Lesson Plan for Instrumental Teaching

Name of Student Teacher: Sharon Lee Sze Ho

Student Number: 11215246
Instrument: Piano
Grade: Beginner
Date: April 20, 2017
Time : 13:20-13:30
Total Number of Lessons: 6
Lesson #: 3

Students musical background

Eva Lam Yee Wah
LTCL in Flute (Trinity)
Grade 8 Theory (ABRSM)

Students Previous Knowledge:

Students are able to:
1. Recognize the 5 finger placement
2. Identify notes on the piano
3. Play a C, G and D Major scale
4. Sight read a piece in C and D Major (5 finger placement)
5. Identify sharps on the piano
6. Play a full scale with finger turns

Intended Learning Outcomes:

Students will learn how to:
1. Recognize flats on the piano
2. Play scales up to 2 flats (F and B flat major)
3. Play a piece in B flat Major (Finger Crossing)

Teaching Materials and Aids (if applicable):

Stuffed toy/figurine for teaching flats
F, B flat major scale score
Sight reading piece in B flat Major (One octave limit starting from Bb2 and Bb3)
 Blackboard / Classroom Arrangement (if applicable):
Draw an escalator to symbolize flats as if one were going down on an escalator
 Pre Lesson Design:

Lesson # Time Intended Learning Outcomes Strategies/ Pedagogical Theories/

Content/ Applied Considerations
Activities/
Instructions

1 13:20-1. Introduce finger placement 1. Identify finger 1. Direct Instruction

13:30 2. Identify notes on the piano placement and 2. Active Experimentation
3. Be able to play a C Major scale Middle C 3. Using colors to differentiate
4. Sight Reading Piece: Echo (C 2. Define what makes notes
Major) a scale and what
makes the C major
special

2 13:20-1. Introduce sharps on the piano 1. Reiterate the 5 1. Direct Instruction

13:30 2. Demonstrate and learn how to play
a full scale
3. Introduce and play scales up to 2
sharps (G and D major)
4. Play a piece in D Major (5 finger
placement)
finger placement 2. Active Experimentation
and the C Major 3. Using objects to illustrate the
scale idea of sharps
2. Illustrate the idea4. Mimicking (teacher plays first
of sharps then student)
3. Introduce the key5. Refreshing the students
with 1 sharp, then memory (short term)
with 2 sharps 6. Watch before Symbol: Learn
4. Teach how to play how to play a full scale by
a full scale with paying attention to what the
finger switching teacher does before looking at
5. Play the G and D the score
major scale
6. Play a piece in D
major

3 13:20-1. Introduce flats on the piano 1. Reiterate the 5 1. Direct Instruction

13:30 2. Introduce and play scales up to 2 finger placement, 2. Active Experimentation
flats (F and Bb major) sharps and the C, 3. Using objects to illustrate the
3. Play a piece in Bb Major (Finger D and G Major idea of flats
crossing) scale 4. Mimicking (teacher plays first
2. Illustrate the idea then student)
of flats 5. Refreshing the students
3. Introduce the key memory (short term)
with 1 flat, then 6. Watch before Symbol: Learn
with 2 flats how to play a part of the song
4. Play the F and Bb
major scale
5. Play a piece in Bb
major