Miss Thorlakson

GRADE/SUBJECT
GRADE 9 BAND

APRIL 8, 2016

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA

PROGRAM OF STUDIES

LEARNING
OBJECTIVES

Playing - To discover, develop and

evaluate their talents and abilities
relative to playing a musical
instrument, and to establish and
reinforce correct techniques
Reading To interpret rhythm,
melody, harmony, form, and
expression as they appear in musical
notation through both cognitive and
psychomotor responses

TSWBAT model
empathy through their
playing of The
Hymnsong of Phillip
Bliss and March of the
Belgian Paratroopers.

LESSON DURATION
50 minutes
ASSESSMENTS
(observations, key questions written
assignments, performance assessments)

Formative:
Watch the students as they are
playing to assess how they are
doing with the material.
Anecdotal comments for any
students/sections having particular
difficulty with a piece. (post its)
Summative:
This will be leading towards
playing tests near their next
performance.
LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED
1. Alberta Program of Studies (Music 7-9)

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Baton
Scores
PROCEDURE
Introduction: __8__ minutes
Hook/Attention Grabber: Mr. Rogers tuning warm up
Technique warm up: Db major concert scale
Half notes
Triads
1-2-1-2-3-2-1
Triads again
Body: __40__ minutes
Repertoire #1: Hymnsong of a Phillip Bliss (22 minutes)
Clarinets, Bass Clarinets, Alto Sax, Bari Sax, Baritone, Tuba, String Bass: Play the first note
of each bar, I will tell you when to move on.
Okay, now with that in mind, lets play through the piece.
Has anyone created any sort of meaning to the music?
Hand out the music to the hymn
I would like everyone to follow along with the lyrics as we listen
Can someone tell me what these lyrics are saying?
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Miss Thorlakson

Read them the meaning

o Horratio Spafford was a 43 year old Lawyer, he lived in Chicago with his wife,
Anna, and 5 children.
o In 1871 his only son died
o A few months later, the great Chicago Fire of 1871 consumed Spaffords real
estate investments, he lost his entire life savings.
o Two years later, Spafford and his family decided to take a vacation to Europe.
However, Spafford was delayed by last minute business
o He sent his wife and four daughters on the S.S. Ville Du Havre as scheduled,
promising to follow in a few days
o On November 22, 1873 the ship was struck by an iron sailing vessel, it sank in 12
minutes, 226 people were killed
o When the survivors landed in Europe, Anna sent her husband the telegram
saved, alone.
o Spafford immediately left Chicago to console his wife
o As he passed near the area where his four daughters died, he wrote the words to
the hymn It is well with my soul
Listen to the piece again
Run through
There is a lot of music and meaning and emotion in this piece, so we owe it to ourselves, our
loved ones, and all the people whose hearts have been touched by this song to do no less than
amazing work.
Take a 2-minute stretch break, we will come back at __ with Paratroopers
Repertoire #2: March of the Belgian Paratroopers (15 minutes)
Run through
Everyone with the slurred line at 41
Everyone with the counter melody at pickup to 43
Everyone together at 41
TRIO (first 8 bars)
Can someone tell me what that sounds like? (Fanfare)
Play from 74-double bar line before G
Can someone tell me what this part sounds like? (What would we hear a fanfare for?
Procession, Royalty, graduation, really important events.)
What can we do to bring out the character in this music? (conviction, making music out of
the lines, etc.)

Closure: __2__ minutes

Self-assessment exit slip
WHAT IF??

Miss Thorlakson
Alternates if something happens:
LESSON REFLECTION
Success in Lesson:

Revise next Time:

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