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[|Click for Student Example] Garageband Lesson Plan  By: Meg Jorgensen

__**Lesson Plan: **__  "Rhythm, dynamics, accents, and odd-meters through use of Garageband"

 Vocabulary Words to know: -Accent: The stress placed upon a note that makes it louder or stronger than the others. -Beat: The basic unit which measures time. -Measure: One group of beats made by the regular occurrence of the heavy accent -Meter: Determines the number of beats to a measure -Rhythm: The regular pattern of movement and/or sound -Tempo: Rate of speed at which music is played.

__** Warm Up: **__ 16 counts of walking accenting a body part on counts 2 and 6 16 counts of running accenting a body part on counts 4 and 8 Roll to the ground as slow as you can in an interesting way for 16 counts <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Find you way back to your feet in less that 8 counts. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Roll through all the joints in your body and move to my accent on the drum. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Repeat this sequence three times.

__**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Group Activity: **__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Divide the class into groups of 4 people and give them different rhythm cards to clap. Each rhythm card should coincide with the other rhythm cards so that when clapped together, they create a harmonious beat. Have each group try them separately. Note: If the students don't know what the note values are, then take some time to teach them that. Ask them meaning making questions such as why is it important to learn about rhythm when it comes to dance? What kinds of dancing could you do with this rhythm?

__**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> Across the floor activity: **__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Odd rhythm meter: <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Many times dances are done in an odd meter i.e. 5/8 or 7/8 or even 9/8. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Teach the class a phrase that incorporates all three of these tempos. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Beat out the rhythms on the drum and ask the students what they thought of it. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">After they have done that a few times, allow them to add accent movements of a distal edge.

__**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Improvisation section: **__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Give the guidelines of making a section of 7/8 and a section of 5/8 movement <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">add two accents with that movement <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">and relate to the mood of whatever song is put on. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">must connect once with another person. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> Have the students go in groups of 5 for this

__**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Garageband Song Assignment: **__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Guidelines: <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> Song must be at least 70 seconds longs <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Must record a sound as a group that is constant throughout the entire piece i.e. slapping, clapping, whistling, singing, etc. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> Must use at least 3 sounds from the computer on the garage band application. (Try using the drum kits first) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Create some kind of theme for the song whether it be upbeat, slow, comedic, etc. Keep the consistency of that theme throughout the song.

__**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Composition: **__ <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Groups of 5 take their piece of music and burn it to a CD. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Create a piece of movement as a group that was similar to our improv. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Create accents at different points in the movement <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Interact with each other in the piece rather than 5 separate bodies moving at once <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">incorporate the dance principles of Body, energy, space, and time <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Have fast movement, slow movement, and a moment of stillness.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">I would then have them write a journal later of how the process worked for them.