Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94, "Surprise," Second Movement

Music Lesson Plans
Go there: K-1 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 6-8 Cross-Disciplinary Unit

Grades K-1 Objectives:

1. Students will be able to follow the rhythm listening map for the opening of Haydn's "Surprise" Symphony
2. Students will create individual listening maps designed to express the rhythm of the opening of Haydn's "Surprise" Symphony.
3. Students will recognize Ta and Ti-ti and play an ear training and composition game.
4. Students will learn the definitions of piano and forte through movement and listening activities.
5. Student/teachers will use dynamic flash cards to indicate the music dynamic when listening to the entire second movement of Haydn's "Surprise" Symphony. They will then introduce movement to the rhythm and dynamics of the music.
6. Students will create their own rhythms to play on unpitched percussion instruments.
7. Students will play simple do, mi, and sol melodies on Orff Instruments.

Grades 2-3 Objectives:

1. Students will be able to follow the rhythm listening map for the opening of Haydn's "Surprise" Symphony
2. Students will create individual listening maps designed to express the rhythm of the opening of Haydn's "Surprise" Symphony.
3. Students will recognize Ta, Ti-ti, and play an ear training and composition game.
4. Students will learn the definitions for dynamic markings through movement and listening activities.
5. Student/teachers will use dynamic flash cards to indicate the music dynamic when listening to the entire second movement of Haydn's "Surprise" Symphony. They will then introduce movement to the rhythm and dynamics of the music.
6. Students will create their own rhythms to play on unpitched percussion instruments.
7. Students will play simple do, mi, and sol melodies on Orff Instruments.

Grade 4-5 Objectives:

1. Students will be able to follow the rhythm listening map for the opening of Haydn's "Surprise" Symphony
2. Students will create individual listening maps designed to express the rhythm of the opening of Haydn's "Surprise" Symphony.
3. Students will recognize Ta, Ti-ti, and play an ear training and composition game.
4. Students will learn the definitions for dynamic markings through movement and listening activities.
5. Student/teachers will use dynamic flash cards to indicate the music dynamic when listening to the entire second movement of Haydn's "Surprise" Symphony. They will then introduce movement to the rhythm and dynamics of the music.
6. Students will create their own rhythms to play on unpitched percussion instruments.
7. Students will play simple do, mi, and sol melodies on Orff Instruments. They will then play the main melody of Haydn's "Surprise" Symphony on the instruments.
8. Students will learn about the musical idea of "Theme and Variations" as part of listening to the entire second movement.

Cross-Disciplinary Lesson Plans

Language Arts Objectives

• K-3. Acquisition of vocabulary
• K-3. Reading Process: Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies and Self-Monitoring Strategies
• K-3. Reading Applications: Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text
• K-3. Writing Applications
• 3-4. Writing process
• 4-7. Acquisition of Vocabulary
• 4-7. Reading Process: Concepts of Print, Comprehension Strategies and Self-Monitoring Strategies
• 5-7. Writing Applications: Letters and Narrative strategies

Social Studies Objectives

• K-2. History
  1. Place events in correct order on a time line.
  2. Compare daily life in the past and present demonstrating an understanding that while basic human needs remain the same, they are met in different ways in different times and places
  3. Recognize that the actions of individuals make a difference, and relate the stories of people from diverse backgrounds who have contributed to the heritage of the United States
• 3-4. History
  1. Construct time lines to demonstrate an understanding of units of time and chronological order.
• K-2. Geography
  1. Identify the location of the state of Ohio, the United States, the continents and oceans on maps, globes and other geographic representations
• K-2. Economics
  1. Explain how the scarcity of resources requires people to make choices to satisfy their wants.
  2. Distinguish between goods and services and explain how people can be both buyers and sellers of goods and services.
  3. Explain ways that people may obtain goods and services.
• 3-5. Economics
  1. Explain why entrepreneurship, capital goods, technology, specialization and division of labor are important in the production of goods and services.
  2. Explain how competition affects producers and consumers in a market economy and why specialization facilitates trade.

Mathematics Objectives

• K-2. Number, Number Sense and Operations
• K-2. Patterns, Functions and Algebra
• 3-4. Geometry and Spatial Sense

Grades 6-8 Cross-Disciplinary Unit
These lessons address Learning Outcomes listed below and allow you to teach to seven Multiple Intelligences (Naturalist is not present).

Writing Objectives

• Communicate clarity of thought (Meet Haydn)
• Focus on the topic with adequate supporting ideas or examples (Meet Haydn)
• Demonstrate correct usage…of words (Meet Haydn)

Reading Objectives

• Analyze the text, examining author's use of cause and effect (Meet Haydn)
• Infer from the text (Meet Haydn)
• Select information from a variety of resources to support ideas, concepts, and interpretations (Meet Haydn)

Mathematics Objectives

• Identify needed and given information in a problem situation, as well as irrelevant information (Outline: Meter, Balance of Phrase)
• Use characteristics of lines and simple 2-dimentional figures (Meet Haydn)
• Read, interpret and use tables, charts, maps, and graphs to identify patterns, note trends, and draw conclusions (Meet Haydn, Outline: Meter, Rhythmic Dictation)
• Make predictions of outcomes of experiments based upon theoretical probablilities and explain actual outcome (Rhythmic Dictation)

Citizenship Objectives

• Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to think about the relationship among events: group significant individuals by broadly defined historical eras (Meet Haydn)
• Examine instances of contact between people of different regions of the world and determine the reasons for these contacts (Outline: Tempo)

Science Objectives

• Make inferences from observations of phenomena or events (Outline)
• Identify simple patterns in physical phenomena (Outline, Rhythmic Dictation)

Other Links for Teachers and Parents

1. Classics for Kids Broadcasts: Franz Joseph Haydn
2. Music Dictionary
3. Ohio Proficiency Standards
4. National Standards for the Arts
5. Multiple Intelligence Information

Franz Joseph Haydn Links