Body Percussion Lesson Plan

Objective: Assessment:
Students will work to develop an internal End performance will assess if the
pulse students have grasped the concepts
Students will develop a deeper presented in class.
understanding of rhythm and its function Performance throughout will
in music indicate trouble spots and advanced
Students will be able to create rhythms learners
using body percussion

Curriculum Goals/ Standards:

NAfME:
MU:Cr1.1.6a Generate simple rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic phrases within AB and
ABA forms that convey expressive intent.
MU:Cr3.1.6a Evaluate their own work, applying teacher-provided criteria such as
application of selected elements of music, and use of sound sources.
MU:Cr3.2.6a Present the final version of their documented personal composition or
arrangement, using craftsmanship and originality to demonstrate an effective
beginning, middle, and ending, and convey expressive intent.
NJ:
Standard 1.1: All students will demonstrate an understanding of the elements and
principles that govern the creation of works of art in dance, music, theatre, and visual
art
Standard 1.3: All students will synthesize those skills, media, methods, and
technologies appropriate to creating, performing, and/or presenting works of art in
dance, music, theatre, and visual art
Standard 1.4: All students will demonstrate and apply an understanding of arts
philosophies, judgment, and analysis to works of art in dance, music, theatre, and
visual art

Materials:
Laptop(s) and projector
Whiteboard
Markers

Class Background:
Students a
re in 6th grade
Students h ave learned about form and some body percussion
Students h ave recently finished a composition project using GarageBand

Sequence: Pacing:
Warm-up: 5 minutes
Making Rain
 Students will follow the pattern of the rain
storm as it comes to them

Part 1: Body percussion 10 minutes

Lap Tap 4
(STOP) Internalize the pulse
Lap Tap Returns
Actual Clap
(STOP) Internalize the pulse
Pattern 1: Clap on 2 and 4
(STOP) Internalize the pulse
Pattern 2: Echo 3 Beat pattern - Clap/Chest/Chest
(1+2)
Echo patterns
Show entire nine pattern to class
Lets add the rest of the pattern!
Lap Tap 1+2+3+4 - alternate sides
Pattern 3: Leg/ Leg/ Butt/ Butt
Combine all 3 patterns
Rain rain go away come back another day
Add Stomp to LLBB and CChCh
Combine all 4 patterns

Make y our handshake 10 minutes

8 counts

Part 2: Add the words 10 minutes

Add the pattern
Head/ Head/ Shoulder/ Shoulder/ This is
fancy
Add the music Michael Buble - Jingle Bells
Intro: Establish pulse
Lap Tap
Clap on 3 and 4
Part 1: (0:25) 1+2 Beat Clap/ Chest/ Chest
Part 2: (0:41-1:11) 9 Pattern
Part 3 : (1:12-1:43) Head/ Head/ Shoulder/
Shoulder/ This is fancy

Wrap-up: 5 minutes
Performance
(1:43-2:06) 6 Counts of 8
Handshake share
Extension:
Students who make their handshake right
away successfully can speed it up or add
steps within the 8 counts (ex. 1 + 2 +
instead of 1 2)
Remediation:
Students that struggle to get the
pattern can clap/ pat the big
beats instead
Slow it down and break it down if
the students are not getting