MPR Model Lesson by Kim Kroetsch Minnesota Music Standards
Primary Music (K-3) Strand 1. Artistic Foundations Standard 1.
Demonstrate knowledge of the foundations of the arts area.
Benchmark 1. Identify the elements of music including melody,
rhythm, harmony, dynamics, tone color, texture, form and their
related concepts. Grade 2 Lesson Elements Focus: Dynamics,
Articulation & Form Opening Song: Knock No More (CIRCLE)
Review Dynamics: piano, forte, crescendo & decrescendo with
conducting gestures Students practice conducting gestures Students
lead conducting of dynamics
Listening Response: Dvok Slavonic Dance Op. 46, No. 8 in g minor
(GROUP SHAPE)
1x- what do you notice? Present Dvok Slavonic Dance Op. 46, No.
8 in g minor (Dvok was from a country that was called
Czechoslovakia; now it is two nations called Slovakia and Czech
Republic. Back in the 1800s, Dvok loved to write music in the style
of folk melodies from his homeland. This piece is a great example
of that.)
2x- conduct together dynamics 3x- Students conduct independently
4x- mapping: Students create listening map of their responses on
board using symbolic notation (see
page 3 of this document) Song: Kaeru No Uta Ga (Japan) (GROUP
SHAPE)
Review: Articulation: staccato, marcato & legato Students
practice conducting gestures
Movement: Walk & Stop (MOVEMENT AROUND ROOM)
tiptoe, march & turn: Are we moving staccato, legato or
marcato? Listening Response: Dvok Slavonic Dance Op. 46, No. 8 in g
minor (GROUP SHAPE)
1x- what do you notice? 2x- conduct together articulation 3x-
Students conduct independently 4x- mapping: Students create
listening map of their responses on board using symbolic notation
(see
page 3)
Lesson Summary: (GROUP SHAPE)
As you look at our work-what do you notice about our listening
map? Do you see a pattern? What element are we talking about if we
are describing the design of a piece of music? Form Looking at the
map- how would we label the form of this piece? Students label form
on listening map. Now that youve heard this piece what do you
wonder?
Teaching Reflective Listening by Kim Kroetsch This lesson
highlights a number of strategies that encourage children to listen
deeply and responsively to music. Ive chosen to share this lesson
because it has universal application to just about any piece of
music. In this lesson, we are focusing on dynamics, articulation
and form. Students are first engaged kinesthetically and use those
kinesthetic responses to map what they hear in writing. I really
like teaching this Slavonic Dance No. 8 by Dvok because it is
musically rich. This richness is noticed and enjoyed by children
who learn the skills to become reflective listeners. (See Listening
Map for Dvok Slavonic Dance Op. 46, No. 8 in g minor next page)
Kim Kroetsch Linwood Monroe Arts Plus Linwood Campus 1023
Osceola Avenue St Paul, MN 55105 651-744-2818
[email protected]
Minnesota Public Radio thanks The Sunup Foundation for generous
support of this music education initiative.
