Period 7     Days 1-3-5 / 2-4-6

May 27-30, 2008

Choral music objectives based on state and national standards.

The student will be able to:

1.   demonstrate correct posture for singing

            2.   employ abdominal breathing

            3.   sing with improved tone quality

            4.   amplify the voice using natural resonators (head, mouth chest)

            5.   sing with proper diction (vowels, consonants, diphthongs)

            6.   blend voice with other voices in the group

            7.   read the musical score

            8.   sing with proper dynamics, phrasing, articulation and style

            9.   correctly interpret the director's hand movements

            10. demonstrate proper stage etiquette

            11. exhibit self-discipline throughout the rehearsal process

OBJECTIVES: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

REHEARSAL STRATEGIES

Warm-ups

Do physical warm-ups using the CD Graceland #6 "You Can Call Me Al"

    Do vocal warm-ups from The Complete Choral Warm-up Book by Althouse

and Robinson

Finals: Two hour delay schedule.

Audition 8^th grade students for acceptance into Senior High Concert Choir.

ASSESSMENT

    1.  Monitor through listening.  Diagnose problem and adjust.

    2.  Teacher observation of individual students.

Period 8      Days 1-3-5 / 2-4-6

May 27-30, 2008

Choral music objectives based on state and national standards.

The student will be able to:

1.   demonstrate correct posture for singing

            2.   employ abdominal breathing

            3.   sing with improved tone quality

            4.   amplify the voice using natural resonators (head, mouth chest)

            5.   sing with proper diction (vowels, consonants, diphthongs)

            6.   blend voice with other voices in the group

            7.   read the musical score

            8.   sing with proper dynamics, phrasing, articulation and style

            9.   correctly interpret the director's hand movements

            10. demonstrate proper stage etiquette

            11. exhibit self-discipline throughout the rehearsal process

OBJECTIVES:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

REHEARSAL STRATEGIES

Warm-ups

Do physical warm-ups using "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy

    Joel  (CD)

   Do vocal warm-ups from The Complete Choral Warm-up Book

by Althouse and Robinson

Finals: Two hour delay schedule.

Work with Senior members of the choir on a song for Graduation.

“Just a Little While”

Evaluate each choir student individually by having them sing music from the Spring Concert.

ASSESSMENT

    1.  Monitor through listening.  Diagnose problem and adjust.

    2.  Teacher observation of individual students

Period 6     Days 2-4-6

May 27-30, 2008

OBJECTIVES

The student will be able to:

1.  identify the Baroque Era as the years 1600-1750

    2.  define the the music terms baroque, fortepiano, concerto, and patron

    3.  name the three most famous composers of the Baroque:  Vivaldi, J S Bach,

and Handel

    4.  discuss some of the people, events, places, happenings of the Baroque

MATERIALS

Music notebook, Accent on Composers, by Jay Althouse

    Classical Connections to United States History by Ellen Wilmeth

   Video:  Beethovan: The Sound and the Fury by Biography Channel

The Discover Series posters, Baroque

ACTIVITIES

Finals: Two hour delay schedule.

TUESDAY

Go over information on the Baroque composer, Antonio Vivaldi.

Review for exam on the Baroque era.

THURSDAY

Give exam on the Baroque Era.

Show the video Beethoven: The Sound and the Fury by Biography Channel.

ASSESSMENT

    1.  Class discussion

2. Teacher observation

Period 2   Days 2-4-6

May 27-30, 2008

OBJECTIVES

The student will be able to:

1. identify music from the Lion King Broadway production

2. draw and create a Javanese shadow puppet

MATERIALS

1. Video: B’Way: The American Musical

   2. Study guide on The Lion King: Broadway

   3. CD: The Lion King original Broadway cast recording

ACTIVITIES

Finals: Two hour delay schedule.

TUESDAY

Give exam on The Lion King / African Music.

THURSDAY

Work in groups to complete original shadow puppets.

ASSESSMENT

        1.  Class participation and discussion

        2.  Sketch

MUSIC THEORY LESSON PLAN

Period 2    Days 1-3-5

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The student will be able to:

    1.  define the terms sixteenth note, sixteenth rest, dotted notes, common time and Alle Breve

    2.  write and correctly clap sixteenth note and rest rhythms

    3.  correctly write measures using dotted notes

    4. identify common time and cut time

    5.  write and correctly clap rhythms in common and cut time

MATERIALS

    1.  Essentials of Music Theory workbook

    2.  Essentials of Music Theory ear training CD

    3.  Piano

    4.  CD player / VCR

TEACHING PROCEDURES AND ACTIVITIES

MONDAY

WEDNESDAY

FRIDAY

HOMEWORK

ASSESSMENT

Homework

        Classroom observation

        Unit 10 Ear Training Test

Unit 10 written test