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Strings Beginning Lesson Plan

The document outlines a lesson plan for teaching students how to fine tune their string instruments, with goals of having students identify parts of the instrument used for tuning, adjust their instrument to match pitch using fine tuners, and assess their tuning abilities. The lesson includes direct instruction on identifying tuning pegs and fine tuners, tuning each string to a tuning fork while moving the fine tuner slowly, and assessing students' tuning throughout the lesson.

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Strings Beginning Lesson Plan

The document outlines a lesson plan for teaching students how to fine tune their string instruments, with goals of having students identify parts of the instrument used for tuning, adjust their instrument to match pitch using fine tuners, and assess their tuning abilities. The lesson includes direct instruction on identifying tuning pegs and fine tuners, tuning each string to a tuning fork while moving the fine tuner slowly, and assessing students' tuning throughout the lesson.

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Instrumental Methods

11/1/22 Schedule and General Lesson Plan:

1. LESSON # X: Fine tuning string instruments

PEDAGOGY THREADS:

Using technology to perfect tuning


Using ears to aurally tune
Identifying/Tonicizing D Major
Tuning independence v. collaboration with teacher

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:


At the end of this lesson, SWBAT identify different parts of their instrument that tune it, and how much it
tunes the instrument. HIB.10
At the end of this lesson, SWBAT effectively adjust their instrument to match the proper pitch using fine
tuning. HIB.11

Assessment Strategies:
Throughout this rehearsal I will engage in formal assessment by: having them fine tune by themselves in the
future without reminders on how to do it

Throughout this rehearsal I will engage in informal assessment by: observing how students are tuning after
listening to procedures

Start Timings Activity or Piece Developmental Hierarchy Differentiation


Time Totals Level/Chunks, Plan and Sequence

Time: 5 mins Activity 1: Chunk 1: Welcome and Goals


Fine tuning for class! (Announcements?)

Activity 1: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT:

➔ Greet class
➔ learning about fine tuning on strings
➔ Goals for this lesson:
◆ successfully be able to fine tune instrument
◆ give ears a workout (to prep for those aural skills exams)
➔ We will need:
◆ our string instruments (NO BOWS!)
◆ our tuning forks (we use A440 as reference pitch)
◆ pitch app, if students would like
◆ our ears!
➔ Show peg box on violin
➔ students identify their peg box
➔ show pegs on violin
➔ students point to their pegs
➔ to students: pegs are for when our instruments are severely out of tune
◆ not worrying about that today
◆ if you think your instrument may need tuning with pegs, raise hand and
Hannah will come assist
➔ show tailpiece on violin
➔ students identify their tailpiece
➔ show fine tuners on violin
➔ students point to their fine tuners
➔ this is what they will be using
➔ ask class: what string should we always start with? (A) why?
◆ explain why/give questions
➔ grab tuning fork
◆ time to identify/tonicize D major
➔ identify D major with students
➔ tonicize D major with students
➔ DSRF (students echo)
➔ Ask why we sang those particular pitches
➔ Now onto fine tuning
➔ EMPHASIZE important not to go too far ABOVE PITCH-bridge and strings can snap
➔ best way to learn: experiment!
➔ Find A on tuning fork
➔ Tune A string:
◆ play or pluck with one hand
◆ move dial slowly on fine tuner with the other
➔ Take out tuning app if necessary
➔ REPEAT with other strings
➔ Compare to the A string
➔ Transfer this: fine tuning before you play!

TRANSITION WITH: Now your string instruments are tuned for the next lessons!

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