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Leticia Rivera
Music 340
Dr. Moore
June 16, 2015
Activity Lesson Plan
1. Beat
A. A recurring pulse that has timing, space, and energy.
B. Ten examples of beat that can be found in nature, human movement, and/or machines:
a. Playing with a ball (bounce catch)
b. Bird (chirp, chirp)
c. Cow (moo, moo)
d. Telephone (ring, ring)
e. Car (vroom, vroom)
f. Feet (stomp, stomp)
g. Toilet flushing (whoosh, whoosh)
h. Train (choo, choo)
i. Bell (ding, dong)
j. Heart (boom, boom)
2. Eurhythmics: (Moving to the beat with partners using the piano)
A series of numbered commands will follow:
a. Listen.
b. Take a step for every sound. (Follow)
c. When the music stops, you stop. (Quick reaction)
d. Now, keep stepping no matter what else you hear.
e. When I say switch, skip to the new music. (Quick reaction)
f. Now the music will tell you.
g. Change time, space, and energy. (Follow)
h. Now, find another way to move to the music. (Replacement)
i. Find a partner (social integration)
j. How would you move to the music with a partner?
k. Take Gifts.
l. Find another way to move with your partner. (Replacement)
m. When I say Oops change direction.
n. Now, the music will tell you.
o. Now, person A steps low note B steps high notes
p. When I say switch, switch parts (Quick Reactions)
q. Change T,S,E from fast beat to slow beat (Follow)
r. And stop
3. Solfege: (The wheels on the bus)
A series of commands will follow:
a. Listen.
b. How can we move to this music?
c. Take Gifts.
d. I noticed someone __________, can we try that as we sing? (Follow)
e. Notice, there are places for big and little round movements. (Attention to
nuance)

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f. Where does the music tell you to do that?
g. Find a partner (social integration)
h. Show me how you can move to the music with your partner.
i. How many times do we sing round? Lets count.
h. Only sing when you sing on the first and third round (pitch training)
i. Now, the second and fourth round
j. And stop