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Soundscape Lesson Plan

This lesson plan introduces 9th and 10th grade music students to the concept of soundscapes through an online learning activity. Students will explore musical elements by composing a 1-2 minute soundscape in response to a visual stimulus of different planets. They will work collaboratively in small groups to select found sounds and rehearse their compositions. Finally, groups will perform their soundscapes for each other and discuss the performances. The lesson aims to develop students' skills in manipulating musical elements, composition, and performance through an engaging creative task.

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Soundscape Lesson Plan

This lesson plan introduces 9th and 10th grade music students to the concept of soundscapes through an online learning activity. Students will explore musical elements by composing a 1-2 minute soundscape in response to a visual stimulus of different planets. They will work collaboratively in small groups to select found sounds and rehearse their compositions. Finally, groups will perform their soundscapes for each other and discuss the performances. The lesson aims to develop students' skills in manipulating musical elements, composition, and performance through an engaging creative task.

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MASTER OF TEACHING (Secondary)

Professional Experience

LESSON PLAN
Teacher Candidate: Rex Sutton Date:
Subject. Music Year Level: 9-10 Independent or Team Teaching
Topic/unit: Soundscapes

Classroom Unimelb Summer School Program. Students are entering year 9 or 10 participating in extension
context learning during holidays. Students have been randomly assigned to classes so may or may not
have recent prior learning in Music, or an intention to continue studying music electives/VCE.
Online learning context, so must assume no access to traditional instruments.
Rationale In the lesson I intend to introduce soundscapes and allow the students to compose a
soundscape in a small group. Allowing them to manipulate the elements of music in response
to a visual stimuli.
Resources Laptop, powerpoint, Bluetooth speaker or sound share if online, found sound objects.

Learning Students will:.


outcomes - Explore and Manipulate musical elements through a composition in response to
visual stimuli
- Compare and contrast group performances
- Discuss excerpts from the planets suite.

Success -identify and describe the elements of music in response to a listening exercise
Criteria - create a composition with found sounds in response to visual stimuli
-perform and discuss the composition within their small group and to the whole class

Curriculum VCAMUE033 Experiment with elements of music, in isolation and in combination, using
Links listening skills, voice, instruments and technologies to find ways to create and manipulate
effects.
VCAMUE041 Manipulate combinations of the elements of music in a range of styles, using
technology and notation to communicate music ideas and intentions.
VCAMUM035 Create, practice and rehearse music to develop listening, compositional and
technical and expressive performance skills.
VCAMUM036 Structure compositions by combining and manipulating the elements of music
and using notation.
VCAMUM037 Rehearse and perform to audiences in different settings and contexts, a range of
music they have learnt or composed, using techniques and expression appropriate to style.
VCAMUR038 Analyse composers’ use of the elements of music and stylistic features when
listening to and interpreting music.

LESSON ACTIVITIES: METHOD


 Timing TEACHER STUDENT)

10 mins Entry and ‘Do now’ Role taking with a Students in the chat write a short
brief introduction in the chat. sentence about their experience with
“hi im rex I like singing and listening music after their name is called.
to rock”

8-10 mins Put up picture to discuss, Students to Students will find 3 ‘found sounds’
find 3 ‘found sounds’ in 3 minutes which will relate to the visual. They
relating to the visual. On return with will enter breakout rooms and discuss
the sounds students will be directed the sounds they have found and why
to breakout rooms of 3 students to they relate.
discuss the 3 sounds and why it
relates to the pic.

Students will take notes in relation to


10 mins Put up the 5 planet pictures and ask the 5 planet pictures presented.
students to take quick notes as to Discuss as a group what was written.
what each picture feels like or what it Active listening.
makes them think of.
Quick discussion.
Then play small portions of ‘the
planets’ in relation to 2 of the
pictures.

Introduce the soundscape task.


Students are to find ‘found sounds’ to
5 minutes create a soundscape for chosen
planet. In 5 groups of 5, Students are
to name the planet eg, Mars the ….
The soundscape is to be 1minute to
1:30 long and will be performed after
the 15 minute rehersal.
You will have 5 minutes to find your
sounds and 15 minutes to rehearse
your composition.
Allocate breakout rooms

Find your sounds and return to your


breakout room for rehearsal.

5 mins Students leave screen to find objects


Students are to rehearse and prepare that create interesting sounds for the
for performance. soundscape.
Name the planet,
15 mins Practice and rehearse as a group to
Students return to main room to compose a soundscape for their
perform their piece for eachother chosen planet.

10 mins Students introduce and perform their


Exit: discuss the performance. 1-1:30 minute soundscape

5 mins Students discuss in large group:


-similarities and differences between
performances and planets
-one thing you thought was effective
in your performance.
- one thing you liked about another
groups performance
- Anyone that didn’t share comment
in the chat one answer.
Extension
Activities Create a visual graphic notation system for your soundscape.

Monitoring Informal observation of performance and responses in discussion.


&
Assessment
Evaluation

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