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Lesson Plan Overview - Lesson 6: Quick Note Naming

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In this lesson students will apply what they have learned to find and play the white notes on the keyboard using groups of 2s and 3s. Identifying the white notes with ease is crucial to developing their musical language. Their work mapping the keyboard now correlates to results in quick note naming.
Lesson Objectives
By the end of the lessons, students will be able to:

  •  Correlate the black key 2s to the white key CDEs.
              [Comprehension]
  •  Correlate the black key 3s to the white key FGABs.
              [Comprehension]
  •  See the musical alphabet and how it relates to the black key groupings.
              [Identification]
  •  Find the letters on the keyboard.
             [Fluency]

Materials Needed
  1. K-Piano equipment (2 Device Lesson For Instructor)
  2. Zoom meeting platform
Lesson Plan Outline:

Introduction
  • Highlight the K-Piano culture & student expectations.
  • Remind the students how far they’ve climbed in earning their White K-Tag.
  • Review the rules for following directions the first time, remember that when you’re on cam you’re on task and to always do your best.
  • Review the three keyboard learning positions.
Mapping 2s & 3s Review
  • Reinstate the black key 2s and 3s pattern.
  • Be sure that each child can find the 2s and 3s on their own piano.
Note Naming Review
  • The musical alphabet (A-B-C-D-E-F-G-A) is introduced.
  • Then the students learn to find the note “A”.
  • The 3 Steps to find the note “A” are to:
  1. Start with group of 3 black notes.
  2. Find the black note in the middle.
  3. Slide to the right & thats the note “A”.
  • With this procedure the next task is to find the 7 white notes on the keyboard.
  • The accompanying song will reinforce the musical alphabet.
Focus on Groups of 2 - CDE
  • We will now explain that the Group of 2 = CDE.
  • Practice finding the Groups of 2 and naming the notes all around the piano.
Focus on Groups of 3 - FGAB
  • We will now see that the Group of 3 = FGAB
  • Practice finding the Groups of 3 and naming the notes all around the piano.
Review - Quick Note Naming
  • Now a song will reiterate what we learned.
  • The students should be able to see the piano with these two families of notes.
  • The entire music alphabet is seen repeating up and down the piano.
Knowledge Check
  • Boom Learning: Quick Naming CDE & FGAB.
Recap and Q/A
  • K-Piano Culture & Expectations
  • Finger Numbers
  • Hand Posture & Control
  • Keyboard Mapping
  • Musical Alphabet
  • Finding the Note “A”
  • White Key Note Names
  • 2 Black Key Group = CDE
  • 3 Black Key Group = FGAB
Conclusion
By the end of the lesson our students will have two approaches to naming the notes on the piano. Using the musical alphabet starting on “A” or this new landmark key system. With this, we are ready for pentascales.