Piscataway High School

Lesson Plan Template 2015-2016

Overview
Complete to Outline the Main Ideas for the Entire Cycle
Teacher

Melanie Chambers

Subject

Music By Design

Cycle

18

Start Date

3/17/16

Unit/Theme:

Harmony
Enduring Understandings
What important ideas and central processes will be addressed?

Harmony is one of the elements of music.

Reading, identifying, and composing harmonies is essential for musical success.
Understanding the relationship between melody and harmony is essential for musical success.
Harmony is found across musical styles and genres and can create different emotional responses.
Essential Questions
What key inquiries within the course will be addressed?

What is harmony? How do I notate harmony? What does it sound like? How can it be used to enhance or elaborate on melody?
Content Vocabulary
What terminology will be explored/defined during the cycle?

Chord, triad, root, V7 (Dominant 7th),

Resources/Materials
What text(s) and resource(s) will be used to accomplish the objectives?

Alfreds Essentials of Music Theory, Keyboard Lab

Piscataway HS Daily Lesson Plan Template 2015-2016

Name: Melanie Chambers

Learning Targets

Course: Music by Design

Complete One Sheet for Each Day of the Cycle

Cycle: 18

DAY 1

DAY 2

DAY 3

DAY 4

DAY 5

KNOW: chords, triads,

3rd, 5th

KNOW: harmonic chord

names, harmonic-melodic
relationship

KNOW: passing tones,

neighboring tones

KNOW: composition of
melody based on chord
progression

KNOW: chords, triads, Roman

numerals, harmony, harmonic
composition, passing tones,
neighboring tones

DO: identify and notate

triads

Learning Activities

-Discussion: What are chords

and how are they written and
labeled? WG (15 min)
-Students create chords out of
root notes written on board
WG (5 min)
-Workbook: Lesson 47, IP
(20 min)
-Discussion: Dominant 7ths,
WG (10 mins)
-Workbook: Lesson 50 IP (10
mins)

DO: notate and identify ^

DO: label hamonic chords,

write chords based on
given label
-Do Now: Write root notes
from given key, scale degree
-Discussion: How chords
enhance melody; how to
name chords within a key,
WG (10 min)
-On board, students use
magnets to ID roman
numerals of root notes only,
then chords/then reverse WG
(10 min)
-Explain harmonizing a
melody by finding a chord
that contains the melodic
note (20 mins)
-Workbook: Lessons 64 [1a
only] & 65, IP (20 mins)

DO: notate ^

-Do Now:
http://michaelkravchuk.com/
wpcontent/uploads/2014/07/Ke
y-Signatures-Worksheet.jpg
-Use keyboard lab to get
hands-on practice playing
chords, figuring harmonies
for a melody
-Develop system for
organizing thought; key
signature, then Do (I), then
desired roman numeral, then
where on the staff/keyboard
it is, then build chord.
-Observe a choral rehearsal;
make notes of things you
thought went well, did not go

-Ear Training: Listen to chord

progression [I IV V7 I] then
students ID individual chords
played WG (10 min)
-Review Lessons 47, 50, 64,
65, 66
-Assignment: Students each
pick one melody and one
chord progression from hat,
must compose harmony or
melody for each, as called for.
Melodies must have min. 2
PTs, 2 NTs, chords must be
labeled w/ roman numerals

-Review Lessons 47, 50, 64,

65, 66 (15 mins)
-Work on Unit Assignment

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Technology Used

Sibelius

Sibelius

Do Now/QuickWrite

Do Now/QuickWrite

Do Now/QuickWrite

Learning/Response log

Learning/Response log

Peer/Self-Assessment

Peer/Self-Assessment

Peer/Self-Assessment

Peer/Self-Assessment

Peer/Self-Assessment

WG Discussion

WG Discussion

WG Discussion

WG Discussion

WG Discussion

Graphic organizer

Graphic organizer

Graphic organizer

Graphic organizer

Graphic organizer

Visual Response

Visual Response

Visual Response

Visual Response

Visual Response

Kinesthetic Assessment

Kinesthetic Assessment

Kinesthetic Assessment

Kinesthetic Assessment

Kinesthetic Assessment

Admit/Exit Ticket

Admit/Exit Ticket

Admit/Exit Ticket

Admit/Exit Ticket

Admit/Exit Ticket

Other

Other

Other

Other

Other

Formative Assessment

Do Now/QuickWrite

How will you know that

students understand of the
learning target? (Click all
that apply.)

Learning/Response log

Accommodations/
Modifications ( if
needed)

Do Now/QuickWrite

Copies for R and A

A look ahead to lesson
64

Learning/Response log

Copies for R and A

Have A play on
keyboard with both
hands

Copies for R and A

A begin review

Learning/Response log