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=NTeQ Lesson Plan- "Learning the Lines and Spaces on the Musical Staff"= Subject Area: Fine Arts Grade Level: 7-8 **Lesson Summary** The students will learn the lines and spaces of the musical staff, practice naming the notes, and correctly identify 15 note names in 60 seconds or less.

**Learning Objectives and Computer Functions**

This lesson plan uses 2 objectives.
 * **Objective 1:** The learner will use musictheory.net to learn about and successfully identify 15 lines of the musical staff in 60 seconds or less. This satisfies the fifth National Standard for Music Education of "reading and notating music." ||
 * || **Uses** The Internet **to** navigate to the school wikipage and sign in ||
 * || **Uses** The Internet **to** view links for lines lessons and video ||
 * || **Uses** The Internet **to** view links for note names practice ||
 * || **Uses** Other **to** print a progress report showing mastery ||
 * **Objective 2:** The learner will use musictheory.net to learn about and successfully identify 15 spaces of the musical staff in 60 seconds or less. This satisfies the fifth National Standard for Music Education of "reading and notating music." ||
 * || **Uses** The Internet **to** navigate to the school wikipage and sign in ||
 * || **Uses** The Internet **to** view links for spaces lessons and video ||
 * || **Uses** The Internet **to** view links for note names practice ||
 * || **Uses** Other **to** print a progress report showing mastery ||

**Problem**

**Problem Nature** Being in choir is much more than "singing what your teacher tells you to sing." The students must be musically literate.

**Problem Data**

**Notes on Using Data** The data is in trial and error format. The student will not be allowed to modify, delete, or add data. Data entry is at the individual level and cannot be merged. Students will have their own 'verification code' associated with the assessment; data is saved automatically once the specific code is generated. **Problem Statement** Some students think that being in choir is simply "singing the notes you are told to sing." Choir is much more than that! Music is called the "universal language." In order to speak it, you must become musically 'literate.' These lessons and exercises will help you develop your musical 'literacy.' You will learn to correctly identify note names on the lines and spaces of the staff.

**Data Manipulation** **Instructions** The learner used computers at beginner level **Integration Strategies** How will these lesson and exercises help you when reading actual music (songs)? **Organization Strategies** Use your knowledge of the lines and spaces of the staff to figure out where your notes fall in the grand staff. **Elaboration Strategies** After you master the Limited Range lessons and exercises, try the next level.

**Results Presentation** A 'written report' in this case is actually a printed progress report that includes the student's name, verification code, score, and time used to complete the exercise. It also includes the date and time that the report itself was printed.

**Activities**

**Activities Before Using the Computer** Students can use their sight singing books or a piece of music from a concert to practice before computer time. > **//Strategies to develop students' attitudes towards the problem, motivation, and overall mindfulness://** > Remind students of the acronyms used to figure out note names of lines and spaces.

**Activities While Using the Computer** Students will work at the computer individually **Activities After Using the Computer** After printing the progress report, students can use the information to reflect on their performance. They can ask reflective questions like, \"Which content was more difficult, lines or spaces?" "Even though I understand the concepts, can I possibly increase the amount of correct answers in 60 seconds?" **Supporting Activities** Use their books to review lines and spaces.

**Assessment** Students will be assessed by means of:
 * Performance

The Performance Assessment is pass or fail; no rubric involved. The student must successfully identify 15 or more lines and spaces in 60 seconds or less.
 * Included in the assessment:**

**The following Step by Step chart can be handed out to students to look over before their computer time:**
= = || =Details:= = = ||
 * =Steps:=
 * Step 1: Log in to wikispaces; navigate to the NVHS Choir wiki || Set up a student account if you are not a member yet, then search for NVHS Choir in the toolbar. ||
 * Step 2: Click on the “Introduction to Music Theory” page || It is located on the right side of the screen under “Pages” ||
 * Step 3: Click on the hyperlink “Staff, Clefs, and Ledger Lines” || Use the arrows on the bottom right side of the screen to advance animations. ||
 * Step 4: Back on the wiki page, click on “Music Theory Exercises” || It is located on the right side of the screen under “Pages” ||
 * Step 5: Under “Note Names Practice”, click on the appropriate link. || Look for your grade AND clef to choose the correct link. ||
 * Step 6: Hit the “Reset Score” button and begin answering the questions. || Practice as long as you like, making sure that you can answer at least 15 correct in under one minute. ||
 * Step 7: Once you are ready for the assessment, repeat step 6. || As soon as you answer 15 correctly in 60 seconds or less, quickly click on the settings icon in the top right hand corner. ||
 * Step 8: Click on “Show Progress Report”; type in your name to generate a verification code. Click the “Sign Report” button. ||  ||
 * Step 9: Finally, print your progress report. || Click on the “Print Report” button at the bottom. Bring your report to class to redeem your points. ||

This lesson plan caters to aural, visual and kinesthetic learners. Here is my Certificate of Originality:



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