TEACHING SPECIALISM: MUSIC

Lesson planning template: Music Methods

Class: VCESubject: MusicTime: 2hrTopic: Practice strategies and solo repertoireCurriculum level and standard/s:

Entry Level of students: 11Student Objectives:

To Enhance knowledge of effective practice strategies.

To create a practice schedule for their solo pieces

Reflect on progressTeacher Objectives: Develop students metacognition and ability to monitor cognitive processes/strategies.

Encourage exploratory, hypothetical and tentative talk. Create an environment that supports risk-taking and enhances students self- efficacy by providing tasks that can be completed with varying degrees of sophistication. Preparation & Materials needed for lesson:

Instruments

Sheet music

Procedure and Content:

Activity:ProcedureMaterials:Time:

Start class, take rollRoll2min

Introduce lesson tasks and objectives.

5 min

Recap of previous lessons material.Discuss strategies for practice5 min

Practice Schedules

Students create a practice schedule for their solo pieces incorporating strategies introduced in the previous lesson.20

PracticalStudents are to applying rehearsal and practice strategies to their solo pieces.60

Pack upStudents pack up equipment and take their seats.10

ReflectionStudents are to reflect on their own progress (both pros and cons) and discuss how they applied various practice and rehearsal strategies. 20

Strategies for evaluating learning:

Self Evaluation:

Student achievement:

Teacher achievement:

Supervising teachers comments: (can be attached if written separately by supervisor)

Year 4/GradDip/MTeach Secondary Method Information 2013

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