OGenPlus – Teacher Lesson Guide – Preview Lessons Below
RHYTHM
1: The Rhythm & the Drum Kit
2: Quickfire Drum Beat Lesson
5: Create a Dance Beat
6: Rhythm Devices
11: Using Mixed Percussion
22: Explore Different African Music & Rhythms
MELODY & HARMONY
3: Quickfire Creating Music Lesson
4: The Core Elements
7: Using a Chord Sequence
8: Creating a Bass Line
22: Explore Different African Music & Rhythms
23: The 12 Bar Blues – Play Along
SONG WRITING
9: How to Write Lyrics
10: The Importance of Tempo
12: Quickfire Song Writing
MUSIC FOR FILM
LUXURY CAR BRAND
13: Walk Through
14: Compose music
With instruments
15: Compose music
Choose instruments
NATURE SERIES
16: Walk Through
17: Compose music
With instruments
18: Compose music
Choose instruments
SPORTS SHOE BRAND
19: Walk Through
20: Compose music
With instruments
21: Compose music
Choose instruments
RHYTHM LESSONS
LESSON 1: THE DRUMKIT & RHYTHM – IN DEPTH LESSON
PREVIEW LESSON – 1.30 min
LESSON GUIDE
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
COMPOSITION
Musical terms – Rhythmic patterns. Instrument: Drum Kit. Crotchets (4th Notes) Quavers (8th notes). Off beats (Syncopation). How they translate to music notation.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Allow 40 min: This lesson has a Quiz
LESSON 2: 4 EASY STEPS TO CREATE A DRUM BEAT – QUICKFIRE LESSON
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
LESSON GUIDE
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
COMPOSITION
Musical terms – Rhythmic patterns. Instrument: Drum Kit. Crotchets (4th Notes) Quavers (8th notes). Off beats (Syncopation). How they translate to music notation.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Allow 40 min: This lesson has NO Quiz
LESSON 5: CREATING A DANCE BEAT – IN DEPTH LESSON
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
LESSON GUIDE
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
COMPOSITION
Musical terms – Rhythm. Syncopation (offbeats) 4 beats to the bar.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Allow 40 min: This lesson has a quiz.
Use the Dance Beat Starter in Project Starter to test your students after the lesson.
LESSON 6: RHYTHM DEVICES – IN DEPTH LESSON
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
Musical terms – Dynamics. Syncopation (offbeats), tempo
Instruments focus – toms, rim/snare, ride cymbals.
Students learn about different rhythmic devices and textures.
They learn about using the drum kit and rhythm to impact composing and song writing.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Allow 40 min: This lesson has a quiz.
LESSON 11: USING MIXED PERCUSSION – IN DEPTH LESSON
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
Musical terms – Dynamics. Syncopation (offbeats), tempo
Instruments focus – Bongos, Congas, Triangle, Shakers
Students learn about using percussion as a device to enhance and impact their music.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Allow 40 min: This lesson has a quiz
LESSON 22: EXPLORING AFRICAN MUSIC & RHYTHM – IN DEPTH LESSON
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
Musical terms – Scales, Chord Sequence, Major triad, Counter melody, Motif.
Instruments: Marimba, Kalimba, Bongos, Darbuka.
Students create a counter melody and rhythms over a 1, 4 5 chord sequence in a African style.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Allow 40 min: This lesson has a quiz
MELODY & HARMONY LESSONS
LESSON 3: CREATING THE MUSIC – QUICKFIRE LESSON
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
LESSON GUIDE
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
Musical terms – Major & minor scale. triads, chords. root note, chord sequence
Get students composing. The relationship betwen melody and chords.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Allow 40/50 min:
Recommend either doing the ‘Lesson 1 or 2 on rhythm before or straights after this lesson.
LESSON 4: THE CORE ELEMENTS – IN DEPTH LESSON
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
LESSON GUIDE
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
Musical terms Major & minor scale. triads, chords. root note, harmony, chord sequence
Students compose in major and minor and learn about what makes up these chords.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Allow 40/50 min. This lesson has a quiz.
LESSON 7: USING A CHORD SEQUENCE – IN DEPTH LESSON
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
Musical terms – Scales, Chord Sequence, Major Minor Triads, Reverb, Counter melody. Pitch. Motif
Students use a popular chord sequence creating a melody, bass line and use different instruments for texture.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Allow 40/50 min. This lesson has a quiz
LESSON 8: CREATING A BASS LINE – IN DEPTH LESSON
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
Music terms. Major & minor scale. triads, chords. root note, chord sequence, passing notes.
