VMRC Intergenerational Choir

Rehearsal Number 2 Schedule and General Lesson Plan:

(50 x minutes = 30.9 min. = Golden Mean of the Class = Harder stuff before
this!)

1. LESSON # 2: NAME: Adrianne Tomlinson (7 Minute Lesson)

REHEARSAL THREADS: Diction

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: Sing all 3 Verses on Text

Assessment Strategies:
Throughout this rehearsal I will engage in formal assessment by asking students to demonstrate diction.
Throughout this rehearsal I will engage in informal assessment by listening for proper diction.

Start Timings Activity or Piece Developmental Hierarchy Level/Chunks, Differentiation

Time Totals Plan and Sequence

Time: :30/7minutes Holly and Ivy Activity 1: Welcome and Goals

Activity 1: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT:

Chunk 1: Welcome and Goals

1s. Good Morning, choir!

2v Good Morning!

1a My rehearsal threads for today is diction.

The goal of this rehearsal is to sing all three verses on text.

TRANSITION into Activity 2: Please take a drink and open you music to page 19.

Time 1/1:30/7minutes Holly and the Ivy Activity 2: Review Piece

Activity 2: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT: Wind it Forward:

Tell them to
Chunk 1: continue and go
1a/1d/1s Let’s begin reviewing the piece from the beginning on the text of the first verse. Hailey will right to Verse 2
give us a piano intro and we will come in on measure 5.
2p Sing Piece Using Verse 1 Text Wind it Back:
Review the Refrain
before doing the run
 through.

TRANSITION into Activity 3 by reading the text of Verse 2

Time 3/4:30/7minutes Holly and Ivy Activity 3: Diction

Activity 3: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT: Diction

Wind it forward:
Chunk 1: Have students chant
1a Listen as I chant the text of Verse 2. Read Verse 2 Text. the text right away.
2nv Students Listen
1d Now Chant the text of Verse 2 with me.
2p Students chant the text.

Chunk 2: Wind it back:

1d. Listen as I chant the text for Verse 3. Read Verse 3 Text. Chant the verse in
2nv Students Listen phrases.
1d Now Chant the text of Verse 3 with me
2p Students chant the text.

TRANSITION into Activity 4 by

Time 2/6:30/7minutes Holly and the Ivy Activity 4: Sing all 3 Verses on Text

Activity 3: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT: Sing all 3 Verses on Text

Wind it Forward:
Chunk 1: Give less
1d. Now we will start at the beginning of the piece with the piano introduction and come in at instruction and just
measure 5. At the conclusion, of our first time through with Verse 1 and then the refrain we will go conduct.
directly into Verse 2 and then Verse 3. Please watch me for you entrances!
2p Students sing Verse 1, 2, and 3. Wind it Back:
Demonstrate
transition from
Verse 1 to Verse 2

TRANSITION into the last Activity, the learning by…

Time :30/7/7minutes Holly and the Ivy Activity LAST: Learning Summary
Activity Last: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT: Learning Summary
Wind it Forward:
Chunk 1:
1a Today we had a very successful rehearsal. WE had the rehearsal threads of xxx, xxx, and xxx, Have students
with the goals of xxx, xxx, and xxx. volunteer the
2v Students listen and smile, we hope points of learning
1d Reflect silently on the major learning that you did today of the rehearsal;
2v Students think
Etc. Write the learning
on a reflection
Chunk 2: Sharing (if there is time) sheet;
1a/1d/1s. Please raise your hand if you would like to share your learning today
2v Students speak Assign homework
1a for the next
2v rehearsal based on
Etc. learning of this
3sra. We had a rehearsal full of thinking, music making, technical growth and mastery and flow! rehearsal.
That’s about you!

Chunk 3: Dismissal
1s. Thanks everyone for a great rehearsal.