7th Grade Music Plans Periods: A17, A37, A57, B37, B57
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3nd Quarter
Class Date
1/4 -5
Learning Goal:
Review and Continue using knowledge of the
ukulele.
Warm-up:
1. What was the best part of your break?
2. Add the beats of the following notes/ rests:
2-quarter, whole, 5-eighth
3. Does the quarter note always get one beat?
Explain.
Class Activities
Warm up TPS
Pop Quiz on Ukulele
Practice ukulele exercises
Perform ukulele exercises
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1/6-9
Learning Goal:
Review and Continue using knowledge of the
ukulele.
Warm-up:
1. What was the best part of your break?
2. Add the beats of the following notes/ rests:
2-quarter, whole, 5-eighth
3. Does the quarter note always get one beat?
Explain.
Class Activities
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Pop Quiz on Ukulele
Practice ukulele exercises
Perform ukulele exercises
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7th Grade Music Plans Periods: A17, A37, A57, B37, B57
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1/10,11
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Learning Goal:
Discover Note names for each ukulele Fret
Warm ups
Warm-up:
1. Which note is on the fifth fret of the C
string on the ukulele?
2. Name the two parts of ukulele that hold
the strings over the fret board.
3. Draw a measure of 3/8 time, filled with
appropriate notes.
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Define Natural Notes
Label Natural Notes on the ukulele fret board
Play Natural Notes on each ukulele string
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1/12,13
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Learning Goal:
Use chords to gain ukulele skills
Warm-up:
1. Name the part of the ukulele that help stretch
the strings to their appropriate pitch.
2. How many notes are in a basic musical
chord?
3. Define Natural Note.
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Match note names to locations on the fret
board (table group activity)
Name notes of chords written in Tablature
Place notes correctly on the musical staves
Practice Playing Chords on ukuleles
Review ukulele parts for quiz
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7th Grade Music Plans Periods: A17, A37, A57, B37, B57
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Date
1/17, 18
Classroom Activities
Learning Goal:
Connect the note names of the ukulele string
with those on the staff.
Gain skills playing ukulele.
Warm-up:
1. Name one group activity you enjoyed this
weekend.
2. What is the note name of the 3rd fret of the C
string, if were playing a Cm Chord?
3. How can you change the type of chord to
Major from minor?
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Connecting ukulele chords to the Treble Staff
Place notes correctly on the musical staves
Practice Playing Chords and songs on ukuleles
Review ukulele parts for quiz
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1/19,20
Learning Goal:
Test knowledge of Ukulele parts and how to play
and read music.
Warm-up:
1. Name one thing you plan to do for fun this
weekend.
2. Draw the first 5 notes for the E string on TAB
and the treble staff.
3. How can we support others in getting to
resting position quickly?
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Warm- ups
Review for ukulele quiz
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7th Grade Music Plans Periods: A17, A37, A57, B37, B57
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Practice Playing Chords and songs on ukuleles
Skills assesment
1/23, 24
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Learning Goal:
Read Notation to play song on ukulele.
Warm ups
Warm-up
1. What was the most fun you had this weekend?
2. Name the Fret and String name you can play a
B note on the ukulele.
3. Where was the ukulele made?
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Project on writing
the Blues
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1/25,26
Learning Goal:
Improve music reading skills.
Warm ups
Warm-up
1. Name the 4 notes that you strum when
playing the F chord.
2. Where can you play the F on the first space
of the treble clef on ukulele?
3. Write the acronyms for the treble clef notes.
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1/27, 30
Assessment
Closure
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Learning Goal:
Gain Music Reading skills
Practice Playing ukulele
Warm-up
1. What do you have planned for this weekend?
2. Where can you play an A on the ukulele?
3. The octaves (8th note of the scale) are played
on what fret of the ukulele strings?
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Reveiw Goals
Find Notes for “Aloha ‘Oe”
Watch Video of “Aloha ‘Oe”
Play “Aloha ‘Oe” from Notated Music
Assessment
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1/31, 2/1
Learning Goal:
Gain Music Reading skills
Practice Playing ukulele
Warm-up
1. Identify all the places on the ukulele where
you can play a C.
2. Name two musical symbols that affect the
length of a note.
3. Draw a repeat sign.
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Musical Spot It Hot Potato Game
Ukulele note flash cards
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Play “Aloha ‘Oe”
Assessment
2/2,3
Closure
Learning Goal:
Locate and Play Notes on the Ukulele
Play meolody from Notaion
Warm-up
1. Name 2 things you are looking forward to in
the month of February.
2. Describe how you find a note on the ukulele
that is only written on the musical staff.
3. Write the acronym for the strings of the
ukulele.
