Anneliese Land

Amazing Grace Diagram

Monday, February 6, 2017

Standards Addressed
Tennessee State Standards
o Standard 2.0: Students will perform on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
o 2.4.2 Perform selected intermediate level (Grade III and IV) pieces with appropriate pitch,
intonation and rhythm.
o 2.5.2 Perform, in an ensemble, selected intermediate level pieces (Grade IV) demonstrating
appropriate musicality.

o Standard 6.0: Students will improvise melodies, variations, and accompaniments.

o 6.1.2 Describe, including the form, a given listening example using appropriate music vocabulary.
o 6.2.2 Analyze and describe a given listening example identifying compositional devices as
directed by the teacher.

o Standard 7.0: Students will evaluate music and music performances.

o 7.1.2 Evaluate, using teacher-provided criteria and appropriate music vocabulary, the intent and
quality of a Grade III or IV composition.
o 7.3.3 Evaluate, verbal and written, a personal performance using a teacher-provided rubric to
facilitate self-improvement.
Learning Objectives
Objective Assessment
o Students will be able to perform warm ups in the o Group performance
key of Eb major. Students will be able to follow o Section performance, when prompted
conductor direction, in dynamic shaping, o (criteria: participation, attention,
articulations, and general style. accuracy of performance)

o Students will be able to perform Frank Tichelis o Group performance

Amazing Grace with accurate pitch, rhythm, o Section performance, when prompted
dynamics, and style. o (criteria: participation, attention,
accuracy of performance)

o Students will be able to analyze dynamic structure o Participation in class discussion

of Amazing Grace, based on ensembles o Group performance
performance, when played section by section. o (criteria: participation, attention,
response to teacher correction)

o Students will be able to accurately diagram their o Submitted: written assessment (see attached)
perception of the ensembles dynamics on the o (criteria: participation, attention,
provided graph worksheet. completion of worksheet, accurate
general contour of dynamics)

o Students will be able to analyze and evaluate o Participation in class discussion

other students dynamic graphs of Amazing Grace o (criteria: participation, attention,
when work is shared on the whiteboard. active listening, response to teacher
prompts)

Assessments
o The assessments for this learning segment are a mixture of formative and summative, formal and
informal.
o Informal:
Group performance pitch and rhythm accuracy, dynamic and style accuracy
Class discussion analysis of student work, question and answer prompts
o Formal:
Written worksheet, individual diagrams of Amazing Grace

Instructional Strategies and Learning Tasks (Procedures & Timelines)

Time Instructional Strategies/Learning Tasks
Purpose
1. Warm Up: Eb Major Scale and Chorale, Dynamics

5 minutes Students perform various warm ups in the key of Eb major, including scale patterns and
simple chorales. Teacher engages students in musicality exercises by showing different
dynamics, articulations, and styles in conducting.
2. Diagram Amazing Grace, By Section
a. Teacher reviews objectives of worksheet
i. Students receive copies of worksheet
20 minutes b. Students perform Amazing Grace in small sections
i. Teacher gives students time after each section to work on their diagram
c. Teacher guides students along and adds in reminders as necessary
i. Students are encouraged to continue to modify graph as they play
3. Review Diagrams
a. Teacher explains students will play through piece to review their diagrams
10 minutes b. Students perform through Amazing Grace with no stops
i. Encouraged to make modifications to graphs during rests
c. Students are given time after performance to modify graph

4. Analyze and Evaluate Student Diagrams

10 minutes Teacher takes student volunteers to present their diagrams. Teacher draws diagram on board,
and class reviews and evaluates student diagrams. Teacher guides class discussion with
question and answer as students analyze different diagrams.
Materials and Resources
Instructional Resources
Worksheets (attached)
Amazing Grace score
Baton
Euphonium
Whiteboard
Dry erase marker
Student Materials
Instrument
Music stand
Pencil
Amazing Grace