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    Brandon Kunder will be graduating from Penn State with a music education degree. He played trumpet for 12 years. His guitar class unit plan focuses on note reading, rhythms, hand technique, and coordination. Students will learn pieces like "Ode to Joy" and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight". Assessments evaluate note and rhythm reading, as well as playing exams where students perform prepared songs. The unit aims to develop students' guitar skills through practice worksheets, charts, and quizzes.

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    Brandon Kunder will be graduating from Penn State with a music education degree. He played trumpet for 12 years. His guitar class unit plan focuses on note reading, rhythms, hand technique, and coordination. Students will learn pieces like "Ode to Joy" and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight". Assessments evaluate note and rhythm reading, as well as playing exams where students perform prepared songs. The unit aims to develop students' guitar skills through practice worksheets, charts, and quizzes.

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    Brandon Kunder will be graduating from Penn State with a music education degree. He played trumpet for 12 years. His guitar class unit plan focuses on note reading, rhythms, hand technique, and coordination. Students will learn pieces like "Ode to Joy" and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight". Assessments evaluate note and rhythm reading, as well as playing exams where students perform prepared songs. The unit aims to develop students' guitar skills through practice worksheets, charts, and quizzes.

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    Brandon Kunder will be graduating from Penn State with a music education degree. He played trumpet for 12 years. His guitar class unit plan focuses on note reading, rhythms, hand technique, and coordination. Students will learn pieces like "Ode to Joy" and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight". Assessments evaluate note and rhythm reading, as well as playing exams where students perform prepared songs. The unit aims to develop students' guitar skills through practice worksheets, charts, and quizzes.

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    Guitar Class Unit Plan

    By Brandon Kunder

    Brandon Kunder will be graduating from the Pennsylvania State University in May, 2023 with a Bachelors
    Degree in Music Education. Mr. Kunder grew up in Robesonia, PA. Playing the trumpet has been a part of
    Mr. Kunder’s life for nearly 12 years.

    Challenges with Individual Picking (on guitar)


    Note Reading (pitches) Interpreting which notes go on which strings
    Note Reading (Rhythms) Recalling and applying counting rhythms
    Hand Technique Proper setup of the hand to eliminate any
    tension
    Counting Rests Applying values to rests and entering back in
    time
    Hand and Eye Coordination Coordinating which string and fret the
    student’s fingers should go to for which note
    (Crossing Strings)

    Pieces applied in the Unit (all from the Essential Elements Guitar Book):

    Ode to Joy
    Can You Feel the Love Tonight
    All My Loving
    Section II: Learning Goals and Teaching Materials
    Learning Goals:
    SWBAT read pitches on the treble clef and apply them to the guitar.

    SWBAT read and count rhythms.


    SWBAT apply reading pitches and rhythms to “Ode to Joy”, “Can You Feel the Love
    Tonight”, and “
    SWBAT play both the individual notes on the music and separately play the chords.

    Student Centered Materials:

    Rhythm Worksheet
    -A rhythm worksheet that has six examples for students to practice playing chords or individual
    notes on

    Fingering Chart
    -A chart with all the open and closed fingerings of

    Playing Quiz
    -An assessment designed to evaluate the preparation of one of the songs of the student’s
    choosing
    Section III: Assessment and Evaluation

    Assessment 1
    This summative assessment is designed for students to fill in the amount of beats per note on
    each example.
    6 Points out of 150
    (4% of Final Grade)
    Assessment 2
    This summative assessment is designed for students to apply their knowledge of notes on the
    treble clef and applying it to a guitar fingering chart. In addition, there are some notes supplied
    on a staff where students will fill in correct fingerings for them.
    6 points towards your grade of 150 points possible
    (4% final grade)

    Complete and Complete and Not Complete


    Correct (2 Points) Partially Complete (1 (0 Points)
    Point)
    Note Names on Frets
    Note Names on Open
    String
    Correct Fingerings
    (For staff portion)
    Assessment 3
    This summative assessment is designed to test student’s preparation towards playing a song of
    their choosing from the list provided to them.
    This playing quiz 12 points out of 150 total for the semester
    (8% of total grade)

    This assessment is looking for:


    -A student to play a song during a designated class period
    -If “Ode to Joy” is chosen, the student will play all four lines
    -If “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” is chosen, the student will play the first five lines
    -If “All Your Lovin” is chosen, the student will play the first five lines

    Name:____________________ Date:____________ Song:_________________________

    Exemplary (3 Points) Proficient (2 Points) Needs Review (1


    Point)
    Note and Pitch Demonstrates Most notes are A lack of
    Accuracy knowledge of played correctly and comprehension of
    applying pitches with how to read notes on
    the correct strings the guitar for the
    and frets on the prepared song.
    guitar.
    Rhythmic Accuracy Note values and rests Most of the notes Most of the note and
    are played correctly. and rests are played rest values are not
    The student to full value. held to full values.
    demonstrates
    Picking Technique The sound of the Most of the notes The tone of the notes
    notes picked are picked are clean and picked are not clean.
    clean and without without additional
    additional sounds. sounds.
    Preparation It is clear that the Some of the time Clear, demonstrated
    student used their spent in individual misuse of time was
    individual practice practice was utilized. reflected in the
    time playing exam.
    Comments:
    TOTAL POINTS: _____/12

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