2023/8/28 16:00 QuaverEd Lesson Plan
The purpose of this lesson it to review the concept of pitch and
note names on the staff. Identify specific pitch patterns within genres of music.
Review high, middle, and low pitches.
Essential Question: How does understanding the structure and Review the names of the notes on the treble clef staff.
context of music inform a response? (Responding: Analyze)
Materials
Normal Pencils
30-45 min NCCAS: Cn10.0.6a, Quaver FUNdamentals Project La Mer - Debussy
Cr1.1.6a, Pr4.2.6b, Book In the Hall of the Mountain King -
Re7.1.6a, Re7.2.6a, Instruments Grieg
Re7.2.6b Barred Instruments Let's Get Started
Keyboards (optional) Can't Steal My Heart
Extended NAfME: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Non-Pitched Percussion Let's Go
30-45 min (optional)
Rhythm Sticks (optional)
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1 . Pitch Review 1-2 min
Have I Wanna Be In a Rock Band playing as students enter your classroom.
Take attendance, if needed.
Remember all pre-assessment questions about pitch (13-18) are covered in this
sessions teaching.
Hint: To get the fastest internet speeds, preview all your screens ahead of time so they are
pre-loaded in your computer and close all open windows except for Quaver.
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2 . Fixing Quaver Radio 4-7 min
Ask students which element of music was discussed in the last session (rhythm).
Challenge the class to think of another element of music that makes a song unique.
(pitch)
Today's lesson uses musical genres to demonstrate and review pitch.
Press the QFM 3 button and listen to the 5 selections on Quaver Radio, paying
particular attention to the pitches in each piece.
Have students determine the genre of each song and write their answer on page 5
of their project book.
Ask the students to give a reason for their answer.
Invite a student to select the genre they think to be correct and then drag it to the
box under the preset.
Click the REVEAL button to see if the correct genre has been chosen.
Discuss the unique pitch elements of each song in this Quaver Radio selection.
1. La Mer - Impressionist music often uses very extreme pitch highs, lows, and
combinations.
2. In the Hall of the Mountain King - Romantic music is all about passion and
drama. Grieg increases the excitement of the piece by having the pitches get
higher as the music gets faster and more intense.
3. Let's Get Started - Pop music often uses pitch repetition. Ask students how
many pitches are use in the Let's Get Started chorus section of the music. (2)
4. Can't Steal My Heart - Country - Ask students what happens to the pitch
choices as we move from the verse to the chorus. The chorus pitches are
higher.) Ask students why the composer decided to compose it this way.
5. Let's Go - Disco music like pop, is often very repetitive. Ask students why they
think that is the case.
Note: We will review melody in lesson 5 of this project.
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3 . Pitch in My Favorite Song 5-7 min
Ask students to estimate how many songs have been written in the history of the
world (a limitless number!)
Invite them to determine a key factor that makes one song different from the next.
(Each song has a different combination of pitches.)
Introduce one of your favorite songs and invite the class to analyze it's pitch and
rhythm. For example, Africa by Toto has a unique rhythmic introduction using three
pitches, which carries on throughout the song.
Last session, students were invited to bring one of their favorite songs to class today.
Have a student present their favorite song, and as a class analyze any repeated
rhythm and pitch patterns they notice in the piece.
Ask the students about other musical elements they hear in the song ( dynamics,
tempo, instrumentation and so on).
Note: Use this opportunity to point out that there is no such thing as "bad" music.
Each song may not be liked by every student.
How does understanding the structure and context of music inform a response?
(Essential Question)
Variation: Use the customization tool to upload a version of your favorite song to illustrate
the idea of pitch and rhythm.
Customize Instructions
Click on the Customize button at Lesson Detail Screen.
When the customization window loads, click NEW SCREEN (top left) and
select YouTube.
Enter a Title and URL of the YouTube video. Then select Add to Lesson.
Close window and add any desired NOTES to the newly added screen.
Use the green arrows (left) to place the new YouTube screen in the desired
location in the lesson.
Click Save Lesson (top of screen) and then select desired destination folder for
the customized lesson.
Click Save Lesson (bottom of window) and the customized lesson is ready to
use!
Note: For more information about how to Customize a lesson, see the Qtorial
in the Quaver Lobby.
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4 . Bell Challenge 4-6 min
In the next three screens, student groups will be competing against each other in
the Quaver Pitch Challenge.
Each screen reviews slightly different elements of pitch and pitch notation.
Game one is The Bell Game.
Click on each bell, categorizing with students whether the pitches are low, medium,
or high.
Arrange them in pitch order, from low to high, by dragging the bells onto the circles.
Use a stopwatch to time each group to determine how fast they can place them in
the correct order.
Review the definition of Pitch.
Keyword: Pitch - How high or low a note sounds.
Have students write the definition on the Keyword page of their Project Book. (page
14)
5 . Remembering Lines & Spaces 4-7 min
Game two is the Lines and Spaces Game reviewing how pitches are notated .
Recap the names of the lines and spaces of the treble clef.
Ask each project group to create their own saying to remember the names of the
lines and spaces of the staff.
