7th Grade!

EXPERIENTIAL OBJECTIVE: Ss will experience comprehensive choral rehearsal

focused on tone production, piece memorization, and assessment to prepare for the
concert. !

WARM-UP!
1. Vocal exploration: falsetto (tone), mixed, hums, lip trills!
2. Vowel shape (tall, relaxed, hot potato) !
3. Audiation (using Curwen hand signs)!
4. Tuning (unison, major/ minor triads)!

5. Assign student numbers (pairs for the assessment)!

River and Judea!

1. REVIEW mm. 9 - 57: parts- focus on memorization!
2. ASSESSMENT in pairs (use the rubric)!
1. mm. 25 - 39!
2. mm. 40 - 57!
3. REVIEW mm. 69 - 83!
4. INTRODUCE mm. 84 - ending!
1. eco-speaking, !
2. echo-speaking!

3. Rhythmic diminution for pitch memory !

Bonse Aba!
1. REVIEW all sections (A - F) with the drums !
1. ASSESSMENT in pairs after reviewing each section!
2. PERFORMANCE add steps!

Angles and the Saints!

1. REVIEW with !

2. mm. 6 - 22 SLOW (legato & phrase shape)!

3. PART II: mm. 15 - 16 vs. mm. 19 - 20 (repeat 10 times)!
4. ECHO-SPEAK (conducting circles)!
5. ECHO-SING with conducting!
6. Sing like an opera singer!
7. GRADED ASSESSMENT (pairs/ quartets)!

8. PERFORMANCE !

Polly Wolly Doodle!

1. REVIEW entire piece in chunks!
2. PERFORMANCE without scores (T assists)!

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