The reason why I chose this lesson on sound
waves was because it looks like it is a good lesson overall. It also
incorporates a lot technology within it like, computers, notation systems,
digital keyboards, computer microphone, and other related material. Since it
uses a lot of technologies within it, it could help my students attain
knowledge of how to use these in their musical studies, or for anything else.
This lesson also utilized several NJCCS music standards.
Although this lesson plan was well
thought out, I think there were some small gaps within it. When the teacher is
teaching about sound waves, I feel that it would be helpful to play examples of
different sound waves after explaining what it is. By playing different
examples, it allows the students to hear what a sound wave is so that they can
understand what and how it sounds. For composing, I think that it should have a
lower minimum then in the lesson. Originally, the students were asked to
compose for 48-60 measures, I changed that to 36-60 measures, which allows them
to feel less pressured when composing and for them to have even measures per
section. Also by demonstrating how to do things first for the students it helps
them when they do it themselves. Recording their work helps the students
critique it or listen back to it at a different time.
The curriculum goal for this lesson is
to learn how to use a sound wave and to apply prior knowledge of composition
through technology. The technologies used for this lesson are essential because
you need the computer to be able to learn about sound waves and to apply
composition to it. It also helps the students hear their compositions so they
get a better understanding of what it sounds like.
