production through performance
music technology curriculum
6.1 lesson plan // song transcription
objective
Students will be able to transcribe the form of a pop song.
Resources
Pop Song Form →
Assessment
6.1 Organizer →
preparation
Read the material on the song transcription page.
Transcribe the form of a song as a class.
Process
Choose a song and record the artist, song name, and song length in the organizer.
Listen to the song and record the sections of the song and the lengths of the phrases.
Identify the type of ending that the song used.
Remediation
Have everyone in the class transcribe the same song.
Don’t require the phrase section to be completed.
Enrichment
Limit the amount of times the student can listen to the song.
Ask for the base subdivisions of each section.