Mix and match activities to create a fun lesson in which students will learn to build a major scale using the tone and half tone pattern. Integrate solfeg.io in teaching to recognize scales in songs.
🎲 What's included in the activities:
💻 Materials:
🕐 Time: 10 min
🎯 Objectives:
🎲 Activity:
What is a musical scale?
How does it sound?
Where do you hear scales?
🕐 Time: 7 min
🎯 Objectives:
🎲 Activity:
🕐 Time: 10 min
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🎶 Recommended Songs:
🎲 Activity:
🕐 Time: 10 min
🎯 Objectives:
🎲 Activity:
🕐 Time: 10 min
🎯 Objectives:
🎶 Recommended Songs:
🎲 Activity:
🕐 Time: 10 min
🎯 Objectives:
🎶 Recommended Songs:
🎲 Activity:
🕐 Time: 10 min
🎯 Objectives:
🎶 Recommended Songs:
🎲 Activity:
🕐 Time: 5 min
🎯 Objectives:
🎲 Activity:
Did your playing improve because you knew the scale?
Could you try this on your own starting on another note?
How do we incorporate sharps and flats into major scales?
🕐 Time: 10 min
🎯 Objectives:
🎲 Activity:
This lesson is about building a major scale. Students begin with C and learn to build using the tone and half-tone pattern. Then with a gradual release of responsibility, students build their own scales using the pattern and begin on D and G. Students can go beyond the lesson by learning the minor scale pattern and trying to build harmonic minor scales from a starting note.
The timing and pacing of the exercises in this lesson plan example are approximate and will differ depending on your students' skill level. If the pace of this lesson plan is too fast for you, divide it into several lessons. If the pace of this lesson plan is too slow for you, explore the 'Beyond the lesson' chapter at the end of this lesson plan for additional activities.
⏰ Time: 40 min
🎓 Grades: 4-6
🎯 Objective(s): As a result of this lesson students will know and/or be able to...
💡 Required Prior Knowledge and Skills:
💻 Materials:
🕐 5 min
🕐 10 min
What is a musical scale?
How does it sound?
Where do you hear scales?
Then play a scale on your instrument of choice. Ask students if they can identify how many notes they can hear, if it sounds happy or sad and how the notes are moving (in a stepwise motion).
🕐 7 min - Exercise 1:
🕐 10 min - Exercise 2:
🕐 7 min - Exercise 3:
🕐 5 min - Q & A
Did your playing improve because you knew the scale?
Could you try this on your own starting on another note?
How do we incorporate sharps and flats into major scales?
This lesson is about building a major scale. Students begin with C and learn to build using the tone and half-tone pattern. Then with a gradual release of responsibility, students build their own scales using the pattern and begin on D and G. Students can go beyond the lesson by learning the minor scale pattern and trying to build harmonic minor scales from a starting note.
The timing and pacing of the exercises in this lesson plan example are approximate and will differ depending on your students' skill level. If the pace of this lesson plan is too fast for you, divide it into several lessons. If the pace of this lesson plan is too slow for you, explore the 'Beyond the lesson' chapter at the end of this lesson plan for additional activities.
⏰ Time: 40 min
🎓 Grades: 4-6
🎯 Objective(s): As a result of this lesson students will know and/or be able to...
💡 Required Prior Knowledge and Skills:
💻 Materials:
🕐 5 min
🕐 10 min
What is a musical scale?
How does it sound?
Where do you hear scales?
Then play a scale on your instrument of choice. Ask students if they can identify how many notes they can hear, if it sounds happy or sad and how the notes are moving (in a stepwise motion).
🕐 7 min - Exercise 1:
🕐 10 min - Exercise 2:
🕐 7 min - Exercise 3:
🕐 5 min - Q & A
Did your playing improve because you knew the scale?
Could you try this on your own starting on another note?
How do we incorporate sharps and flats into major scales?
This lesson is about building a major scale. Students begin with C and learn to build using the tone and half-tone pattern. Then with a gradual release of responsibility, students build their own scales using the pattern and begin on D and G. Students can go beyond the lesson by learning the minor scale pattern and trying to build harmonic minor scales from a starting note.
The timing and pacing of the exercises in this lesson plan example are approximate and will differ depending on your students' skill level. If the pace of this lesson plan is too fast for you, divide it into several lessons. If the pace of this lesson plan is too slow for you, explore the 'Beyond the lesson' chapter at the end of this lesson plan for additional activities.
⏰ Time: 40 min
🎓 Grades: 4-6
🎯 Objective(s): As a result of this lesson students will know and/or be able to...
💡 Required Prior Knowledge and Skills:
💻 Materials:
🕐 5 min
🕐 10 min
What is a musical scale?
How does it sound?
Where do you hear scales?
Then play a scale on your instrument of choice. Ask students if they can identify how many notes they can hear, if it sounds happy or sad and how the notes are moving (in a stepwise motion).
🕐 7 min - Exercise 1:
🕐 10 min - Exercise 2:
🕐 7 min - Exercise 3:
🕐 5 min - Q & A
Did your playing improve because you knew the scale?
Could you try this on your own starting on another note?
How do we incorporate sharps and flats into major scales?