a generation?
● Scholars react in Do Now form
Launch 5 minutes ● Go over the musical genre research project.
Scholars will be choosing one genre to focus in on
for a research project.
● Show an example
● Leave time for questions
Discourse 20 minutes ● Using the prompts, scholars work independently or
in small groups on their project
● What does this genre sound like?
● List famous musicians or performers in this genre.
● What are some famous songs or works from this
genre?
● After researching this genre, is it still a favorite of
yours?
● What is your favorite musician or piece from this
genre?
● Is there anything you don’t like about this genre?
Exit Ticket 5 minutes ● Scholars record their work process on a google
form
