Music lesson plans for SHS 1–3

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SHS 1 Music: weekly topics

24 weeks from the NaCCA SHS 1 Music teacher manual. Each one can be written as a full lesson plan.

Week 1Ghanaian Traditional Instruments
Week 2Functions of Traditional Music
Week 3Traditional Performance Practice
Week 4Traditional Performance and Reflection
Week 5Staff, Clefs and Note Names
Week 6Crotchets, Minims and Semibreves
Week 7Percussive Rhythm Pieces
Week 8Sight Singing and Sight Playing
Week 9Western Music Terms
Week 10Using Music Terms in Analysis
Week 11Critiquing Music
Week 12Choosing a Major Instrument
Week 13Major Instrument Learning Plan
Week 14Music Industry Challenges and Copyright
Week 15Music Careers and Business
Week 16Music Business Planning
Week 17Dictation: Scale Degrees and Rhythm
Week 18Dictation: Simple Melodies
Week 19Melodic Motifs for Choral Settings
Week 20Composing Melodies for Instruments
Week 21Four-Part Harmony
Week 22Voice-Leading and Chord Progressions
Week 23Harmonising an SATB Hymn
Week 24Dress Rehearsal and Performance

SHS 2 Music: weekly topics

24 weeks from the NaCCA SHS 2 Music teacher manual. Each one can be written as a full lesson plan.

Week 1Art and Popular Music Styles
Week 2Structure in Art and Popular Music
Week 3Social Roles of Art and Popular Music
Week 4Performing Art and Popular Music
Week 5Staff Notation Basics
Week 6Notation Software Melodies
Week 7Presenting Musical Ideas Digitally
Week 8Digital Composition Showcase
Week 9Indigenous Music Terms
Week 10Using Indigenous Music Terms
Week 11Critiquing with Indigenous Terms
Week 12Major Instrument: Choosing Repertoire
Week 13Major Instrument: Rehearsal and Performance
Week 14Major Instrument: Responding to Performances
Week 15Pricing Music Products
Week 16The 4Ps in Music Marketing
Week 17Music Promotion Strategies
Week 18Musical Textures
Week 19Thematic Material in Art Music
Week 20Text Setting in Music
Week 21Composing Text-Based Melodies
Week 22Seventh Chords
Week 23Seventh Chords in Progressions
Week 24Seventh Chords in Practice

SHS 3 Music: weekly topics

24 weeks from the NaCCA SHS 3 Music teacher manual. Each one can be written as a full lesson plan.

Week 1World Music Forms and Instruments
Week 2Comparing World Music Elements
Week 3Music in Global Cultures
Week 4Global Music Group Performance
Week 5Music Technology Tools
Week 6Digital Music Techniques
Week 7Designing a Digital Music Project
Week 8Presenting a Digital Music Project
Week 9Terms from Dance and Drama
Week 10Related Arts and Music
Week 11Cross-Arts Terms in Reflection
Week 12Major Instrument: Choosing Repertoire
Week 13Major Instrument: Rehearsal and Performance
Week 14Planning Music Events
Week 15Music Contracts and Law
Week 16Media Strategies for Music
Week 17Sub-Genres of Ghanaian Traditional Music
Week 18Theme Development in Art Music
Week 19Melodic Components and Techniques
Week 20Composing Mood-Based Melodies
Week 21Extended Chords
Week 22Advanced Harmony in Composition
Week 23Refining Original Compositions
Week 24Major Instrument: Responding to Performances

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