Interactivity #4

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.

Here is the link to my spreadsheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkuZwWHCq6ZKdGo5OWJjZi1PdEd3ZkRhc2lfby0yRVE