VMRC Intergenerational Choir
Rehearsal Number __2_: Schedule and General Lesson Plan:
10/12/2023
1. LESSON # 2: NAME_M. Morris
REHEARSAL THREADS: New and Review!
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
Singers will be able to repeat each voice part on both verses of text.
Singers will able to add shadow consonants to releases.
Assessment Strategies:
Throughout this rehearsal I will engage in formal assessment by: running sections a capella to see if singers can
hold their own parts.
Throughout this rehearsal I will engage in informal assessment by: Asking singers to repeat after me and
determine their melodic and rhythmic accuracy.
Start Timings Activity or Piece Developmental Hierarchy Differentiations
Time Totals Level/Chunks, Plan and Sequence
Time: (0:30/8:00) Activity 1: Chunk 1: welcome and goals
Welcome & Goals
Activity 1: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT: Modality: have the
Chunk 1: Welcome and Goals goals and
1s. Long time no see VMRC! My name is Morris and I play the piano. objectives written
2v. laughter! in a large font for
1a. My rehearsal thread for today is new and review! the choir to see.
The goals and objectives of this lesson are to learn the notes and rhythms for the
whole piece with both verses.
TRANSITION WITH: 1d. Please take out Bring a Torch, Page 2.
Time: (1:00/1:30/8:00) Activity 2: Review Chunk 1: Review
Activity 2: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT: Warm-ups: (max = 7 minutes!) WB: Have singers
1a. Let’s review what we learned a few weeks ago. repeat just their
1d. sings the first phrase on the melody. Gives starting pitches. starting notes to
1a. Let’s sing the starting notes on the word “bring.” improve tuning and
2v. Choir sings. balance.
1a. one more time lifting the backspace for the sopranos. WF: Singers find
their starting note
2v. choir sings.
with their section
1a. nice! Let’s just do that A section.
after being given
1d. nice! Let’s do just that much a capella with the second verse text reads second verse text the tonic chord.
aloud. WB: Singers chant
1d. Start with verse one then verses two. Can I hear your starting notes. the second verse
2v. choir sings. text with
1d. count off. backspace.
2v. choir sings the A section on both verses of words. Size: My releases
3a. great moving line tenors! will be large and
clear for the singers
to follow.
TRANSITION WITH: 1d. lovely! Let’s go on, wer’re going to start from the bottom up.
Time (6:30/8:00/8:00) Activity 3: Song #1: Chunk 1: bass part
Sections: Chunk 2: tenor part
Activity 3: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT: Activity 3: Song #1: Sections:
Chunk 1: Bass part WB: Demonstrate
1a. Sings the bass part on solfege with linlin playing. the melody in
1d. let’s chunk that up a little bit. smaller chunks on
1a. Sings the first 4 mm. of the B section. solfege, a neutral
1d. Just that much everyone on words. “Christ” syllable, and then
2v. Choir sing. text.
1a. Sings the next 4 measures on text. WF: just
2v. Choir repeats. demonstrate the
1a. Sings the next 4 measures on text while dong hand signs. melody on text.
1d. Everyone just that much at “hush’ Modality:
1a. la fa sol Kinesthetic
1d. do that much on solfege element- have
2v. Choir repeats singers snap on
1d. Let’s put it all together, basses sing, everyone else speak the text. every cutoff.
2v. Basses sing.
3a. nice! Lets’ do the tenor part now.
Chunk 2: Tenor part WB: Demonstrate
1d. Sing the B section text. the melody in
1a. Let’s chunk that up, sing the first 4 measures. smaller chunks on
2v. Choir repeats solfege, a neutral
1d. Keep going! syllable, and then
2v. Everyone sings the tenor part on text, while I hand sign. text.
3a. Nice! WF: just
1d. Basses and altos be basses, tenors and sopranos be tenors. Sing your first note on “Christ” demonstrate the
2v. Choir sings first note. melody on text.
1d. Counts in Modality:
2v. Everyone sings the B section on either the tenor or bass part. Kinesthetic
3a. love those releases! element- have
singers snap on
every cutoff.
WF: Have singers
sing both parts a
capella.
TRANSITION WITH: 3sra. And that’s all we have time for! Please welcome XXX to the podium!
