Provide hands-on activities for practice and mastery. Check for understanding of concepts and skills by using relevant standard materials, i.e. worksheets, text problems, workbooks, teacher prepared exercises, etc.

Play instruments to demonstrate understanding of meter.

Objective: To practice listening to music with an understanding of meter.

Activity: 1) Show class patterns to clap and tap as they listen to the music. (Use a hand-clap for the down-beat and a finger tap on palm for up beat.) 2) Ask class to decide which section is in 2 which in 3 as they listen to the Bouree and the Minuet. 3) After listening, ask class to raise their hands when asked: "Who thinks the Bouree was in two? in three? "Who thinks the Minuet was in two? in three?

Assessment: Correct response of the students. DAY TWO
Objective: To recognize meter signatures and to play instruments to demonstrate meter. (Review and extension of Day One lesson.)

Activity: 1) Look at p. 189. Ask: What are the signs in the music to tell you how the music "swings," i.e., what is the meter? 2) Divide into threes. Each group given non-pitched instruments. Play instrumental accompaniment to show meter of bouree or minuet (half of class assigned bouree, other half, assigned minuet). Show contrast in meter and strong beat, light beat, contrast. 3) Play music while students play instruments to Bouree or Minuet. (Listen to section not chosen to play.)

Assessment: Response of students to questions and instrument-playing of students.