Teacher Education Lesson Plan Template

Teacher: Mr. Ronald Riffle Date: Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 19th and
20th

Title of Lesson: Rehearsal Etiquette Cooperating Teacher: Mrs. Dunning

Core Components

Subject, Content Area, or Topic

Music

Student Population
4th Grade

Learning Objectives
Students will learn about proper rehearsal and performance etiquette.

Virginia Essential Knowledge and Skills (SOL)

Music 1.15: The student will demonstrate manners and teamwork that contribute to success
in the music classroom.
Music 3.2.6: Students will demonstrate proper posture for singing.
Music 3.14: The student will collaborate with others to create a musical presentation and
acknowledge individual contributions as an integral part of the whole.
Materials/Resources

High Yield Instructional Strategies Used (Marzano, 2001)

Check if Used Strategy Return

Identifying Similarities & Differences 45%
Summarizing & Note Taking 34%
Reinforcing Efforts & Providing Recognition 29%
Homework & Practice 28%
 Nonlinguistic Representations 27%
Cooperative Learning 23%
Setting Goals & Providing Feedback 23%
Generating & Testing Hypothesis 23%
Questions, Cues, & Advanced Organizers 22%
DOES YOUR INSTRUCTIONAL INPUT & MODELING YIELD THE POSITIVE RETURNS YOU WANT FOR
YOUR STUDENTS?
Check if Used Strategy Return
Teach Others/Immediate Use of Learning 95%
Practice by Doing 75%
Discussion 50%
Demonstration 30%
Audio Visual 20%
Reading 10%
Lecture 05%
Safety (if applicable)

Time
Process Components
(min.)
*Anticipatory Set
Students will discuss about what they think should happen in a rehearsal.

*State the Objectives (grade-level terms)

1. Students will learn about the proper way to sit and sing
2. Students will learn the proper way to stand and sing
3. Students will learn about how they should handle themselves while on stage
4. Students will learn how they should act in the audience.
*Instructional Input or Procedure
1. Break students off into 4 groups.
2. Guide a discussion about different rules that are in place.
 a. Ask about the Golden Rule, or treating others with kindness, example
b. Ask them about how they feel when people follow these rules; and when people
don’t.
3. Talk to students about basic rules that are in all classes
a. i.e. raising hands, not speaking out of turn
4. Equate rehearsal rules to basic class rules
a. i.e. not speaking out of turn, raising hands
5. Show and help students to sit the proper way during rehearsal.
a. Sitting upright and straight
b. Feet shoulder-width apart
c. Chin up and facing forward, with controlled breathing
6. Show how and help students to stand the proper way during rehearsal.
a. Stand upright and straight
b. Feet shoulder-width apart
c. Chin up and facing forward, with controlled breathing
***Have some fun with it, showing the wrong ways to do so. Keep control of class if
you allow students to do the same as you***
7. Talk to students about basic rules that are in all classes
a. i.e. raising hands, not speaking out of turn
8. Introduce performance rules
a. No playing on stage
b. No talking on stage
c. Always smile on stage
d. Have fun! Emphasize this and ask them ways they could have fun on stage while
following the other rules.
*Modeling
The teacher will show different and act out the proper way to sit, stand, and act
during a rehearsal.

*Check for Understanding

Students will demonstrate this in class during the lesson.

*Guided Practice
Students will do this as group, with prompting during the lesson.
 *Independent Practice
Students will hopefully carry on the instruction forward, through other future classes in
preparation for their concert.
Assessment
Teacher will formatively assess students through future classes, and the upcoming
concert in March.
*Closure
Students will know what to do for future rehearsals and classes.

Differentiation Strategies (enrichment, accommodations, remediation, or by learning style).

For my Special Education students, I will provide information in a simple way, and also not excluding them in the
classroom either.

Classroom Management Issues (optional)

Lesson Critique. To be completed following the lesson. Did your students meet the objective(s)? What
part of the lesson would you change? Why?

Students learned about the new information, and have begun putting it into practice. For my lesson, I
believe if I had more time, I would be able to accomplish more. One of the things I wish I did make, was a
visual graphic to go along with what I was talking about. I was able to stay on task, but it’s just a guiding
tool for myself and the students as well. With the discussion portions, it worked very well for the students;
they were engaged and paying attention.

*Denotes Madeline Hunter lesson plan elements.

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