LESSON PLAN By: ___________________________

Logan Caywood

SCHOOL: Wichita North HS DATE: 11/17/2017

GRADE:9-12 Men's Chorus LESSON LENGTH: 90 Minutes

STANDARDS COVERED
CREATING:
IMAGINE
PLAN & MAKE
EVALUATE & REFINE
PRESENT

PERFORMING:
SELECT ANALYZE
INTERPRET REHEARSE, EVALUATE, REFINE
PRESENT

RESPONDING:
SELECT
ANALYZE
INTERPRET
EVALUATE

CONNECTING:
KNOWLEDGE & PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
RELATE MUSICAL IDEAS & WORKS

OBJECTIVES:
- Memorization of all 3 songs to at least 80% accuracy of notes and text
- 90% accuracy of all notes and rhythms


MATERIALS
- "A Gift for the King" by Farnell
- "Masters in this Hall" arr. by Ewer
- "Men in Tights" arr. by Narverud

ACTIVITIES
1. Warm Up
a. Lip Trill (drmrd)
b. Hum (drmrd)
c. Ooh Falsetto (sfmrd)
d. Dee Dee Dee (drmrd)
e. Shaw (dmmmsssdddsssmmmddd)
f. Scales
2. Attendance
3. "A Gift for the King"
- Run
- Fix errors (phrasing, rhythm, missed notes)
- Run through smaller sections on text, working to memorize the section
- Continue to fix and run sections memorized, scaffolding sections on top of each other.
- Run full piece
4. "Masters in this Hall"
- Run
-* Fix and revise phrasing and dynamics
3 Part section at pg. 9 *
- Run through smaller sections on text, working to memorize the section
- Continue to fix and run sections memorized, scaffolding sections on top of each other.
- Run full piece
5. "Men in Tights"
- Run
- Review the "Can-Can" section and transition back into chorus
-- Run through smaller sections on text, working to memorize the section
Continue to fix and run sections memorized, scaffolding sections on top of each other.
- Run full piece

ASSESSMENTS
- T will observe and listen for pitch and rhythmic accuracy by having each voice section sing
their part alone. (ex. All Bass 1 sing)
- T will question S about the text within the pieces (ex. What are our first 3 words of this
verse?)
- T will observe and listen for text accuracy throughout the ensemble