Three Day Music Lesson Plan
Day 1
1. Greeting
"Good Day Class." Follows rhythm of "Hot Cross Buns." Words by me.
2. Fun Song
"Ida Red" using the colors blue, red, yellow and green. Found in syllabus page 409.
3. Teaching Segment: Preparation of Concept
Using "My Hat" and "Animal Fair," I will begin to introduce tied notes. I will draw on the
board the rhythms from the music that are tied. The children will hear the songs. After
hearing them, they will circle the places in the music where they find the rhythm that is on
the board. The actual phrase "tied notes" will not be mentioned until day two. "My Hat"
is found in Music and You on page 98. "Animal Fair" is also in Music and You on page 144.
4. Singing Game
a. "Miss Mary Mack" is a Clapping Game from 120 Singing Games, page 174.
b. There are no specific skills for this game.
c. To review I would have the children each say, in rhythmic speech, a line from the song.
Then we would review the clapping sequence.
5. New Song
a. "Little Cajun Crawfish" is found in the syllabus on page 407.
b. I would use the whole song method for this song. It is long but very repetitious.
c. Problems might occur with word mix-ups (using words from "Little Bunny Fufu") or in
the form of questions about crawfish, bayou, and other unfamiliar terms.
d. For later lessons, I would place this song in the Fun Song Category.
6. Closure
"See You Soon," following the rhythms of "Hot Cross Buns." Words by me.
Day 2
1. Greeting
"Good Day Class." Follows rhythm of "Hot Cross Buns." Words by me.
2. Fun Song
"Ida Red" using the colors blue, red, yellow and green. Introduce pink, gray, black and
gold. Found in syllabus page 409.
3. Teaching Segment: Presentation of Concept
I would start by having the students recall the activity from day one. I would lead them in
a discussion of similarities and differences of the notes and rhythms. I want them to notice
that tied notes can have different note values, but must be on the same line or space on the
staff. I would then call these special notes "tied notes" because of the special curved line
that ties them together. We would then repeat the activity from day one, using "My Hat"
and "Animal Fair." The only difference will be that I will not draw the rhythms on the
board. The children will hear the songs. After hearing them, they will circle the places in
the music where they find the tied notes. "My Hat" is found in Music and You on page 98.
"Animal Fair" is also in Music and You on page 144.
4. Singing Game
a. "March Away to Old Quebec" is in the games that don't fit category. It is found in 120
Singing Games on page 184.
b. Skills for this game would be knowledge of the skating position.
c. Problems might arise in understanding how to sit down (without releasing partner's hand).
d. I would use the whole song method to teach this game. First I would have the students
form the row of chairs needed. I would have them pair off using the a/b method and begin
to march around the row of chairs. I would begin to sing the song and have them repeat
after me as they marched.
5. New Song
"Little Cajun Crawfish" is found in the syllabus on page 407. I would review using the
whole song method.
6. Closure
"See You Soon," following the rhythms of "Hot Cross Buns." Words by me.
Day 3
1. Greeting
"Good Day Class." Follows rhythm of "Hot Cross Buns." Words by me.
2. Fun Song
"Ida Red" using all the colors: blue, red, yellow, green, pink, gray, black, and gold.
Have the children this of verses for white and brown. Found in syllabus page 409.
3. Teaching Segment: Practice using Concept
I would have the students write on the board similarities and differences of tied notes.
Then they will hear two new songs. The first is "We're Sailing Down the River," found in
Music and You on page 17. The second is "The Crawdad Song," found in Music and You
on page 242. After listening to the songs, the students will find all the places in the
music that have tied notes.
4. Singing Game
a. "March Away to Old Quebec" is found in 120 Singing Games on page 184. I would
use the whole song method to review this song.
b. Problems might arise in understanding how to sit down (without releasing partner's
hand).
c. For a later lesson I would leave this song in the Singing Game category.
5. New Song
a. "The Crawdad Song" is found in Music and You on page 242.
b. I would use the whole song method for this song. It is long but very repetitious. I
would only teach two of the five verses today.
c. Problems might occur in grasping the rhythm or in questions about crawfish and what
the characters in the song are doing.
d. For later lessons, I would place this song in the Fun Song Category.
6. Closure
"See You Soon," following the rhythms of "Hot Cross Buns." Words by me.
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