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Cut out Flash cards
Grade Warm ups and Notes for “Aloha ‘Oe”
Play notes using Flash cards
Practice 5 note scales on each string
Play melody of “Aloha ‘Oe”
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2/6,7
Intro to
Nationalism
Learning Goal:
Become Familiar with the idea of National
Music of the Romantic Era
Warm ups
Warm-up:
List some things you think of when you hear the
word Nationalist.
What was one positive thing that happened
over the weekend?
Tell about an awesome project someone has
done in school.
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Pre test on Nationalist Music and Composers
Nationalist Composer Notes
Modern American Nationalist Discussion TPS
Play Ukulele Chords to US Nationalist music
(Star Spangled Banner, etc.)
AssessmentsNationalist Pre-Test
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2/8-9
Tchaikovsky
Learning Goal:
Identify instruments and aspects of
Tchaikovsky’s national music
Warm-up:
1. Name at least one group of people nationalist
music can represent.
2. What was the reason people felt obligated to
write nationalist music?
3. Choose a country and name some things
they might include in their nationalist music.
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Nationalist Composers of the RE notes
Play Ukulele Chords to US Nationalist music
(Star Spangled Banner, etc.)
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7th Grade Music Plans Periods: A17, A37, A57, B37, B57
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2/10,13
Dvorak
Date
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Learning Goal:
Identify instruments and aspects of Dvorak’s
national music
Warm-up:
1. Name a piece of music from a Nationalist
composer we’ve studied thus far.
2. List different times of life. (eg. Childhood)
3. What Achievement are you working toward
this Spring?
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Nationalist Composers of the RE notes
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(Star Spangled Banner, etc.)
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2/14,15
Grieg
Learning Goal:
Identify instruments and aspects of Grieg’s
national music
Warm-up:
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Nationalist Composers of the RE notes
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Clean Table Area
2/16,21
Learning Goal:
Identify instruments and aspects of Grieg’s
national music
Warm-up:
1. How are Nationalistic themes, rhythms and
instrument sounds used in music today?
2. In terms of your own heritage, if you
composed nationalist music what would you
use?
3. Name the thing you are most (looking
forward to over/ satisfied about) the long
weekend.
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Nationalist Composers of the RE notes
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Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky
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2/22,23
Nationalist
Composer
Review
Learning Goal:
Recall facts about Nationalist composers
Identify instruments in Nationalist music
Warm-up:
1. List the Nationalist composers and where
they are from.
2. Which of these composers do you think does
the best at capturing their cultural music? Why?
3. List the songs you can play on ukulele.
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Nationalist Composers Review
Play Ukulele
Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky
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2/24,27
Review for
Nationalist
Composer
Quiz
Learning Goal:
Recall facts about Nationalist composers
Identify instruments in Nationalist music
Warm-up:
1. Where do your class’s folders go, if left in the
music room?
2. Which folder in the white bin could someone
from your class find graded papers?
3. List one thing that will give/ gave you the
sense of Achievement, Respect, Fun or
Freedom this weekend.
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Identify Nationalist music
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Nationalist
Composer
Quiz
Learning Goal:
Recall Facts about Nationalist Composers
Identify Nationalist Music and match each song
with its composer
Warm-up:
1. Guess which day in March my son will be
born.
2. Where should you turn in any missing
assignments?
3. Name some things that were happening
during the time of Music Nationalism.
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Nationalist Composer Quiz
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3/2,3
Nationalist
Composer
Project
Learning Goal:
Discuss Group Responsibilities and Roles
Research Composer for Project
Warm-up:
1. Add these notes and rests: 3- halves, 5
quarters, and 7- eighths.
2. Do you have all your missing assignments
turned in?
3.What are you looking forward to this
weekend, besides not being at school?
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Today
Nationalist
Composer Project
3/13
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Guided Discussion about Project
Choose Project Type and Begin Research
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Nationalist
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Project
Learning Goal:
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Today
Warm-up:
1. With your group, share the most interesting
fact that you’ve learned about your composer.
2. What did your composer do for fun, when not
writing music?
3. How many failed compositions did he have
before he was admired?
Nationalist
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3/13
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Rotations with record sheet
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3/8,9
Project
Presentations
Learning Goal:
Use expression to share information about a
nationalist composer and his reasons for
sharing the heritage of his Nation, Region or
People Group.
Warm-up:
1. If you play an Ab in an F chord, what type of
chord are you playing?
2. Name the notes in an A Major chord.
3. Share something unique about the song your
group has chosen to use in your presentation.
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Nationalist
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3/13
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Presentations
Learning Goal:
Use expression to share information about a
nationalist composer and his reasons for
sharing the heritage of his Nation, Region or
People Group.
Warm-up:
1. Name your composers wife and share
whether they had children.
2. What note is the 6th fret on the E string?
3. What notes do you play in an F chord?
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Continue Projects
Stations if time: Ukuleles, Keyboard and
games…
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