Lesson Plan for Instrumental Teaching

Name of Student Teacher: Sharon Lee Sze Ho

Student Number: 11215246
Instrument: Piano
Grade: Beginner
Date: May 17, 2017
Time : 13:20-13:30
Total Number of Lessons: 6
Lesson #: 6

Students musical background

Eva Lam Yee Wah
LTCL in Flute (Trinity)
Grade 8 Theory (ABRSM)

Students Previous Knowledge:

Students are able to:
1. Recognize the 5 finger placement
2. Identify notes on the piano
3. Play a C, G and D, F and Bb Major scale
4. Play chords and arpeggios on their own and in pieces
5. Use at least one pedal during the performance of a piece
6. Sight read a piece in C, D, and B flat Major (5 finger placement/one octave)
7. Identify sharps and flats on the piano
8. Play a full scale with finger turns

Intended Learning Outcomes:

Students will learn to:
1. Recognize and Differentiate between Staccato, Legato and Tenuto on the piano
(markings, touching)
2. Perform Staccato, Legato and Tenuto notes
3. Sight read a song with Staccato, Legato and Tenuto notes to solidify their learning

Teaching Materials and Aids (if applicable):

Model for teaching how play Staccato, Legato and Tenuto
Staccato, Legato and Tenuto marking example
Sight reading piece with use of Staccato, Legato and Tenuto
Blackboard / Classroom Arrangement (if applicable):
Photo of person walking and jumping to symbolize Staccato, Legato and Tenuto
Tenuto is of a person jumping up and down in the same position but not too high
 Pre Lesson Design:

Lesson # Time Intended Learning Outcomes Strategies/ Pedagogical Theories/

Content/ Applied Considerations
Activities/
Instructions

1 13:20-1. Introduce finger placement 1. Identify finger 1. Direct Instruction

13:30 2. Identify notes on the piano placement and 2. Active Experimentation
3. Be able to play a C Major scale Middle C 3. Using colors to differentiate
4. Sight Reading Piece: Echo (C 2. Define what makes notes
Major) a scale and what
makes the C major
special

2 13:20-1. Introduce sharps on the piano 1. Reiterate the 5 1. Direct Instruction

13:30 2. Demonstrate and learn how to play finger placement 2. Active Experimentation
a full scale and the C Major 3. Using objects to illustrate the
3. Introduce and play scales up to 2 scale idea of sharps
sharps (G and D major) 2. Illustrate the idea4. Mimicking (teacher plays first
4. Play a piece in D Major (5 finger of sharps then student)
3. Introduce the key5. Refreshing the students
placement)
with 1 sharp, then memory (short term)
with 2 sharps 6. Watch before Symbol: Learn
4. Teach how to play how to play a full scale by
a full scale with paying attention to what the
finger switching teacher does before looking at
5. Play the G and D the score
major scale
6. Play a piece in D
major

3 13:20-1. Introduce flats on the piano 1. Reiterate the 5 1. Direct Instruction

13:30 2. Introduce and play scales up to 2 finger placement, 2. Active Experimentation
flats (F and Bb major) sharps and the C, 3. Using objects to illustrate the
3. Play a piece in Bb Major (Finger D and G Major idea of flats
crossing) scale 4. Mimicking (teacher plays first
2. Illustrate the idea then student)
of flats 5. Refreshing the students
3. Introduce the key memory (short term)
with 1 flat, then 6. Watch before Symbol: Learn
with 2 flats how to play a part of the song
4. Play the F and Bb
 major scale
5. Play a piece in Bb
major

4 13:20-1. Recognize and Differentiate 1. Reiterate the 5 1. Direct Instruction

13:30 between Chords and Arpeggios finger placement, 2. Active Experimentation
2. Play different Chords and sharps, flats and 3. Using objects to illustrate the
Arpeggios the C, D, G, F and idea of Chords and
3. Sight read a song with chords and Bb Major scale Arpeggios
arpeggios to solidify their learning2. Illustrate and 4. Mimicking (teacher plays first
introduce the idea then student)
of Chords and 5. Refreshing the students
Arpeggios memory (short term)
3. Play the different 6. Watch before Symbol: Learn
Chords and how to play a part of the song
Arpeggios
4. Play a piece
written with
Chords and
Arpeggios

5 13:20-1. Recognize and Differentiate 1. Reiterate the 5 1. Direct Instruction

13:30 between different pedals and their finger placement, 2. Active Experimentation
markings sharps, flats and 3. Using a daily life motion to
2. Use a pedal whilst playing the C, D, G, F and illustrate the use of a pedal
3. Sight read a song using the pedal to Bb Major scale 4. Mimicking (teacher
2. Reiterate Chords steps/plays first then student)
solidify their learning
and Arpeggios 5. Refreshing the students
3. Illustrate and memory (short term)
introduce pedals 6. Watch before Symbol: Learn
4. Demonstrate and how to play a part of the
teach how to use song/use the pedal
each pedal
5. Play a piece using
at least one pedal

6 13:20-1. Recognize and Differentiate 1. Reiterate the 5 1. Direct Instruction

13:30 between Staccato, Legato and finger placement, 2. Active Experimentation
Tenuto on the piano (markings, sharps, flats and 3. Using a daily life motion to
the C, D, G, F and illustrate Staccato, Legato
touching)
Bb Major scale and Tenuto
2. Perform Staccato, Legato and
2. Reiterate Chords,4. Mimicking (teacher
Tenuto notes Arpeggios and the steps/plays first then student)
3. Sight read a song with Staccato, Pedal 5. Refreshing the students
Legato and Tenuto notes to solidify3. Illustrate and memory (short term)
their learning introduce 6. Watch before Symbol: Learn
Staccato, Legato how to play a part of the song
 and Tenuto using Staccato, Legato and
4. Demonstrate and Tenuto
teach how to play
Staccato, Legato
and Tenuto
5. Play a piece using
Staccato, Legato
and Tenuto