SETON HILL UNIVERSITY

Lesson Plan Template Abridged

(May be adapted based on instructors needs)
Pre-Planning
TOPIC
Name
Subject
Grade Level
Date/Duration
Standards/ anchors/
competencies
PA/Common
Core/Standards
(Plus any others as
may be required)

Formative AND/OR
Summative
Assessment
Evidence
Objectives
A-B-C-D
Bloom's Taxonomy

DETAILS
Emma Firment
General Music
8th Grade
9/17/15,9/18/15, & 9/21/15 : 40 minutes
MU:Cr2.1.8
b.Usestandardand/oriconicnotationand/oraudio/videorecordingto
documentpersonalrhythmicphrases,melodicphrases,andharmonic
sequences.
MU:Re7.2.8
a.Comparehowtheelementsofmusicandexpressivequalitiesrelatetothe
structurewithinprogramsofmusic.
Formal Evaluation
Students will complete the musical element test
Informal Evaluation
Students will answer questions about sonata form
SWBAT identify what form is
SWBAT describe what sonata form is
SWBAT listen to a piece of music and recognize the different
sections of sonata form

Webb's Depth of
Knowledge (DOK)
Step-by-Step Procedures
RATIONALE for the
Learning Plan
DETAILS
Introduction
Activating Prior Knowledge
Have students begin with the musical elements quiz
When all students are finished, ask what form is
Hook/Lead-In/Anticipatory Set
Ask students what type of form we discussed last week
Explicit Instructions
Big Ideas
Essential Questions

Lesson Procedure

CK

Big Idea Statement

Students will be able to define what sonata form is and identify it
in a piece of music
Essential Questions
Howdomusiciansmakecreativedecisions?
Howdoesunderstandingthestructureandcontextofmusicinforma
response?

Pre-Assessment of Students

CK

Must include
Have students take the musical elements test (see handout 1)
adaptations &
accommodations for Transition
students with special
Review the worksheet filled out in the previous class on sonata
needs
form (see handout 2)
Pass out Sonata Form worksheet (see handout 3)
Accommodations,
Introduce students to new terms and have them fill out the
Modifications
worksheet
Exposition, Development, & Recapitulation
After reviewing the terms, show students the form visual (see
handout 4)
Show students the Sonata Form song and place each part of
the visual on stands as the song plays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7PfGTtUC84
Play the tune again and have students raise their hands when
the teacher should put each part down
Have students listen to Mozarts Sonata in C major
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUWPJp5vDMA
Students will raise their hands when they hear a change in the
music, indicating when the teacher should put down a part of the
visual.
Guiding the Practice
Stop the music and replay the section each time the music
changes, ensuring that the students recognize the change.
Review the form worksheet with the students before completing
the listening activity
Provide students with the form visual
Providing the Independent Practice
Have students raise their hands the first time they hear each
section of the piece when they think it changes
Modeling of the Concept
Play Mozarts Sonata in C major to further demonstrate the
concept of Sonata form
Play the Sonata Form song
Provide students with the form visual
Adaptations/Accommodations for Students with Special Needs
Students who are visually impaired may sit closer to the front of
the room to better see the chalkboard
Students who are visually impaired may use study guides with
larger font
Students who are hearing impaired may sit closer to the teacher
in order to hear all the directions and listening examples
Materials
Chairs
(reading, technology,
Stands

equipment, supplies,
etc.)

Closure

Other(This area is
to be determined by
instructor OR
student as needed)

Pencils
Computer
Stereo
Computer to Stereo cables
Form worksheets
Form visual
Projector
Computer to Projector cables
Summary & Review of the Learning
Review sonata form once more
It has three different sections
The statement and restatement has 2 themes
The fantasia is another version of the theme
The theme can be varied in many ways (key change, range change,
instrument change)
There is a transition to bridge the first and second theme together