O Music Rehearsal Plan

Basic Information
Alisha Reeve
MUSE 376
Don Ester
9:30am, 8 April 2014
Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills for this Rehearsal
Reading Level 2 Tonal, Rhythm and Melodic
Solfege
Takadimi
Part-Singing in a round, and also with three separate melodies
Expressive singing, following marked expressive elements and direction from conductor
Behavioral Objectives
At the conclusion of this lesson students will be able to:
accurately sight-read exercises (excerpts from O Music) NS5
perform mm. 20-53 of O Music accurately and expressively, NS1
correctly define the term round and describe how it applies to the piece O Music
NS7
accurately perform a round in 3-parts, NS1
Materials
Copies of O Music arr. Liebergen, one per student
White Board and marker
Document camera and projector
Piano
Procedures
0:00 Set: Sirens, low to high to low, high to low
0:01 Vocal Technique:
Students will sing a major scale, in the key of D major, ascending and descending
on solfege all together.
Students will then sing the same major scale in a round, 3-part, soprano, alto and
men. This will be done before discussing the term round.
o Teaching question students to describe what they just did and whether
they know the term for it (Round)
o Teacher will then define the term round and ask students to remember
the word for later.
0:03 Music Literacy:
Students will echo and echo translate Level 1 Simple Rhythm following Teacher
lead
o Rhythm: 4 beats (utilizing only the syllables ta, ta di, ta-a in various
combinations)

Students will read following example on Takadimi syllables:

o Although this example is in cut time, it will be read as if in common

Students will then read the rhythm of m. pick up to 20 to m. 31 on pa (pg. 5)

Students will read Curwen hand signs as presented by the teacher, using
patterns found in mm.21-31
o Do re mi, mi fa mi, mi re do, do sol la ti do, do re mi fa sol, sol la sol fa,
Students will read mm. 20-31 on solfege
Students will sing mm. 20-31 on the text, mens part only, unison
Students will following teachers questioning about rounds and notice that this
piece is a round
Students will sing mm. 20-29, on parts to practice coming in at the correct times
and experience the round

0:10

Students will turn to page 9

Men will listen and sing by rote from m. 44 to m. 53, in 3-4 measure chunks
o Teaching will sing an octave higher while playing in the correct octave on
the piano
Altos will listen and sing by rote from m. 44 to m. 53 in 3-4 measure chunks
Men and Altos will sing together from m. 44 to m. 53
Sopranos will listen and sing by rote from m. 44 to m. 53 in 3-4 measure chunks
All three parts will sing mm. 44-53
Students will turn back to page 5 and sing to page 9 including the round which
they learned earlier a cappella
0:17 Closure:
Instructional
o Students will discuss the definition of a round and identify it in the score
o Students will sing from page 5 to the end with piano accompaniment
following all written dynamic markings and singing expressively