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Recorder Lesson Plan for Elementary Students
- 1. Recorder A Lesson HighlightingYosemite Street Music Yosemite Street Music Address: 929 N Yosemite St, Stockton, CA 95203 Phone: (209) 323-5404 K-12 Standards: ● 1 MU:Cr1.b. With limited guidance, generate musical ideas in multiple tonalities (such as major and minor) and meters such as duple and triple). Learning Objectives: Learn how to hold the recorder properly ● To learn the notes on the recorder ● Learn 1 song on the recorder Materials: ● Recorders Vocabulary Covered in Lesson: ● Recorder - a wooden or plastic musical instrument that makes music when you blow into it ● Rhythm - a pattern of sound that can be repeated to a regular beat. ● Harmony - when people play or sing more than one tone simultaneously. ● Beat - the steady pulse that you feel in the tune, like a clock's tick. ● Chord - groups of tones played together ● Tone - a repeating sound Considerations for Learner Variability: - A written handout of the assignment Total Time: 60 minutes Beginning of the Lesson Time Teacher Actions and Pre-planned Questions Student Actions/Learning Activities 5 min Hook: Music brings people together. Share examples of instances where music brings people together Ex. - Concerts - Religious occasions - Celebratory events (birthdays, weddings) Prompt the students to share some of their own ideas ● Students are expected to follow along and ask any questions they have. 15 min Introduction to Yosemite Street Music. Explain that they have resources for the ● Students are expected to write down key academic
- 2. students to continuetheir musical journey if they want to. Musical Background: Go through the slides with vocabulary asking students if they already know any of the words on the slides, if so ask them to explain. After going through the slide, have students fill out word search on worksheet. vocabulary, and respond to questions either in written or oral formats. During the Lesson 10 min Recorder Basics - Use charts on slides to teach students the different notes on the recorder. - Look around the class to see if anyone is struggling - Help any students struggling to hold the recorder. - Test the class by asking them to play a specific note. - Ex. play E ● Students are expected to follow along and ask any questions they have. 18 min Teaching A Song - Old MacDonalds - Play the audio on the slides - Have the students clap to the beat - Split the class into two - One side plays the notes for recorder 1 - The other side plays notes for recorder 2 - Help students who are having trouble reading the finger tab. - At the end talk about how two recorders even though they are playing different notes can sound good together. ● Students are expected to follow along, noting questions they might have Closing the Lesson: 12 min - Reflect on the importance of music in bringing people together and creating harmony. - Encourage students to practice ● Students write their reflection on their worksheet.
- 3. their recorder regularlyand explore other songs and melodies. - Share resources for further learning and online tutorials. - Thank the students for participating in the virtual recorder lesson and express enthusiasm for their progress.
- 4. Yosemite Street MusicOne Page Contact : Address: 929 N Yosemite St, Stockton, CA 95203 Phone: (209) 323-5404 About: Welcome to your neighborhood music store! Here at Yosemite Street Music we buy, sell, rent, and trade new and used instruments and music gear. We have a selection of brand new instruments, as well as a curated selection of vintage guitars, basses, keyboards, amps, effects, and much more. We rent school band instruments to students, as well as provide their needed accessories. We also do REPAIRS.