2nd Grade Simple Melodies And Exercises For Beginners Lesson Plan

Topic: Simple melodies and exercises for beginners

Objectives & Outcomes

• By the end of this lesson, students will be able to play simple melodies and exercises on a recorder.

Materials

• Recorders
• Sheets with simple melodies and exercises written on them

Warm-up

• Have students stretch their throats and vocalize to prepare their voices for singing.
• Play a simple tune on the recorder and have students follow along, repeating after you.
• Encourage them to use a good posture and breathe from their diaphragm.

Melody

• Introduce the concept of melody and how it is the main tune of a song.
• Play a simple tune on the recorder and have students follow along, repeating after you.
• Explain that there are different techniques for singing a melody, such as using proper breathing and tone production.

Exercise 1

• Play a simple melody on the recorder and have students repeat after you.
• Encourage students to use proper breathing and tone production when singing the melody.
• Have students practice this exercise with different melodies.

Exercise 2

• Play a simple melody on the recorder and have students repeat after you.
• Have students practice this exercise with different melodies.
• Encourage students to use proper breathing and tone production when singing the melody.

Exercise 3

• Play a simple melody on the recorder and have students repeat after you.
• Have students practice this exercise with different melodies.
• Encourage students to use proper breathing and tone production when singing the melody.
• Have students create their own simple melodies and have the class repeat after them.

Closure

• Review the importance of proper breathing and tone production when singing.
• Ask students to share one thing they learned during the lesson.

Assessment

• Observe students during the independent practice to ensure they are correctly performing the songs and exercises.
• Collect and review the students' written work to assess their understanding of the concepts discussed in the lesson.