Lesson Analysis

Grade 7 Lesson 1

Learning Goals

• 1. At the end of this lesson, students will be able to say: At the end of this lesson I can: • use the stages of The Critical Analysis Process to analyze a piece of music through listening;

Learning Goals

• 2. At the end of this lesson, students will be able to say: At the end of this lesson I can: • use the stages of The Critical Analysis Process to analyze a visual image through viewing

Learning Goals

• 3. At the end of this lesson, students will be able to say: At the end of this lesson I can: • make connections between the elements of music and the elements of design.

Lesson Guide Questions

• What is the mood of the music? Which elements of music affect the mood?

Lesson guide Questions

• What elements of design stand out for you in this artwork? How are they used to convey meaning or feelings? What similarities and differences can you find between the elements of music and elements of design?

Lesson Guiding Questions

• In your opinion, what is the mood of the music (e.g., calm, serene)? Identify and explain which element(s) of music influences the mood (e.g., dynamics, rhythm, tempo). In your opinion, which element of music impacts the mood the most (e.g., dynamics)? Why?

Lesson Guiding Questions

• In your opinion, how does this image make you feel (e.g., calm, serene)? Identify and explain which element(s) of design influences the mood (e.g., line, shape, colour)?

Lesson guiding questions

• Which element impacts this feeling the most (e.g., colour)? Why? (e.g., because the colours are soft and muted, using soft blues, yellows and various tones of grey.)

My additional questions

• What do you already know about the following elements of music: pitch, rhythm, beat, tone colour/timbre, texture? Can you define each of the elements of music?

my additional guiding questions

• Can you identify elements of music while listening to music? Can you identify these same elements in a piece of artwork? How do these elements help us to understand the mood? Consider each of the elements of music.

my additional guiding questions

• How do you determine the mood of the music? What elements do you need to pay attention to? How is it similar to identify the mood when looking at a piece of artwork, compared with listening to music? How are the two unique?

WHAT DID YOU THINK? HOW DID YOU FEEL?

-This was a good learning experience for me
-It allowed me to dive deeper into the music curriculum

-It taught me a simple, yet important lesson for connecting music elements and art
-I enjoyed looking closer at connecting to mood

What did you learn and how do you think did this new learning will impact your current practice?

-I learned that music can be a cross-curricular subject and brought into English and Art

-I learned that the elements of music connect to the mood and can be taught in various methods of discussion, writing, listening to music, and looking at art

-I learned that it is important to give students time to learn independently, in-groups and as a class

I plan to incorporate each of these learnings (and this lesson) into my teaching, taking every opportunity to expand music education further.

Thank you for viewing!