Students learn how to use bass in their compositions.
They learn musically what they are doing and the role the bass plays.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Allow 40 min.
LESSON 22: EXPLORING AFRICAN MUSIC & RHYTHM – IN DEPTH LESSON
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
Musical terms – Scales, Chord Sequence, Major triad, Counter melody, Motif.
Instruments: Marimba, Kalimba, Bongos, Darbuka.
Students create a counter melody and rhythms over a 1, 4 5 chord sequence in a African style.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Allow 40 min: This lesson has a quiz
WRITING AND COMPOSITION
LESSON 9: HOW TO WRITE LYRICS – IN DEPTH LESSON
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
Students are taught about how to write for a chorus and verse.
They are guided on how to brainstorm using descriptive words and sentences.
How to bring them together, choose the music and practise to the music.
RECOMMENDATIONS
These lessons can run over 2 or 3 lessons
Also look at ‘In the Studio’ on this website to do song writing project
LESSON 10: THE IMPORTANCE OF TEMPO – QUICKFIRE LESSON
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
This is a whole class activity that you can run from the class projector.
The class are guided through saying lyrics at 3 different tempos. Fast, slow and mid.
Recommended to combine with How to Write Lyrics lesson
RECOMMENDATIONS
Allow 20 min
LESSON 12: SONG WRITING – QUICKFIRE LESSON
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
Students are guided through the steps to write a song in OGenPlus. How to create drum beat, a bass line, keyboards in preparation for writing their lyrics.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Allow 2 lessons.
This is for a song writing project.
Do this lesson conjunction with ‘The Importance of Tempo’ and ‘How to Write Lyrics’ lessons.
MUSIC FOR FILM – CAR ADVERT
LESSON 13: LUXURY CAR BRAND – WALK THROUGH
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
COMPOSITION
Your students are provided with things to think about when they compose to this film.
A professional composer runs through ideas on intro and outros, how to create a theme, transitions, how create a mood using the FX sounds and textures. How to use tempo and pace.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Get students to watch this before writing for Car Advert Lesson.
LESSON 14: LUXURY CAR BRAND – WITH INSTRUMENTS PRELOADED
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
COMPOSITION
Your students are provided with a brief to write a 40 sec piece of music. They are given an idea of the mood required.
RECOMMENDATIONS
LESSON 15: LUXURY CAR BRAND – CHOOSE INSTRUMENTS
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
COMPOSITION
Your students are provided with a brief to write a 40 sec piece of music. They are given an idea of the mood required in the brief. They can then select the instruments they wish to compose with.
RECOMMENDATIONS
MUSIC FOR FILM – NATURE SERIES
LESSON 16: NATURE SERIES – WALK THROUGH
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
COMPOSITION
Your students are provided with things to think about when they compose to this film.
A professional composer runs through ideas on intro and outros, how to create a theme, transitions, how create a mood using the FX sounds and textures. How to use tempo and pace.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Get students to watch this before writing for Nature Series Lesson.
LESSON 17: NATURE SERIES – WITH INSTRUMENTS PRELOADED
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
COMPOSITION
Your students are provided with a brief to write a 40 sec piece of music. They are given an idea of the mood required.
RECOMMENDATIONS
LESSON 18: NATURE SERIES – CHOOSE INSTRUMENTS
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
COMPOSITION
Your students are provided with a brief to write a 40 sec piece of music. They are given an idea of the mood required in the brief. They can then select the instruments they wish to compose with.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Get students to watch this before writing for the Sport Shoe Brand Lesson.
MUSIC FOR FILM – SPORT SHOE BRAND
LESSON 19: SPORT SHOE BRAND – WALK THROUGH
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
COMPOSITION
Your students are provided with things to think about when they compose to this film.
A professional composer runs through ideas on intro and outros, how to create a theme, transitions, how create a mood using the FX sounds and textures. How to use tempo and pace.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Get students to watch this before writing for the Sport Shoe Brand Lesson.
LESSON 20: SPORT SHOE BRAND – WITH INSTRUMENTS PRELOADED
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
COMPOSITION
Your students are provided with a brief to write a 40 sec piece of music. They are given an idea of the mood required.
RECOMMENDATIONS
LESSON 21: SPORT SHOE BRAND – CHOOSE INSTRUMENTS
PREVIEW LESSON – 1 min
CURRICULUM AREAS COVERED
COMPOSITION
Your students are provided with a brief to write a 40 sec piece of music. They are given an idea of the mood required in the brief. They can then select the instruments they wish to compose with.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Get students to watch this before writing for the Sport Shoe Brand Lesson.
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