Body Percussion Lesson Plan
Body Percussion Lesson Plan
Body Percussion Lesson Plan
Objective: Assessment:
Students will work to develop an internal End performance will assess if the
pulse students have grasped the concepts
Students will develop a deeper presented in class.
understanding of rhythm and its function Performance throughout will
in music indicate trouble spots and advanced
Students will be able to create rhythms learners
using body percussion
Materials:
Laptop(s) and projector
Whiteboard
Markers
Class Background:
Students a
re in 6th grade
Students h ave learned about form and some body percussion
Students h ave recently finished a composition project using GarageBand
Sequence: Pacing:
Warm-up: 5 minutes
Making Rain
Students will follow the pattern of the rain
storm as it comes to them
Wrap-up: 5 minutes
Performance
(1:43-2:06) 6 Counts of 8
Handshake share
Extension: Remediation:
Students who make their handshake right Students that struggle to get the
away successfully can speed it up or add pattern can clap/ pat the big
steps within the 8 counts (ex. 1 + 2 + beats instead
instead of 1 2) Slow it down and break it down if
the students are not getting