Rachel Ollestad

1 October 2015
Brass Tech

Materials

Lesson Plan
Instrument
Leaf Coloring Pages

Concepts
Posture
Breathing
National Standards

1. Singing alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music

o Steady pitch and tempo
2. Playing alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music
o Steady pitch and tempo, with good tone quality

Objectives

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

Sing the pitches for Skip to my Lou accurately
Play the pitches for Skip to my Lou accurately
Be able to answer questions about and demonstrate good posture and
breathing

Title of Music Selection

Skip to my Lou from Accent on Achievement, page 13 number 41

Procedure
0:00 Introduction of song and concept
Id like everyone to keep a steady beat and listen carefully to the
song I am going to sing. Pay very close attention to what I do before I
start singing
0:01 Questions
Did anyone notice what I did before I started singing each time?
o Breathed deeply
Who can tell me some things we should keep in mind when were
breathing?
o Filling up from the bottom, relaxing the jaw and taking a full,
deep breath.
o Posture is also important when we breathe: can everyone
demonstrate good posture for me?
Feet flat on the floor, sitting up straight, and relaxed
0:03 Rote teaching
Keep a steady beat and repeat after me please

0:06

0:08

Trombones play Do, and slide

down to 2nd position. Trumpets
and tubas and French horn just
add 2nd valve

Model phrases
1+2 and have them
repeat
Model phrases 3+4 and have them repeat
Now lets do the whole thing with solfege and finger/slide positions
Playing
Play phrases 1+2 and have them repeat
Play phrases 3+4 and have them repeat
Have them play the whole thing- play with them
Closure
Who can tell me one important element of breathing or posture?
o Take answers from several students
Lets play Skip to my Lou one last time