Exploring Music: Lesson 3 – Tempo

Description

The Exploring Music series is designed to take music theory and provide a hands-on approach to better engage your students.  Each lesson presents information on a musical element and then allows them to put that new knowledge to use in a fun and interactive way. Each lesson in this series builds on each other and should be done in order.

Remember, YOU don’t need to be musical, just follow exactly what the lesson says!

Lessons will take approximately one hour; however, this may vary depending on class size and student interests. While written with Lower Elementary in mind, these can easily be adapted for multiple ages! This is where the additional resources listed with each lesson will be useful. It allows for a deeper exploration of each topic for those students who are very interested, to accommodate for different ages/levels, or for those classes that are able to meet for longer than one hour. Throughout the lesson, there are teacher’s notes and instructions to guide you along the way.

Lesson focus:

In Lesson Three, students learn that a music beat remains steady, yet it can have it own tempo, or speed.  They will learn the new words “Largo” and “Presto” and explore tempo while playing fun games and listening to Johannes Brahms music pieces.

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Each lesson is formatted into the following sections:

Materials: At the beginning of each lesson is a checklist of materials. Please read the lesson in its entirety to ensure that you purchase the correct materials and quantities for your class.

Teacher Prep: This section has a checklist of items for teachers to complete prior to class. This may include printing worksheets or preparing classroom activities.

Let’s Learn: The Let’s Learn section is the main part of your lesson. This is where you will find the information to teach your students. It is written so you can simply read the “lecture” straight from the page. Also included directly in the lesson are discussion questions to make the lesson more interactive for your class.

Let’s Do: The Let’s Do section is the part of the lesson where students get to interact and get hands-on! We have created a variety of projects to help students connect with what they are learning. Please make sure you read all the instructions for the activities prior to class.

Let’s Wrap It Up: This is a short section at the end of each lesson that includes discussion questions to review what the students have covered that day. It may also include instructions for specific projects as needed.

Let’s Learn More: This last section is a list of additional resources, such as books, videos, food suggestions, and extension activities for each lesson.

We hope you enjoy Exploring Music with us!

Downloads included in this purchase:

• Teacher’s Lesson, broken down as detailed above.
• Johannes Brahms photo
• Largo and Presto signs
• Largo and Presto Matching Movement Cards
• Largo and Presto Matching Worksheet
• Rabbit and Turtle printable
• Tambourine Instructions
• What is Tempo? Handout