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    LESSON PLANNING:

    DEVELOPMENTAL HIERARCHY FOR VMRC


     

    From O% to 100% in 10 Rehearsals of 6 Minutes: 


    One Suggested Sequence 

    Sept 6- Detwiler Auditorium: Rehearsal 0 – “Hook” 


    and introduction to the piece (tone set games, rote 
    introduction, and rote to note in the music.) 
     
    Sept 13-Strite Auditorium: Rehearsal 1 – Hook 
    transferred into music, map the piece and learn 
    Section A – melody all 
     
    Sept 20-Strite Auditorium: Rehearsal 2 - Review 
    Section A and teach all harmonies, if time, repeat it 
    in all the A sections that are the same or slightly 
    different throughout the piece. 
     
    Sept 27-Strite Auditorium, or Oct. 4-Detwiler 
    Auditorium Rehearsal 3&4 - B Sections - melody, 
    harmony and text   
     
    Oct. 11-Strite Auditorium/ Oct. 18-Strite Auditorium: 
    Rehearsal 5 – Review B for corrections, link A and B 
    Sections, singing long chunks, review for meaning 
    and expression. 
     
    Oct. 18-Strite Auditorium: Rehearsal 6 - What’s 
    different or new?! Sections C & D OR perfecting 
    tone. 
     
    Oct. 25-Strite Auditorium: Rehearsal 7 - Review 
    what’s different (Sections C & D) or new and link to 
    A and B sections, if time, sing all the way through 
     
    Nov. 8-Strite Auditorium: Rehearsal 8 - Sing all the 
    way through, improving and perfecting tone, adding 
    reminders about meaning 
     
    Nov. 29-Strite Auditorium: Rehearsal 9 – “Buzzwords” 
    to deepen expression, tone, and sophistication 
     
    Dec. 6-Detwiler Auditorium: Rehearsal 10 - Run Fix 
    Run, INSPIRE! (Any extra rehearsals? Digging deeper, 
    working on tone, breathing, meaning, expression, 
    sophistication!) 

    VMRC Intergenerational Choir


    Rehearsal Number 1: Schedule and General Lesson Plan:
    Sept. 13, 2018 (50 x minutes = 30.9 min. = Golden Mean of the Class = Harder stuff
    before this!)

    1. REHEARSAL # 1: NAME__Doug Ritcher____________(6 minutes each!)

    REHEARSAL THREADS: Learning the “hook” (melody) of the piece through tone set 
    games, rote introduction, and rote to note in the music.

    GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: Establishing clear pitch and beautiful tone, and tuning 
    octaves.

    Assessment Strategies:
    Throughout this rehearsal I will engage in formal assessment by:

    Throughout this rehearsal I will engage in informal assessment by:Listening for the choir’s familiarity with
    the piece.

    Start Timings Activity or Pie ce De ve lopme ntal Hie rarchy Differentiations


    Time Totals Le ve l/Chunks, Plan and Se que nce

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


    Welcome & Goals

    Activity 1: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT:

    Chunk 1: Welcome and Goals


    1s. Good Morning VMRC!

    2v. Good Morning

    1a. My rehearsal threads and goals for today to introduce the “hook” or the melody my song The First
    Noel_ through games, echos and transfers to the music itself . The goals and objectives of this lesson ar
    to learn the melody in a very clear way, establish clear pitch and beautiful tone.

    TRANSITION WITH : 1d. Please echo me: (or just start singing!)

    Time (1:00/1:30/6:00) Activity 2: Tone set Chunk 1: Tone Set Babble Patterns
    echos: Melody and Chunk 2:
    harmonies

    Activity 2: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT:

    Chunk 1: Tone Set Babble Patterns (You can do about 10 in a minute!)


    1a. Babble #---Mi Re Do Re Mi Fa So on nu
    2v. Choir echos
    1a. Repeat Babble #1 Wind it forward:
    2v. Choir echos -Pace this quickly,
    trick them!
    1a. Babble #2----- Do Ti La La So
    2v. Choir echos Wind it back:
    1a. Repeat Babble #2 -Go more slowly
    2v. Choir echos
    Wind it back:
    1a. Babble #3------ Do Ti La So -Wait 4 seconds
    2v. Choir echos between each
    1a. Repeat Babble #3 pattern to let their
    2v. Choir echos brains rest.

    1a. Babble #4---- La Ti Do So Fa Mi


    2v. Choir echos
    1a. Repeat Babble #4
    2v. Choir echos

    Chunk 2: Tone Set Solfege Patterns


    Repeat all your patterns above on solfege in the same order using hand signs
    Repeat all your patterns above on solfege in a different order using hand signs!

    3sra. Wonderful job! You have sung the main tone sets in the melody, and even most of the harmony!

    TRANSITION WITH : 3sra. Great job! Let’s now move to (or sing or echo into the next Activity!)

