Rhythmic Patterns

Title: Rhythmic Patterns

Grade Levels: 10-12

Subjects: Music, Mathematics

Learner Outcomes: After completing this lesson, the students will be able to:

See the mathematics concepts in music: counting, patterns, geometry, ratios and proportions/equivalent fractions, sequences
Understand time signatures: simple meters and compound meters
See relationships between music, the other arts and disciplines outside the arts.

Duration of the Lesson: two 48 minute classes

Materials: Pencil, Piano, Handouts

Technology Tools/Courseware: Multimedia Computer and Computer Lab with Internet Connection; Browser of Choice Software: Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory, Music Conservatory; Handouts

Teacher Notes:

Students should be familiar with the use of a computer and how to explore the Internet
Teacher should be familiar with the "Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory" software prior to students access to tutorial units.
Teacher should be familiar with the "Music Conservatory" software prior to students access to tutorial units.
Copies of Worksheets
Teachers should be prepared to Teach and Reteach this material and create additional exercises if needed with note/rest durations, time signatures and counting.

Procedures:

Students will print activity sheet "Time Signatures" and monitor their progress during the lesson.
Students will access the internet site Easy Music Theory: a. repeat the same procedure for "Lesson 13: Time Signatures (Meters)" , "Quiz #13: Time, "Answer Sheet for Lesson #13; b. "Lesson 14: Time Signatures-Measure Completion," Quiz #14, "Answers for Lesson #14"
Students will access the Music Conservatory software. Discovering Music's opening screen is divided into four areas; access the Music Theory section. This section offers interactivity, animation and lots of audio examples; access the Notation section. The students will participate in some of the examples to reinforce the notes and rests taught.
Students will access the Music Conservatory software, Music Theory for practice with time signatures.

Modifications:

Peer tutoring or one-on-one reading assistance
Extended time to complete assignments as needed
Visually impaired student's work should be printed on blue paper and enlarged print
Other modifications as indicated on student's IEP'

Enrichment Activities:

Additional activities with the Music Conservatory software and Essentials of Music Theory software are provided to take students to a different level of comprehension and difficulty. Additionally the internet site of Gary Ewer's Easy Music Theory offers the student 24 tutorial lessons covering material from elementary lessons of The Grand Staff to advanced work with Major and Minor scales, modes, key transposition, triad inversions and so on.

Evaluation/Assessment:

Assessment for the student will require completion of an on-going portfolio of all questions, information, etc., collected throughout the lessons. This information is best kept in the sequence of the lesson.
Students will have submitted the required worksheets as afore-mentioned.
Students will keep a journal of their visits to the required internet sites.
Students will record their scores of the tutorial sections in the Music Conservatory software and Essentials of Music Theory software and by entering these statistics into their journal.
Students will print their quizzes #13, and #14 from Easy Music Theory to keep in their portfolio.

WV IGOs and National Standards:

References:

a) Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory software, Alfred Publishing, Co. Inc. (may be purchased online or through any full service music store)
b) Music Conservatory software, Voyetra Technologies (may be purchased online or through any full service music store)
c). Clip Art: Microsoft Office Clip Office, http://www.geocities.com/Nashville/Opry/1809/graphics.html#Lines, 19June99

Authors:

Kathleen G. Corbett , Capital High School
Barbara S. Lockhart , Capital High School
Judith C. Shew , Capital High School

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Lesson 4

Lesson 5

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