Instrument 1 App by Artiphon
Spotify Playlist featuring the Minor Pentatonic Scale
Grade 5 Music Lesson Plans
Overview
Using the Instrument 1 Device and App, students get the opportunity to experiment with different sounds and try out these scales without the possibility of playing a wrong note. This adds a level of comfort for the students to experiment with the scale before learning it on their respective instrument. Having a chance to try out this device can also help a student decide what instrument they might be interested in playing. It also helps students connect the music theory to the act of playing the scale before they are ready to play it on their specific instrument. The app can be used on different recording software such as LOGIC and GARAGEBAND. Using the Spotify Playlist helps students hear the connection between this scale and popular music. The Hipster Bait App gives students a fun extracurricular game to play on their own time that is music-related that connects students to music culture. The combination of these three apps gives students many avenues to explore on the topic of music at an upper primary grade level.
Lesson 1 - Major Pentatonic Scale
The Hipster Bait App will be an extra application the students can explore on their own. This application will be introduced during class time but will be something fun for the students to explore as an extracurricular activity on their own time.
This lesson is based on teaching the C Major Pentatonic Scale using the "Instrument 1" Device, Instrument 1 App, and Hipster Bait App. The Hipster Bait app is an additional activity for students to explore on their own outside of class.
Lesson 2 - Minor Pentatonic Scale
Send the Spotify playlist electronically to each student on their cloud or email. Explain how these songs apply to the Minor Pentatonic Scale.
Lesson 2 focuses on the A Minor Pentatonic Scale. This lesson will expand into some music theory, using the "Instrument 1" App, and a customized Spotify Playlist that features the Minor Pentatonic Scale.