Bass Lesson Plans

Remembering the names of music symbols can be made fun by turning them into characters the kids will remember! Students listen as the teacher introduces the treble and bass clefs. In this lesson they are names Mama G and Papa F and have so many children they must live in separate houses (grand staff).

Learners investigate sound waves and they build audio speakers. In this audio speakers and sound lesson, students explore how to make quality audio speakers. As a team they build their own speakers to have clarity in sound, quality in construction, and the ability to distinguish volume and bass changes.

Students examine the growth rates of three different fish.  In this examining the growth rate of three different fish lesson, students create scatter plots of the growth rates of the Northern Pike, Walleye, and Largemouth Bass.  Students find models to fit the data of each fish and compare them.

Students play Music Notation Hangman to practice recognition of notes in the treble and bass clef.

Students explain the history and relevance of the following instruments in bluegrass music: fiddle, guitar, dobro, banjo, mandolin and stand-up bass. They identify the defining characteristics of each bluegrass instrument and participate in a bluegrass version of bingo.

Sixth graders make a list of words with three or more letters using only the letters A-G. They make a bingo board using these letters, and play "notes" by recognizing flash cards and covering the correct box. Using glass bottles, 6th graders fill each to create a pentatonic scale. Students write a bass part to go with a set of chords.

Students identify at least three common repercussions of developing water front property on water quality. They describe three sources of water pollution. They research the organism striped bass and observe it if striped bass is available.

Students play rhythm bingo. They identify types of notes and rests; treble and bass clefs. They make up bingo cards using the word "music" across the top instead of "bingo" and pay bingo as usual.

Third graders study the Chinese Fishing Song, "Wang U Ger." They play the bass xylopohone and cymbal parts folllowing the BX/BM rhythm parts and transfer the same rhythm to the suspended and finger cymbals. Alternating hands, they play the SX/AX on the wood blocks and add bamboo and chopstick sounds.

Students discuss find out about the four types of musical instruments. They identify several instruments of each type. Students listen to a simple rhythmic music. They follow along with its notation. Students identify treble and bass clefs. They create their own rhythms and count the beats.