YouTube Lesson Strategy
1. Topic – Students are learning some simple chord progressions in order to compose simple melody using the chord progressions that they have learned.
They should have a basic knowledge of the chord tones for the chords in a diatonic major scale.
2.Learning Objectives –
Students will be able to compose melodies using the common chord progressions and eventually be motivated to write a song of their own.
Student will be able to understand the harmony analysis after their composition.
Students will be able to improvise a simple chord progression.
3. Video and other web resources
They should have a basic knowledge of the chord tones for the chords in a diatonic major scale.
2.Learning Objectives –
Students will be able to compose melodies using the common chord progressions and eventually be motivated to write a song of their own.
Student will be able to understand the harmony analysis after their composition.
Students will be able to improvise a simple chord progression.
3. Video and other web resources
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4. Lesson Activitiesa. Students will watch this youtube video to learn the simple chord progressions, such as I-IV-V-I starting with the root note in 4/4 time.
b. Students will form a human keyboard when they are assigned to a certain pitch. The teacher will cue the student to sing the pitch and solfege given to him. For example, the student was given the note G and solfege "Sol" in the key of C Major. The student will need to sing that pitch and solfege when he was cued. The cue is the same for every other students. c. Students will create simple melodies (may consist 1 to4 notes in one measure) against the chord progressions that they have learned. Starting with one student with one chord. d. Students will create simple melodies of their own on a manuscript that is given to them. Other Resources: • This website shows you the I-IV-V-I and other chord progression in all 12 keys http://musiced.about.com/od/songwriting101/a/chordpatterns3.htm • This website shows you how to build chords using the notes in the diatonic major scale http://musiced.about.com/od/beginnerstheory/a/romannumerals.htm |
NafME Standard:
- Singing, alone and with others.
- Improvising melodies, variations and accompaniments.
- Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines
- Reading and notating music.
Massachusetts Art Framework
- 1.1 Sing independently, maintaining accurate intonation, steady tempo, rhythmic accuracy, appropriately produced sound (timbre), clear diction, and correct posture.
- 2.6 Read and sing at sight simple melodies and intervals in both the treble and bass clefs.
- 2.8 Use standard notation to record their own musical ideas and those of others.
- 4.2 Improvise and compose simple rhythmic and melodic ostinato accompaniments.
- Singing, alone and with others.
- Improvising melodies, variations and accompaniments.
- Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines
- Reading and notating music.
Massachusetts Art Framework
- 1.1 Sing independently, maintaining accurate intonation, steady tempo, rhythmic accuracy, appropriately produced sound (timbre), clear diction, and correct posture.
- 2.6 Read and sing at sight simple melodies and intervals in both the treble and bass clefs.
- 2.8 Use standard notation to record their own musical ideas and those of others.
- 4.2 Improvise and compose simple rhythmic and melodic ostinato accompaniments.