Rehearsal Lesson Plan No.

Name: Spencer Parrish Date: April 2nd, 2018

Grade(s): 9-12 grade Voicing (choral): SATB
Ensemble: Chorus

1. Measurable Objective(s):

Students will learn measures 57-87 in “Come to the Music.”

2. Required Prior Knowledge and Skills:

- Basic note-reading skills

- Experience reading music in 6/8 time
- Ability to match pitch

3. Review Needed:

mm.1-46

4. Materials, Repertoire, Equipment needed:

Piano, white board, marker, pencils, sheet music

5. Agenda:

1. Warm-ups
2. Mixed meter
3. Review (mm.1-46)
4. Learn new material (mm.57-87)

6. Lesson Sequence: Pacing

A. Brief Opening: (N/A)
B. Warm-up and purpose of warm-up:

1. Physical – Lunges
1 minute
2. Vocal – “Half-step” exercise (in C and/or D) (solfege or “ah’s”)
(C - Db - C - B - C / C - D - C - B - C / C - Eb - C - B - C / etc.)

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Sight-reading/aural training:

Expression Exercise:

1 minute
- Students will sing this vocal line on different syllables determined by
the teacher; students should focus on shaping the line through the
cresc./decresc. marks given.
- Eventually, erase the hairpins and instruct students to sing the line still
with the dynamic expression rehearsed.

Theory: (N/A)
Marked score:

- Soprano/Tenor & Alto/Bass share the same notes (mm.65-67)

- Alto splits in mm.68 0.5 minutes
- Soprano splits in mm.69
- Refrain returns at mm.79

Title/Composer: “Come to the Music” — J. Martin

(mm.1-46)
1. Everyone sings through section as review. Teacher rehearses vocals
as needed.
(mm.57-65)
2. Everyone sight-sings section with lyrics. Teacher addresses
modulation: “Take notice of starting pitch references! (i.e. piano
accompaniment, other vocal lines, intervals that are easy to audiate)”
3. Rehearse vocals as needed.
(mm.65-70) 6-7 minutes
4. Sopranos/Tenors sight-sing section on neutral syllable.
5. Sopranos/Tenors sing section with lyrics.
6. Altos/Basses sight-sing section on neutral syllable.
7. Altos/Basses sing section with lyrics.
8. Everyone sings through section with lyrics.
9. Rehearse individual voice parts as needed.
(mm.71-87)
10.Everyone sight-sings section with lyrics.
11.Rehearse individual voice parts as needed.

C. Assessment:

- (Informal) At conclusion of rehearsal, teacher will assess student

learning by having chorus sing through learned material with minimal
vocal aide from teacher/accompanist.

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D. Closing/Wrap-up:

- Everyone sings through mm.47-87 1 minute

- If time permits, everyone sings through mm.1-87

E. Follow-up in future rehearsals:

- Check mm.47-87 for part accuracy

7. Accommodations: (a. Special Needs, b. ELL etc. )

- Clear, repeated directions

- Posted agenda gives ELL students a helpful reference to stay on task
with the rest of the ensemble.

8. Teacher Reflection/Self-Evaluation:

TBA
9. National Standards: (Performing, Responding)
10. State Standards: (Singing, Reading & Notation)

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