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Primer: Unit 02, Lesson 1

Rhythm: The Quarter Note

Steady Beat, Quarter Note

Goal: At the end of this lesson, student should be able to identify a quarter note and its parts (filled in note head, stem), identify which hand plays the quarter note by the direction of the stem, and play quarter notes to a steady beat provided by the teacher. 


Metric: Continue to watch the student's eyes. A student who isn't looking at their music will not notice the change in measure 3 of The Old Clock. 


Assigned Song: The Old Clock


Review Songs: The Pecking Hen (1x), The Pecking Rooster (1x), Two Black Ants (1x), Two Blackbirds (1x), Into the Cave (1x),  Three Little Kittens (1x)

Lesson Materials:

The Quarter Note

Primer Lesson Book, pg 14

Core Concepts:

The Quarter Note

The Old Clock

Primer Lesson Book, pg 15

Core Concepts:

Right and Left Dialogue

Rhythm Call Worksheet

Primer Theory Book, pg 8

Core Concepts:

The Quarter Note

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