Lesson Plan

Week of February 7, 2011

Grade Level:

/ Secondary /

Subject:

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Studio Piano

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Prepared By:

/ E. Cobbins

Overview & Purpose The course work for music history, piano technique, music theory, classical piano studies/repertoire, and music appreciation run simultaneously.

MUSIC HISTORY (Overview) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (German:[ˈvɔlfɡaŋ amaˈdeus ˈmoːtsaʁt], English see fn.),[1] baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart[2] (27 January 1756– 5 December 1791), was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music. He is among the most enduringly popular of classical composers.
PIANO TECHNIQUE (Primary technical studies: The
The Virtuoso Pianist (Le Piano virtuose) by Charles-Louis Hanon, is a compilation of sixty exercises meant to train the pianist in speed, precision, agility, and strength of all of the fingers and flexibility in the wrists. First published in Boulogne, in 1873, The Virtuoso Pianist is Hanon's most well-known work, and is still widely used by piano instructors and pupils.
PIANO PRACTICE AND STUDY
The students receive group and individual instruction each week. The following daily practice schedule is encouraged. (Group and Individual Study Schedule)
REPERTOIRE (see the charts at the end of the document) /

Education Standards Addressed

M-HP-H1
Compare and contrast musical styles
representative of various historical
periods and cultures (1, 2, 4)
M-HP-H2
Analyze the function of music as it
fulfills societal needs within historical
and cultural contexts (1, 4, 5)
M-HP-H3 Compare and contrast types and uses of
musical instruments in various cultures (4)
M-HP-H4 Investigate and assess roles, careers, and
career opportunities for musicians (3, 4)
M-HP-H5
Identify prominent musicians of various
cultures and compare their lives, careers,
works, and influence (1, 4)
M-HP-H6 Analyze the university of musical themes
across cultures and time periods (1, 4)

Teacher Guide

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Student Guide

Objectives

(Specify skills/information that will be learned. / The students review the biography of Mozart.
The students take lecture notes.
The students survey the piano works of Mozart.
The students sight read early intermediate piano solo(s).
The students perform Hanon finger exercises Nos. 1-4 daily.
The students practice grade level piano selections from Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary music eras.

Information

(Give and/or demonstrate necessary information) / MONDAY
A. Lecture – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1. General Info (notes)
2. Video
3. Listening Summary
a. Classics for Kids
b. written assignment
B. Group Studies
C. Individual Studies
1. Hanon 1-4
2. Alternate repertoire
TUESDAY
A. Group Studies
B. Individual Studies
1. Hanon 1-4
2. Alternate repertoire
WEDNESDAY
A.  Video
1.  Amadeus
2.  Movie clip
B. Individual Studies
1. Hanon 1-4
2. Alternate repertoire
THURSDAY
A.  Group Studies
B.  Individual Studies
1. Hanon 1-4
2. Alternate repertoire
FRIDAY – Review
A.  Mozartl – Written
1.  Review
2.  Assignment
B.  Individual Studies
1. Hanon 1-4
2. Alternate repertoire

Verification

(Steps to check for student understanding) / Assessments
A.  Music History Review –
1.  Handel
2.  worksheet /

Other Resources

(e.g. Web, books, etc.)
DeBose Piano Competition Repertoire List
GRADE (AGE) / LEVEL / SELECTION(S)
Age 14
Intermediate Late Starter / BBII / Sonata in G Major (Cimersosa) (any), Bach Prelude BWV 929, Kuhlau Sonatina, Op. 55 (any), Shubert Landler (any), Bartok Microcosmos Vol 4 or 5 (any).
Age 15
Intermediate Late Starter / CCI / Schumann Kinderscenen Op. 68 (any), Mendelssohn’s Song Without Words, Op 19 (any) Ginestera 12 American Preludes Book I (any): Vidala
Ninth Grade
Advanced Standard / IIIA / Bach Three Part Inventions (any), Haydn Sonata (any first movement), Chopin Waltz (any), Debussy Arabesque No 2,
Ninth Grade
Advanced Accelerated / GIIIA / Scarlatti Sonata in G K.431 L. 83 or Sonata in E Major K.380, Mozart Sonata in C Major, K330 (first or last movement), Chopin Revolutionary Etude or Nocturne in e minor
GRADE (AGE) / LEVEL / SELECTION(S)
Age 15
Intermediate Late Starter / CCI / Schumann Kinderscenen Op. 68 (any), Mendelssohn’s Song Without Words, Op 19 (any) Ginestera 12 American Preludes Book I (any): Vidala
Age 16
Intermediate Late Starter / CCII / Bach Two Part Inventions (any), Haydn Sonata in G Major, Schubert Waltz or Eccossaise, Bartok Mikrokosmos Volume V—Merry Andrew
Tenth Grade
Advanced Standard / IIIB / Bach Fugue BWV 856 in F Major, Scarlatti Sonata in G K.431 L. 83 or Sonata in E Major K.380, Beethoven Sonata in G Major Op. 79, No. 25, Chopin Revolutionary Etude or Etude in E Major
Tenth Grade
Advanced Accelerated / GIIIB / Scarlatti Sonata in G K.431 L. 83 or Sonata in E Major K.380, Chopin Polonaise in g minor, or Revolutionary Etude
GRADE (AGE) / LEVEL / SELECTION(S)
Age 16
Intermediate Late Starter / CCII / Bach Two Part Invention Nos. 1 or 13, Haydn Sonata in G Major, Schubert Waltz or Eccosaise, Bartok Mikrokosmos Volume V—Merry Andrew.
Age 17
Intermediate Late Starter / DDI / Haydn Sonata in G Major, , Chopin Minuet Waltz , Debussy Arabesque No. 2
Eleventh Grade
Advanced Standard / IVA / Bach French Suite in G Major—Gigue, Mozart Sonata K330 (Rondo movement), Haydn Sonata in G Major (any first movement), Beethoven Sonata Op. 13 (any movement), Chopin Nocturne in e minor, Brahms Intermezzo 118 No. 2, Debussy’s Claire de Lune
Eleventh Grade
Advanced Accelerated / GIVA / Scarlatti Sonata in G K.431 L. 83, Mozart Sonata in C Major, K545 (first or last movement)
GRADE (AGE) / LEVEL / SELECTION(S)
Age 17
Intermediate Late Starter / DDI / Haydn Sonata in G Major, Chopin Minuet Waltz, Debussy Arabesque No. 2
Age 18
Intermediate Late Starter / DDII / Bach Fugue BWV 856 in F Major, Scarlatti Sonata in G K.431 L. 83 or Sonata in E Major K.380, Beethoven Sonata in G Major Op. 79, No. 25, Chopin Revolutionary Etude or Etude in E Major
Twelfth Grade
Advanced Standard / IVB / Beethoven Sonata No. 11 in B flat Major, Op. 22, Chopin’s Revolutionary Etude
Twelfth Grade
Advanced Accelerated / GIVB / Bach Fugue BWV 856 in F Major, Scarlatti Sonata in G K.431 L. 83 , Chopin Troisieme Ballade Op 47