Jacquelyn DiMarco Title: Rehearsal 4 Ensemble: Chorale Time: 40min Materials: choral octavos, piano

10/11/12 (Week Four)

Musical Objective: The ensemble will sing choral music accurately on pitch and rhythm in addition to singing with appropriate vowel modification. Behavioral-The students will modify vowels and perform the choral music with 95% accuracy. Cognitive-The students will understand how to modify vowels. Experimental-The students will sing the choral music and feel their tongues and lips modifying as they sing. Critical-The students will gain perspective on the importance of vowel modification in choral singing as it affects intonation, blend, and overall diction. Essential Question: To what extent do vowels affect our intonation, blend, and overall diction?

Sequence:
A. Warm-Up 1.Physical, Body Preparation a. Reach for the Sky b. Head Turns, Right/Left c. Shake it Out

2. Breathing/Posture a. Posture Check b. Hissing s out on 8,6,4,2, 3. Vocalization a. Sirens b. Humming- 54321 (Descending) (i-e-a-o-u) c. Vi-Ve-Va-Vo-Vu d. measures 26-27 Okuyama Ni G Natural- tonality (ki, ke,ka,ko,koo) B. Okuyama Ni 1. Review pronunciation from previous small group lesson 2. Go over pronunciation for last set of text

3. Read rhythmically measure 15 (talk about descant) 4. Sing measures 5-23, 2x (2nd time address breaths) 5. Sing measures 38- 54 (keep breathing in mind) 6. Sing measures 25-34 7. Sing measures 56-69 C. On My Own 1. Pickup to 11-18 2. Measures 27- 42 3. Review Vowel Modification for these sections 4. Go over final consonants for the entire piece 5. Sing through entire piece Extension-D. Fly Away 1. Review: Sing Cover to cover, listen for intonation and tall vowels Homework: CD listening; Great Getting Up Mornin, On My Own, Dashing Assessment: Summative; Performance of choral music related the specific choral literature rehearsed Formative; Observation of students participation and understanding of vowel shaping in a given musical context Learning Styles: I-students will understand why vowel modification is important in music and perform it in groups II- students will understand what parts of the body (tongue and lips) modify our vowels III- students will understand how to modify vowels IV- students will be able to perform the text in the context of the choral piece and transfer learning from one piece to another ************************************************************************ NJ Standards & Interdisciplinary Connections: NJCCS: 1.3.8.B.1 Perform vocal compositions using complex standard and non-standard Western, and avant-garde notation. 1.3.8.B.2 Perform independently and groups with expressive qualities aligned with stylistic characteristics of the genre CPI: Students sing accurately and with good breath control throughout their singing ranges, alone and in small and large ensembles 9.4.12.C.(4)7 Demonstrates a varied repertoire of music through vocal performance to show competence with fundamental elements used in the pathway

National Standards for Music Education: Standards 1, 5, and 6