Template Time Music Composition Lesson Plan

8 templates to kick off the school year with some structured activity. The templates are from very basic to more advanced.
The template gives the teacher opportunity to assess prior knowledge, work on writing grammar (how to draw those notes!), and have a ready work sheet to ease the start of the school year writing activities.
Objectives
Within one lesson, students will compose a structured piece on a template. In the process the student will:
• Explore rhythms as per their curriculum guide
• Explore pitch as per their curriculum guide
• Work on notation grammar: how to draw the notes, stems, size of notes, how to space notes in a measure, etc.
• Learn, review and practice basic compositional techniques such as motif, repeats, long note endings, etc.
• Explore basic techniques of extending a composition
• Acquire, review or practice basic staff notation