Music 373
Lesson Plan #1
Activity: Star Spangled Banner
Grade Level- 5th

Concept
· Musical- analyzing the variation in melodic range
· Non-musical- Patriotism

Skill
· Musical- Interpreting music notation and the difference in pitch, and recognizing the correlation between the two.
· Non-musical- Learning Americanism

Objectives
· Recognize the distance between notes
· Understand the terminology associated with aspect of music- range
· Learn an important concept of American culture

Materials
· Copy of music to song
· Recording of the instrumental
· Pencils

Procedure
· Play the instrument prior to the start of class, while students are settling in.
· Stop music and being class- attendance, homework, etc.
· Give a definition of melody and how it relates to range- examples are good too.
· Hand out music notation and read through it as the music plays
· Use hand or finger to point high and low for the give notations, to emphasize the idea of range.
· Point out the highest and lowest notes and show how the two connect through melody.
· Finally have the students sing along to really get the point.

Assessment
· Could the students recognize the different music notes?
· Could the students hear and point the different pitches that constructs the ranges?
· Could the students combine the two and make up the melody?