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 JOURNEE (6 minutes each!) Please write your stuff in here!

REHEARSAL THREADS: Review Section A melody and teach all harmonies

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: Through the A section in harmony

Differentiations

Start Timings Activity or Piece Developmental Hierarchy

Time Totals Level/Chunks, Plan and Sequence

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
solfege, and text syllable
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. la la mi mi re do ti la
2v Choir echos Wind it back:
2a. mi fa re mi fa sol la mi
2v. choir echos
3a. la la do ti si la sol fa mi
2v. choir echos

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. (alto, tenor, bass) 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 + Alto

Activity 3: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT: Wind it forward:

Chunk 1: Babble 2 tone set patterns

1d. la la do ti si la so fa mi (nu), m.1
1a. la si la la si (nu), m. 4
2v. Choir Echos Wind it back:

Chunk 2: Solfege 2 tone set patterns

1d. la la do ti si la so fa mi, m.1
1a. la si la la si, m. 4
2v. Choir Echos

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

1d. la la do ti si la sol fa mi la si la la si

1a. la la sol sol do

2v. Choir Echos

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

1d. do te la sol si la fi sol
1a.do te la sol si la fi sol
2v. Choir Echos

Chunk 5: Sing on Text (2x)

1d. God rest ye merry gentlemen let nothing you dismay. Remember Christ our saviour was born on
Christmas day.

1a. To save us all from Satan’s power when we were gone astray

2v. Choir Echos

Chunk 6: Harmony: Soprano + Alto

1d. God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay. Remember Christ our Saviour was born on
Christmas day

1a. To save us all from Satan’s power when we were gone astray

2v. Choir Echos

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
bass (alto, tenor, bass) 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 + Bass
Activity ?: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT: Wind it forward:

Chunk 1: Babble 2 tone set patterns

1d. la re ti do la (nu)

1a.mi fa do mi la (nu) Wind it back:

2v. Choir Echos

Chunk 2: Solfege 2 tone set patterns

1d.la re ti do la

1a.mi fa do mi la

2v. Choir Echos

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

1d. la la la si mi la mi fa do, m.1

1a.fa mi la fa mi

2v. Choir Echos

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

1d. la re ti do la mi fa do

1a. mi la la so mi so

2v. Choir Echos

Chunk 5: Sing on Text (2x)

1d. God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay. Remember Christ our Saviour was born on
Christmas day
1a. to save us all from Satan’s power when we were gone astray
2v. Choir Echos

Chunk 6: Harmony: Soprano + Alto +Bass

1d. God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay. Remember Christ our Saviour was born on
Christmas day
1a. to save us all from Satan’s power when we were gone astray
2v. Choir Echos
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!