    Time: (2:30/4:00/6:00) Activity 3: Melody in Chunk 1: Phrase 1


    solfege Chunk 2: Phrase 2
    Chunk 3: Phrase 3
    Chunk 4: Phrase 4

    Activity 3: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT:

    Chunk 1: Phrase 1
    1a. Sing and sign the first phrase Mi Re Do Re Mi Fa So Wind it back : If
    2v. Choir echos your solfege is
    1a. Repeat Sing and sign the first phrase difficult, or if you
    2v. Choir echos note that they are
    not remembering it
    Chunk 2: Phrase 2 as you make the
    1a. Sing and sign the second phrase Do Ti La La So patterns longer,
    2v. Choir echos switch to you
    1a. Repeat Sing and sign the second phrase singing it on solfege
    2v. Choir echos and they echo on a
    neutral syllable.
    Chunk 3: Phrase 1 + 2 Mi Re Do Re Mi Fa So Do Ti La La So
    1a. Sing and sign the first and second phrases together
    2v. Choir echos
    1a. Sing and sign the first and second phrases together
    2v. Choir echos Wind it forward:
    If they guess the
    Chunk 4: Phrase 3 Do Ti La So song, you sing it on
    1a. Sing and sign the third phrase solfege and let them
    2v. Choir echos echo on text!
    1a. Repeat Sing and sign the first phrase
    2v. Choir echos

    Chunk 5: Phrase 4 La Ti Do So Fa Mi
    1a. Sing and sign the fourth phrase
    2v. Choir echos
    1a. Repeat Sing and sign the fourth phrase
    2v. Choir echos

    Chunk 6: Phrase 3 + 4 Do Ti La So La Ti Do So Fa Mi
    1a. Sing and sign the third and fourth phrases together
    2v. Choir echos
    1a. Sing and sign the third and fourth phrases together
    2v. Choir echos

    3sra. WOW! You did so well on all those echos and tonal memory exercises!

    TRANSITION WITH :

    1a. What song is this?!


    2v. Choir answers!
    1a. Exactly!
    1d. Please open your booklet to page…

    Time: (1:30/5:30/6:00) Activity 4: Read and Chunk 1: Melody on neutral syllable


    singing the melody Chunk 2: Melody on text

    Activity 4: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT: Wind it forward:


    Sing on words
    Chunk 1: Melody on neutral syllable Wind it back:
    1d. Please sing the melody in your own octave on the neutral syllable_____ with me, while Tonya
    accompanies us. Please keep a gorgeous tone and great breath support!
    2v. Choir performs
    3nsra. Great!

    Chunk 2: Melody on text Wind it forward:


    1d. Echo me: (chant the text!)
    The First Noel------------------- rst-n Te ach a harmony
    The angel did say------------------------------------angels part?!
    Was to certain poor sheperds in fields as they lay--------------------lds
    In Fields where they
    Lay keeping their sheep
    On a cold winter’s night-----------------------------ld--w Wind it back:
    That was so deep
    1a. (echo any danger words that you want to be sure the pronounce correctly from the start!)
    2v. Choir echos

    1d. Please sing the melody in your own octave on text, while Tonya accompanies us. Please keep a
    gorgeous tone and great breath support!

    3sra. Well done! I heard great tuning and great tone on this piece!

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

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


    Learning Summary and goals
    Chunk 2: Transfer

    Activity 5: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT:

    Chunk 1: Reviewing rehearsal threads and goals

    1a. My rehearsal threads and goals for today were introduce the “hook” or the melody my song
    _The First Noel___ through games, echos and transfers to the music itself.

    We very clearly met those goals, as we did great work on our tone set work, and then
    transferred into reviewing the melody aurally and THEN we read the music!

    You heard the great tuning we were achieving through all the octave work, and the clear
    pitch and developing tone quality.

    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!

    POST CLASS: Meet the choir members, help clean up folders and name tags!
    VMRC Intergenerational Choir
    Rehearsal Number 2: Schedule and General Lesson Plan:
    Sept. 13, 2018 (50 x minutes = 30.9 min. = Golden Mean of the Class = Harder stuff
    before this!)

    1. REHEARSAL # 2: NAME________________________________(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:

    Throughout this rehearsal I will engage in informal assessment by:

    Start Timings Activity or Pie ce De ve lopme ntal Hie rarchy


    Time Totals Le ve l/Chunks, Plan and Se que nce

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


    Welcome & 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, Chunk 2: Review on solfege/neutral syllable
    solfege, and text Chunk 3: Sing on text

    Activity 2: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT: Wind it forward:

    Chunk 1: Review melody: Tone Set


    1d. Let’s review the tone set for the melody

    1a. Sing your tone sets Wind it back:

    2v Choir echos
    (do 3 of these different tone sets)

    3sra. Wonderful job! Your pitch is very accurate.

    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, bass, tenor – you pick!) part in the same way!

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


    Harmony Part for Chunk 2: Solfege 2 tone set patterns
    __________(alto, Chunk 3: Sing the part in solfege and listen
    tenor, bass) (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:

    Chunk 1: Babble 2 tone set patterns


    1d.

    1a. Wind it back:

    2v.

    Chunk 2: Solfege 2 tone set patterns


    1d.

    1a.

    2v.
    Chunk 3: Sing the part in solfege and listen (2x)
    1d.

    1a.

    2v.

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


    1d.

    1a.

    2v.

    Chunk 5: Sing on Text (2x)


    1d.

    1a.

    2v.

    Chunk 6: Harmony: Soprano + ____


    1d.

    1a.

    2v.

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


    1a. Transition…Let’s learn another part! (alto, bass, tenor – you pick!) part in the same way!

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


    Harmony Part for Chunk 2: Solfege 2 tone set patterns
    __________(alto, Chunk 3: Sing the part in solfege and listen
    tenor, bass) (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:

    Chunk 1: Babble 2 tone set patterns


    1d.

    1a. Wind it back:


    2v.

    Chunk 2: Solfege 2 tone set patterns


    1d.

    1a.

    2v.

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


    1d.

    1a.

    2v.

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


    1d.

    1a.

    2v.

    Chunk 5: Sing on Text (2x)


    1d.

    1a.

    2v.

    Chunk 6: Harmony: Soprano + Bass +____


    1d.

    1a.

    2v.

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

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


    Learning Summary 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!

    POST CLASS: Meet the choir members, help clean up folders and name tags!

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