Dr. King & Making Meter ___ ___ Lesson#: 19
Name: Kevin Holmes
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Date Scheduled: 1/6/20
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Lesson Length: 60 min
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School: Hopkins
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Grade: k - 4th
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# of Students: 28/31
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Subject: Music
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Topic: Meter
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Unit Length: 1 of 4 wks.
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Objective: Day: 4
Students will visually create various examples of 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4 meter.
Students will use various rhythm icons within the meters.
Students will play the various meters and rhythms using a rubber ball.
“I can create different examples of meter” DOK: 1,2
Thoughtful Ed: Questioning in Style…pg 67
Targeted Standards:
Arts and Humanities:
AH-E.1.1.31 Rhythm: meter (duple, triple), time (meter) signature (2/4, 3/4, 4/4), bar lines, rhythmic durations (whole, half, quarter, and 8th notes and rests), fermata
AH-E.1.1.32 Tempo: slow, fast.
Context:
New Learning: meter, reinforcement for rhythm icon values and physical execution.
Materials/Resources Needed:
Q-tips, straws, 1 large size rubber ball, CD of Dr. Kings “I Have A Dream Speech”, Protest CD,
Lesson/Procedure:
I. Opening Procedure: Call the role using protest songs of faith and hope.
Listen to: “I Have A Dream”. Find music words used in the speech.
Discuss the use and meaning of those words.
“Free at Last”…define the style spiritual.
“Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around”
K – 1st: Sing and play tambourine to “Sing About Martin” using Melodic
Rhythm.
2nd – 4th: Rap the song “Sing About Martin”. Connection to Style Unit.
II. Main lesson: Define meter. Define the role of the top and bottom number
Demonstrate various examples of meter.
Hand out building materials, students build various examples as given
from the board. Q tips = beats, straws = measure lines
Q tips can also be used to sculpt rhythm icons.
III. Activity: For 3rd/4th grades: Interject tempo variances when needed.
Use a ball for the students to use to recreate the meter and rhythm.
Main grouping beat: Ball hits ground
Weak beats : Hands slapping side of ball.
Students pass and slap the ball via the meter:
2/4 Bounce pass, hit side of ball once…..pass back to partner
3/4 Bounce pass, hit side of ball twice…..pass back to partner
4/4 Bounce pass, hit side of ball thrice….pass back to partner
5/4 Bounce pass, hit side once, bounce pass back to partner who slaps
twice.
For K – 2nd:
Same as above but they roll and slap the ball.
Assessment Type:
Performance based: Proper creation and execution of meter using Q tips and a ball.