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Choosing Recital Pieces

Recorder Performance Preparation

Day 151of 180
Week 31of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how to select appropriate recorder pieces for a recital

2

Demonstrate basic piece selection skills

3

Develop confidence in musical performance preparation

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 33:3

“Sing to him a new song. Play skillfully with a loud shout.”

— Psalm 33:3 (WEB)

Encourages musical excellence and joyful performance

📦 Materials Needed

  • Soprano recorder
  • Recital music selections
  • BibleMouse Performance Checklist
  • Pencil
  • Music stand (optional)
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse music lesson! Let's review what we learned about music last week.

💭 Review Question: What hymn did we practice memorizing yesterday?
2Teaching (8 min)

Today we'll explore how to choose pieces for our upcoming recorder recital

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Look for pieces that show different skills
  • Choose music that feels comfortable to play
  • Select pieces that bring joy when performing
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What makes a good recital piece?
  • How can we show God's love through our music?
3Activity: Recital Piece Selection Adventure (10 min)
planning

Students will review available music and select potential recital pieces

📝 Instructions:
  1. Spread out your music selections
  2. Play through 3-4 different pieces
  3. Mark your top two favorite pieces
  4. Discuss why you like each piece
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps select pieces

Challenge: Student explains musical choices in complete sentences

4Closing (3 min)

Review our piece selection process

📝 Review Questions:
  • What pieces did you choose?
  • Why did you select these pieces?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll start polishing our technique for the chosen pieces

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

First-grade students are developing musical confidence

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Be encouraging about musical choices
  • Focus on enjoyment over perfection
  • Use the BibleMouse Performance Checklist
🤔 Common Struggles:

Feeling nervous about making musical selections

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm and emerging musical decision-making skills

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a simple performance program
  • Practice introducing the selected pieces
  • Draw a picture of yourself performing

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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