Music Class 3: Pitch Lesson No. 3 of 3 Length: 100 mins No. of Students: 20 Year Level: 6

Victorian Curriculum: Level 5-6

Learning Focus: Integrating technology to learn music

Victorian

Curriculum Level:

5-6

Domains Dimensions Key elements of standards to which lesson is focussed

Music Explore and Express Domains Explore ways of combining the elements of music using

listening skills, voice and a range of instruments, objects

and electronically generated sounds to create

effects (VCAMUE029)

Music Music Practices Develop and practise technical skills and use of

expressive elements of music in singing, playing

instruments, improvising, arranging and

composing(VCAMUM030)

Present and Perform Rehearse and perform songs and music they have

learnt, including their own compositions, combining

aspects of the elements of music and using performance

skills, to communicate ideas and intentions to an

audience (VCAMUP031)

Respond and Interpret Explain how aspects of the elements of music are

combined to communicate ideas, concepts and feelings

by comparing music from different cultures, times and

locations (VCAMUR032)

Personal and Social

Capabilities

“Work effectively in teams and develop strategies to

manage challenging situations constructively”

Assessment Criteria & Feedback:

Curriculum Standard: Assessment Criteria: (Ability to: …) Evidence: How will you identify what they have learnt and how

will you record or note this

Play as an ensemble, in teams. The Jam Session activity – Will show their sense of playing

playing pitched notes to a rhythm and also their ability to play

as an ensemble. This will be recorded onto their marking

criteria table (appendix 1).

Record music Students will play their 8 bar recording to the class immediately

after their Jam Session performance. Their individual recording

score will be added to the marking criteria table.

Move to the music/rhythm

The warm down activity allows students to show their

understanding and interpretation of rhythm, pitch and chord

structure through movement. This will not be recorded or

noted.

Students Background Knowledge: Students have been learning music notation and theory from grade prep. They have now used GarageBand twice

to create music. They are already very familiar with using iPads in other areas of the school curriculum.

Resources and Materials: An iPad and headphones for each student and teacher, one iPad to projector connector, one projector and whiteboard.

Students will need their pencil cases and workbooks. The iPads also need to be plugged into a device that can play two iPads at once.

Stage of lesson Tasks Time Student action Teacher action

Stage 1:

Introduction

Explain learning goals of the lesson

Stage 2: Warm

Up

1. Bobby Mcferrin Exercise

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6tB2KiZuk)

Warm up:

Part 1: 5

mins

1. Really put them to the test with this

exercise, jump back and forth once

they get the hang of it! They are

already familiar with the expectations

within this exercise, so this is a time to

try to go quite high and low in

pitching.

2. Improvisation and call + response. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxg4AP1MKDk) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMgNTwZW5gY)

Part 2: 15 mins

2. Improvisation and call + response. -

Watch the video that explains

improvisation and call + response

-Show the second video and then

explain how call and response can be

done on other instruments.

Stage 3: Tasks

1. iPad Pitch Exercise

Part 1: 40

mins

1.

-Sitting individually

-With iPads

1. Connect your instructional iPad to

Projector and speakers

Hand out iPad’s.

-hand out and explain chord sheet

(appendix 1)

Instruction:

Open GarageBand>My Song> Drop

down arrow> Instruments> Smart

Strings > Small dial > Notes > Scale >

Major Pentatonic

Instruction: Ensure blue metronome is

ON. 8 bars of music will already be

preset.

>RECORD

Notes: if a student asks to use the

‘quantisation’ feature, do not let them.

Part 2. Assessment:

-Students group into threes and enter Jam – Session to

play all three parts as a band

-Students play their piece to the class

Part 2: 30 mins

Part 2: In groups of

two.

This will automatically put their

recorded piece in time with the music.

We want the student to input the

notes using their sense of rhythm.

Part 2. Assessment

-Group students into groups of two.

-Students will use Jam Session Feature

to play both parts as a band

-Ensure blue metronome is ON

Instruction:

GarageBand Settings icon> Jam

Session> Turn On Bluetooth>

Join/Create Session

NOTE: The teacher marks each student

and the performance via the marking

criteria rubric (Appendix 1). This mark

is given to the students individually,

however the mark is kept for record

keeping purposes.

Stage 4:

Reflection

Warm Down: Walk around the room to the pitch

pattern exercise

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft21ggTb-Z8) @

3.39 in the video

Reflection: Students reflect in class discussion (lead by

Warm

Down: 5

mins

Warm Down:

Students find a

space in the room

and may move

wherever they

wish.

Warm Down:

-choose one student to improvise over

the track while the other students

move around the class expressing the

music that they are hearing.

Notes:

-Remind them that they can move up

and down to express the pitch.

- remind them that they can move side

to side!

-Remind them that their body is a tool

for expression!

the teacher) on how they can improve their time

management, recordings, peer interactions and team

work, understanding of how the iPad functions and

also may ask questions.

Reflection: 5 mins

Reflection: Sitting

individually

Reflection: Allow for peer interaction and questions as you engage the class in discussion.

References: Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority 2013c, ‘Music curriculum level 5-6’, VCAA, retrieved 29/05/2016, < http://victoriancurriculum.vcaa.vic.edu.au/the-arts/music/curriculum/f-10#level=5-6> Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority 2013, ‘Personal and Social Capabilities’, VCAA, retrieved 30/05/2016, < http://victoriancurriculum.vcaa.vic.edu.au/personal-and-social-capability/introduction/rationale-and-aims>

Appendices Appendix 1 Chord handout sheet

Appendix 1 Chord handout sheet Part 1: Record basic chord track Open GarageBand>My Song> Drop down arrow> Instruments> Smart Strings > Small dial > Notes > Scale > Major Pentatonic Small Dial

Notes

Scale

Major Pentatonic

-Record your improvised pitch part.

Assessment: -Please get into groups of two and enter Jam – Session to play both parts as an ensemble. Take turns to improvise with each other. You may play the recorded drum and chord track while you improvise using a call and response method. Ensure blue metronome is ON Instruction: GarageBand Settings icon> Jam Session> Turn On Bluetooth> Join/Create Session Performance: After some rehearsal, you will improvise a short section to the class. You will then play your individual recordings to the class.

Marking criteria

Student Part Score/10 Individual recording score

Student 1: Improvisation /10 /10 Student 2: Improvisation /10 /10

Rubric guide: 1-3: minimal example of … 3-6: good example of… 7-10: excellent example of… Teacher Feedback/Comments: