CALIFORNIASTATEUNIVERSITY,LONGBEACH

BOBCOLECONSERVATORYOFMUSIC
MUSICEDUCATION
LESSONPLANREQUIREMENTSR evised:11/16/2015Music
Education,ColeConservatoryofMusic
NAME: Rancheralesson CHECKB ELOW
SCHOOL: HeningerMiddleSchool LessonPlan
GRADE/LEVE 6th/Beginning RehearsalPlan
L:
Mariachi WhereintheUNITdoesthis
SUBJECT:
occur?
INSTRUMENT Beginning
AL:
CHORAL/VOC Middle
AL:
OTHER: MariachiInstrumental End

StudentLearningOutcome(s)(SLO):
Studentswillbeabletoidentifythepartsofthevihuela.
Studentswillbeabletolearntoplayr ancheralenta.
Studentswillbeabletolearntoplayr ancheravalseada.

EssentialQuestion(s):Howdoesunderstandingthestructureandcontextofmusicalworks
informperformance?
EnduringUnderstanding(s):A nalyzingdifferentpatternsofm anicosinformsperformance.
NationalCoreArtsStandard(s)Analyze:Analyzethestructureandcontextofvaried
musicalworksandtheirimplicationsforperformance.

CaliforniaMusicContentStandard(s)

1.5Analyzeandcomparetheuseofmusicalelementsrepresentingvariousgenresand
cultures,emphasizingmeterandrhythm.
2.3Performonaninstrumentarepertoireofinstrumentalliteraturerepresenting
variousgenres,styles,andcultureswithexpression,technicalaccuracy,tonequality,
andarticulation,byoneselfandinensembles(levelofdifficulty:1onascaleof16).
3.1Comparemusicfromtwoormoreculturesoftheworldastothefunctionsthe
musicservesandtherolesofmusicians.

PriorKnowledge:IntroductorylessonsoIdontexpectstudentstohaveanyprior
knowledge.Iassumethatthey:
Identifycommoninstruments.
 Canfollowasteadybeat.
Followdirections.
BasicGuitarKnowlegde
Materials:
Chromebooks,laptops,smartphones,tablet.
VihuelasandaGuitarrn.
Powerpointslides.
Kahoot!

Vocabulary:
vihuela
Manico
Rancheravalseada
Rancheralenta
Tuningpegs
Body
Neck
Head
Ribs
Bridge

AnticipatorySet/Introduction/Pretest:AsanintroductionIwillstartoutbyintroducingthe
vihuela.Iwillshowthemashort1minuteyoutubevideooftheinstrument.Studentswillbe
asked:
1. Whatinstrumentdoyousee?
2. Howwouldyoudescribethisinstrument?

GuidedPractice:

Alinktothepowerpointpresentationishere:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KIqIH0pRV9ivD8I55gKtVsWeuUPfaCIKjjT9a
KbEiw/edit?usp=sharing

02m
T:ShowtheYouTubevideoonthevihuelaandaskthestudents:
1. Whatinstrumentdoyousee?
2. Howwouldyoudescribethisinstrument?
Iveprovidedasentencestructureontheboardtohelpyouwith#2The_________
(Vihuela,trumpet,etc.) _________(is,looks,isnot,etc)_________(fun,cool,etc)
because________.

S:StudentswillwatchtheYouTubevideoandanswerthe2questionsabove.

25m
T:Teacherwillmodelthevihuelaandidentifythedifferentpartsofthevihuela.Theseare
whatw illbeidentified:
Head
Neck
Body
Ribs
Tuningpegs
Bridge
Apartfrommodeling,teacherwillalsotalkaboutbasicbeginnerinformationaboutthe
vihuela.Theseinclude:
Similartoguitar,exceptitomitsthe6thstring.
Hasaroundback.
5Strings.
Partoftherhythmsection
Manicos= strummingpatterns/technique
S:S
tudentswilllistenandanalyzethedifferentpartsofthevihuelaandbeabletoidentify
them.

57m:
T/S:CheckforUnderstanding:TheclasswillplaySimonSaystopracticelabelingthe
partso fthev ihuela.

79m:
T:Teacherwillintroducerancheravalseada.Willexplainthatthetranslationforranchera
valseadaiswaltzrhythm.Somecharacteristicsofar ancheravalseada:
Therhythmisin3.
HasaBoomChikChikfeel.
Checkingforunderstanding:Teacherwillhavethestudentscountin3andstompforbeats1
andclapforbeats2and3.ThenIwillbreaktheclassintotwogroups:onesidewillstompand
theothersidewillclap.Switchsidesandthensubstitutethechikswiththevihuela.Teacher
willplayguitarrn.

911m:
T:Teacherwillintroducerancheralenta.Willexplainthatthetranslationforr ancheralentais
slowrhythm.Somecharacteristicsoftherancheralenta:
TherhythmisIn4
HasaslowBoomchikBoomchikfeel.
Checkingforunderstanding:Teacherwillhavethestudentscountin4andstompforbeats1
and3,clapforbeats2and4.ThenIwillbreaktheclassintotwog roups:onesidewillstomp
andtheothersidewillclap.Switchsidesandthensubstitutethechikswiththevihuela.
Teacherwillplayguitarrn.

1112m:
T/SViewagraphicorganizerthatcomparesther ancheravalseadavs.rancheralenta.

12m15m:

AlinktomyKahoot!isincludedhere:

https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/75fc1692817d4340a72667edf7c45bd8

T/SPlayKahoot!Kahootisanonlinecollaborativeassessmentgamewhichallowstheteacher
toassessthestudentsknowledgebyansweringquestionsontheinterface.IwilluseKahoot!
asaformativeassessmenttoevaluatewhetherthestudentshavemettheSLO(s).

S:Willuseadevice(phone,tablet,orcomputer)andformgroupstocollaborateonthe
Kahoot!Theywillbeaskedquestionsaboutthematerialthattheyvejustlearned.

T:Asaclosure,theteacherwillannouncetotheclassresultsoftheKahoot!anddoabrief
recaponthequestionsthatmoststudentsmissed.

Accommodations(SpecialNeeds/EL):A ccommodationsthatIveincludedforspecialneeds
andELstudentsinclude:
1. Modelingoftheinstrumentandr ancheravalseada/lenta.
2. Picturesandlabels.
3. Cleardirectionsonthepowerpoint.
4. Sentencestructure.
5. Graphicorganizer.
6. Groupcollaboration.(Kahoot!)
7. Visuals.(Powerpointpictures)
8. Kinestheticmovements.(stompingandclapping)
Assessment:IwillevaluatestudentprogresstowardtheSLO(s)byplayingSimonSaysand
havingthestudentslabelthepartsofthevihuela.Iwillalsomonitorstudentsbylisteningto
theirperformanceandadjustingaccordinglytomeettheSLO(s).F inally,Iwillconducta
Kahoot!(onlinecollaborativeassessmentgame)asaformativeassessmenttoevaluatewhether
thestudentshavemettheSLO(s).
Closure:A saclosureIwillgoovertheanswerstotheKahoot!Toseewhichquestionsthe
studentsmissedmostanddoabriefrecaponit.