VMRC Intergenerational Choir

Rehearsal Number 1 Schedule and General Lesson Plan:

(50 x minutes = 30.9 min. = Golden Mean of the Class = Harder stuff before
this!)

1. LESSON # 1: NAME: Adrianne Tomlinson (7 minutes lesson)

REHEARSAL THREADS: Looping and Doing the Whole Song

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: Sing Refrain in 4 Parts, Sing the Whole Song

Assessment Strategies:
Throughout this rehearsal I will engage in informal assessment by listening for all four voice parts.

Start Time Timings Activity or Piece Developmental Hierarchy Level/Chunks, Differentiation

Totals Plan and Sequence

Time: :30/7 minutes Holly and the Ivy Activity 1: Welcome and Goals

Activity 1: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT:

Chunk 1: Welcome and Goals

1s. Good Morning, choir!

2v Good Morning!

1a My rehearsal threads and goals for today are to loop and transition from the verse to the
refrain. The goals and objectives of this rehearsal are to get all four parts done in the refrain
and sing the whole piece.

TRANSITION into Activity 2: Everyone turn to page 17 for the Holly and the Ivy.

Time 4/4:30/7 minutes Refrain – Holly and Activity 2: Looping Refrain

the Ivy

Activity 2: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT: Looping the Refrain

Chunk 1:
1a: Sing Bass on Text
2nv Choir Listens
1a Sing Bass on Solfege Wind it forward:
2nv Choir Listens Sing bass only on
1d Everyone sing the bass part on text. text.
2p Choir Sing Bass Part on Text

Chunk 2:
1a Sing Tenor on Text
2nv Choir Listens
1a Sing Tenor on Solfege
2nv Choir Listens
1d Tenors Sing Your Part on Text
2p Tenors Sing
1d Now tenors and basses sing you parts together. Wind it Back:
Sing Alto on Solfege
Chunk 3:
1a Sing Alto on Text Sing Soprano Part to
2p Altos Echo Sopranos on Text or
1d Now Altos Sing Your Part with the Tenors and Basses Solfege
2p Basses, Tenors, and Altos Sing Refrain on Text

Chunk 4:
1d Now Sopranos add your part on top. Remember it is just like the melody of the verse!
2p Basses, Tenors, Altos, and Sopranos Sing Refrain on Text.

TRANSITION into Activity 3: Everyone take a look at the beginning of this piece.

Time 1/5:30/7 minutes Holly and the Ivy Activity 3: Sing Whole Piece

Activity 3: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT: Sing A and B Section

Wind it Forward:
Chunk 1: Sing Whole Song
1d/1a Sing along with me while we review the verse. without the review.
2p Sing Verse
1d Now let’s sing the verse and continue straight into the refrain. Sing Verse 2 and 3 if
2p Sing Verse into Refrain time permits.

Wind it Back:
Break Verse into
two phrases for
review.

TRANSITION into the last Activity, the learning by…

Time 1:30/7/7 minutes Holly and the Ivy Activity LAST: Learning Summary

Activity Last: DIRECT INSTRUCTION SCRIPT: Learning Summary

Wind it forward:
Chunk 1:
1a Today we had a very successful rehearsal. WE had the rehearsal threads of looping and doing Have students
the whole song and with the goals of singing the refrain in four part harmony. volunteer the
2v Students listen and smile, we hope points of learning
1d Reflect silently on the major learning that you did today of the rehearsal;
2v Students think
Write the learning
on a reflection
Chunk 2: Sharing (if there is time) sheet;
1a/1d/1s. Please raise your hand if you would like to share your learning today
2v Students speak Assign homework
3sra. We had a rehearsal full of thinking, music making, technical growth and mastery and flow! for the next
That’s about you! rehearsal based on
learning of this
Chunk 3: Dismissal rehearsal.
1s. Thanks everyone for a great rehearsal now let’s invite Josie to the podium.
Wind it back:

You summarize by
writing on the
board to be able to
hear it and see if at
the same time.