Invite each project group to share their saying.
Give a point to the team that comes up with the most creative phrase.
Note: The screen can be hidden while student groups create their own sayings for
remembering lines and spaces. Do this by clicking on the TOOL button in the lower,
right corner. Then clicking on Hide Screen.
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6 . Staff Champion - Treble Clef 3-5 min
Game three is the Treble Staff Champion game.
Have each group select a player to play Treble Staff Champion.
Give a prize to the team who has the best aggregate score over the last three
screens.
7 . Adding Pitch to Rhythm 7-8 min
Review the assigned roles in each group.
In cooperative groups, have each student take their 2 measures of rhythm from the
last lesson and copy it onto the top of page 7 of their project book.
Have students add pitches to their 2 measure rhythm by transferring it to the 5 line
staff. (See slide 1.) Use pitches from Middle C to the C above it. The first and last
pitches must be C.
Students should work within their group to make sure all their 2 measure rhythm
patterns are transferred correctly onto the music staff. They should also ensure that
the patterns are easy enough for them to read and perform.
After they check each other's work, the students should begin combining their new
pitch patterns into an 8 measure composition (slide 2).
Practice performing the new composition as a group, either singing it with letter
names or playing it on barred instruments or keyboards.
Note: Students will have more time to explore this element in the fifth lesson
(melody).
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8 . In today's lesson, we learned to... 2-3 min
Click on the bullet points to highlight and review the learning objectives.
Allow students time to write one or two sentences in their journal about the day's
lesson on page 17 of their project book.
Note: More journal time is available in the Extend section.
How does understanding the structure and context of music inform a response?
(Essential Question)
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9 . I Wanna Be in a Rock Band 4-6 min
The purpose of the extended activities in this project is to allow the teacher to further
strengthen areas of weakness identified in the pre-assessment.
This extended section reviews the genre of rock as well as intervals, note names, and
dynamics. There is also additional journaling time.
Extend students understanding of rock music.
Discuss this genre of music (rock), asking students to name unique characteristics of
this genre (instrument choices, amplification, beat and rhythm of the drums and
guitars, driving bass line).
Listen to I Wanna Be in a Rock Band, analyzing its rhythm and pitch.
This song is a mixture of pitch and spoken words (non-pitch). Listen to the song
again, to determine when the vocalist is singing and when he is speaking.
Note: Teacher will need to click on a given instrument when the verse changes to
see the lyrics for that instrument.
Have students imitate holding a microphone and singing when the vocalist is
singing and raising their hand when the vocalist is speaking.
Practice the non-singing parts, having students perform air versions of the
instruments mentioned in the song.
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10 . Staff Champion - Treble Clef 5-7 min
Give more time for each student to play the Treble Staff Champion.
Using the project groups, have each group play a round of the game as a relay.
The project group with the highest score is the Treble Staff Champion.
Variation: Create a leader board, and have students challenge each other individually.
11 . Steps, Skips, and Repeated Notes 5-7 min
Extend knowledge of pitch notation to the keyboard.
Invite students to come to the keyboard instrument, telling them specific notes to
play.
If keyboard instruments are available in your classroom, pair students to practice
playing different pitches. (One student says a pitch or series of pitches and the other
student plays them on the instrument.)
Have students switch and repeat.
Variation 1: Have students play their eight-measure rhythm and pitch pattern using the
screen keyboard or classroom keyboards.
Variation 2: Invite students to improvise a simple melody using the screen or classroom
keyboard.
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12 . Interval Monkey 5-8 min
Extend and review students' understanding of pitch by looking at steps, skips, and leaps.
Keyword: Interval - The distance in pitch between two tones
Click the HELP icon (upper right) to see and hear steps, skips, and leaps as they are
defined.
To begin play, click GAME MODE.
You will see a starting note and ending note already on the staff.
It is the job of the student to "get to" whatever note is called for in the blue box by
following STEP, SKIP, and LEAP in whatever order these terms appear in the gray
rectangles (top to bottom).
To do this, the student must drag and place the two inner notes on the staff
(between the existing starting and ending notes) to create the intervals called for in
the gray rectangles (as listed from top to bottom).
Variation: Create a large keyboard on the floor of your music room and have students jump
out the pitches like the interval monkey.
13 . Use Dynamics 2-3 min
Review secondary elements of music that affect the feeling and mood of a piece.
Play the Use Dynamics song as a way of reviewing dynamics.
Discuss how dynamics affect the mood of the song.
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14 . Dynamic Percussion 5-8 min
Create dynamic contrast in a simple piece of music.
Invite students to drag dynamic markings to the score.
Using the track as an accompaniment, have students play the dynamically revised
score with rhythm sticks or other non-pitched percussion.
Divide the class into two groups, one group playing the top line and the other group
playing the bottom line.
Add sforzandos for extra musical spice!
15 . Journal Time 4-6 min
Allow students more time to reflect on this lesson.
Give students the opportunity to journal (page 17) about any new knowledge they
have learned in the lesson, such as high, middle, and low pitches and/or the notes
on the treble clef staff.
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