Lesson Plan: Teaching Dynamics
Lesson Plan: Teaching Dynamics
By: Anne McTighe
Primary Subject: Dynamics in music
Grade Levels: 5th-12th
Objective: Students should be able to recognize dynamics (pp, p, mf, f, ff) in musical examples. They should be able to describe the differences between the dynamics. They should be able to recognize how dynamics affect the mood of the music.
Prior Knowledge:
• Students should be able to listen to music and think critically about it
• Students should be familiar with notation and following a score
• No understanding of dynamics is necessary
Required Materials:
• CD player or other media player
• Recordings of performances that demonstrate the varying dynamics (such as Haydn’s Surprise Symphony see “Resources” tab for score)
Lead-in:
1. Explain the definition of dynamics. Use the animation provided on this website under “Sample Animations” if you wish.
2. Play examples for the students. These examples should "catch their attention," so make sure to choose examples that they will enjoy and that have clear distinctions in dynamics.
Activity – Listening Critically:
• After listening to your examples from the lead-in and having the students think about dynamics, give the students a blank score (with no dynamics).
• Play the piece, and ask them to mark and divide the piece into different dynamic sections based on what they hear. Make sure you pick a piece where there are clear dynamic distinctions.
• After doing this, have the students look at the composer’s actual dynamic markings on a score you provide.
• Discuss any differences and why they may have perceived the dynamic distinctions differently. Make sure this is an aural and visual process. Play the piece! (Maybe even try listening to a different recording. See how this changes their perception).
• Have the students think about how dynamics affects the music. Go back to the music and play specific sections of the music to demonstrate the varying dynamic levels.
• After the students have finished this part of the activity have the students discuss how these dynamics impact the mood of the music and why they think the composer used these dynamics in these specific sections.
Extensions:
• Talk about other ideas related to dynamics such as crescendos and decrescendos (ex. Bolero).
• Have your students create animations that describe or highlight the differences between the dynamics.
• Move on to an activity like creating an animation that tells the story of a particular piece (see lesson plan in “Lesson Plans” tab).
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