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Subject: Second Year Strings or 5th grade level

Concepts/Values: Sixteenth Note Introduction

Standards: Sing/Play/Read/Evaluate/Listen

Behavioral Learning Objective: Given that students know about "Tika-Tika"s from their general music teacher, we will be able to learn how sixteenth notes are beamed and also their similar rhythms. ( "Ti - Tika", "Tika - Ti", "Ti - M - A" ). Students will be able to audiate and play the rhythms in their book by the end of the lesson. Learn 1e&a counting system.

Materials: Marker Board/Instruments/Essential Elements 2000 book/stands

Sequence: 1. begin on page 16 in Essential Elements, ask student to read the information box on sixteenth notes, ask if we have seen this before in our music or in general music class

2. go to the marker board, build a rhythm starting with 4 quarter notes, showing how one quarter note has 2 eighth notes it it, then 4 sixteenths create 2 2/4 measures of 4 sixteenth note and 2 eighth note rhythms on the board, first speak on "Ti's" and "Tika's", then speak on numbers(1e&a2e&a...) together have students audiate "rhythm rap" on Tikas and Ti-Tis back in the book, then on numbers, then play the rhythm rap on an open string chosen by a student play through page 16 which includes similar rhythms, if there is some difficulty staying together, take the instrument away and speak it together first on numbers

3. do same for "Ti - Tika" & "Tika - Ti" on marker board, build the rhythms starting with 4 quarter notes show 4 sixteenth notes with ties to introduce the new rhythms (look at lesson plan pdf to see these examples drawn on page 2) to explain counting speak Ti's and Tika's, then on numbers, then play play through page 17 starting with the rhythm rap on an open string

4. Go on to page 18 if there is time, "1-a, 2-a" rhythm on board, doing the same with using ties with the original 4 sixteenth note rhythm with ties review what a hooked bowing is audiate rhythm rap #80 then play on an open string play through page 18

Effectiveness Reminders: make sure all students are being asked questions so all can be equally evaluated if the class is larger have 2 or 3 students count and play the rhythm by themselves for the rest of the class, and ask the listeners if they performed it correctly