VMRC Intergenerational

Choir Schedule and General Lesson Plan:

Rehearsal Number 2: (50 x minutes = 30.9 min. = Golden Mean of the Class =
Sept. 13, 2018 Harder stuff before this!)

1. REHEARSAL # 2: NAME: Ashley (6 minutes each!)

REHEARSAL THREADS: Review Section A melody and teach all harmonies

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: Through the A section in harmony

Assessment Strategies: Differentiations

Throughout this rehearsal I will engage in formal assessment by: scanning the choir,
watching for participation and execution, listening for accuracy and quality

Throughout this rehearsal I will engage in informal assessment by:

Start Timings Activity or Piece Developmental

Time Totals Hierarchy
Level/Chunks, Plan
and Sequence

Time: (:30/6:00) Activity 1: Chunk 1: Welcome and

Welcome & Goals Goals

Activity 1: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT:

Chunk 1:
1s. Good Morning VMRC!

2v. Good Morning

1a. My rehearsal threads for today are: Review Section A

melody and teach all harmonies, with the goals of singing through the A
section in harmony!
TRANSITION WITH: 1d. Please open your music to page OR Please echo
me

Time (1.30/2.00/6:00) Activity 2: Review Chunk 1: Review

Melody: Tone set, melody: Tone Set
solfege, and text Chunk 2: Review on
solfege/neutral syllable
Chunk 3: Sing on text
Activity 2: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT: Wind it forward:
Ask the class to
Chunk 1: Review melody: Tone Set sing the triad
1d. Let’s review the tone set for the melody outlining each tone
set
1a. Sing your tone sets La Do Mi Do La
Re Ti Sol La Ti Do
Do Ti La Si Fi Si La La
2v Choir echos Wind it back:
Sing on neutral
3sra. Wonderful job! Your pitch is very accurate.
syllables instead of
solfege
Chunk 2: Review on solfege/neutral syllable
1d/a. I will sing the melody on solfege and hand sign while you listen
2v. Choir listens

1d. Sing the melody with me either on solfege or a neutral syllable

2v. Choir echos

Chunk 3: Sing on text

1d. Please echo me: (echo a little bit on text for correct diction
2v. Choir echos
1d. Sing the melody with me on text
2v. Choir sings on text
1d. Again, with taller vowels
2v. Choir sings on text

TRANSITION WITH: 3nsra. Great job!

1a. Transition…Let’s learn the alto part in the same way!

Time: (3:30/5:30/6:00) Activity 3: A Section Chunk 1: Babble 2 tone

Harmony Part for set patterns
alto Chunk 2: Solfege 2 tone
set patterns
Chunk 3: Sing the part
in solfege and listen (2x)
Chunk 4: Sing the part
in solfege together (or
neutral syllable) (2x)
Chunk 5: Sing on Text
(2x)
Chunk 6: Harmony:
Soprano + ____

Activity 3: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT: Wind it forward:

Sight read together
Chunk 1: Babble 2 tone set patterns rather than echoing
1d. Lets try some tone sets for the alto part, everyone please be an alto!
1a. la la sol sol do ti sol
sol fa mi mi re la si mi

2v. choir repeats Wind it back:

Sing on neutral
syllables rather than
Chunk 2: Solfege 2 tone set patterns solfege
1d. Repeat after me, with hand signs if you can

1a. la la sol sol do ti sol

sol fa mi mi re la si mi

2v. choir repeats

Chunk 3: Sing the part in solfege and listen (2x)

1d. Please read along in your music and use hand signs while I sing the
alto part on solfege

1a. sing alto part in solfege and hand sign

2v. choir listens

Chunk 4: Sing the part in solfege together (or neutral syllable)

1d. Sing along with me in solfege or on a neutral syllable!

1a. sing alto part in solfege and hand sign

2v. choir sings along on solfege or neutral syllable

Chunk 5: Sing on Text (2x)

1d. Wonderful job with the pitches there! Let’s put it on text

1a. sing alto part on text

2v. choir sings

Chunk 6: Harmony: Soprano + ____

1d. Now let’s put that together with the sopranos! Tenors please sing with
the sopranos on the melody, and basses please sing along with the altos!

1a. sing through A section on text (sing alto)

2v. choir sings

IF TIME: TRANSITION WITH: 3nsra. Great job!

1a. Transition…Let’s learn another part! bass
Time: (3:30/5:30/6:00) Activity ?: A Section Chunk 1: Babble 2 tone
Harmony Part for set patterns
bass Chunk 2: Solfege 2 tone
set patterns
Chunk 3: Sing the part
in solfege and listen (2x)
Chunk 4: Sing the part
in solfege together (or
neutral syllable) (2x)
Chunk 5: Sing on Text
(2x)
Chunk 6: Harmony:
Soprano + ____

Activity ?: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT: Wind it forward:

Sight read together
Chunk 1: Babble 2 tone set patterns rather than echoing
1d. Lets try some tone sets for the bass part, everyone please be a bass!

1a. do la ti do do sol sol sol

sol si la la fa fa mi Wind it back:
Sing on neutral
2v. choir repeats syllables rather than
solfege
Chunk 2: Solfege 2 tone set patterns
1d. Repeat after me, with hand signs if you can

1a. do la ti do do sol sol sol

sol si la la fa fa mi

2v. choir repeats

Chunk 3: Sing the part in solfege and listen (2x)

1d. Please read along in your music and use hand signs while I sing the
bass part on solfege

1a. sing bass part in solfege and hand sign

2v. choir listens

Chunk 4: Sing the part in solfege together (or neutral syllable)

1d. Sing along with me in solfege or on a neutral syllable!

1a. sing bass part in solfege and hand sign

2v. choir sings along on solfege or neutral syllable

Chunk 5: Sing on Text (2x)

1d. Sounding great! Let’s put that on text
1a. sing bass part on text

2v. choir sings

Chunk 6: Harmony: Soprano + Bass +____

1d. Let’s see if we can put all these parts together now! Tenors and basses
please sing the bass line and altos and sopranos are on your own parts. Here
are your starting pitches:

1a. sing through A section on text (probably sing alto line)

2v. Choir sings through A section in 3-part harmony

TRANSITION WITH: Great work! Let’s summarize our learning for

today!

Time: (:30/6:00/6:00) Activity 5: Chunk 1: Reviewing

Learning Summary goals
Chunk 2: Transfer

Activity 5: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT:

Chunk 1: Reviewing Goals

1a. Today we met our rehearsal threads and goals of mapping the
piece and learning Section A - melody, harmony and text, with the
goals of singing through from 4 – 8 measures with at least one harmony
part! Well done.

Next week we will learn the other parts and even more sections of the
piece itself.

Chunk 2: Transfer and continuation

1a/1d. Let’s transfer all of this great learning to our next conductor’s
work and to next week!