Lesson plans for middle School Choir week of october 21

1.) MI.1, MI.2, MI.3, MI.4, MI.5, MI.6, MI.7, MI.8 2.) MI.1 4.) MI.1, MI.2, MI.3,

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: How will students recognize solfege? How will students recognize rhythm?

VOCABULARY/ROOT WORDS: Solfege, Rhythm, whole note, half note, quarter note, eighth note call and response

ASSESSMENTS: Students shall use proper solfege syllables when singing their parts. Students will use rhythm correctly and be able to identify the beats. Students will be able to sing their part while others are singing their own part.

Activities/Strategies: Have students do vocalises to ready their voice for singing. Review all of African Noel and Measures 5-42 of All on a Silent Night. Continue to work on measures 43-50. Discuss the rhythm and solfege of these measures.

Guided Practice/Independent: Write solfege for these measures

Homework: Review rhythm and solfege

Activities/Strategies: Have students do vocalises to ready their voice for singing. Continue with All on a Silent Night working on measures 43-54

Guided Practice/Independent Practice: Bell ringer working on rhythm that is in All on a Silent Night

Homework:

Activities/Strategies: Continue piece All On a Silent Night Measures 51-64. Practice rhythms and solfege for these measures. Review African Noel, making sure to review dynamics. Begin working on We Wish You a Merry Christmas working on rhythm for measure 5-12

Guided Practice/Independent: In groups of three work on these measures writing in proper solfege syllable and work on rhythm. Have groups sing these measures.

Homework: Review Rhythm and Solfege

Activities/Strategies: Have students sing African Noel. African Noel should be completely learn and should be polished from now until concert time. Practice measures 57-64 for All on a Silent Night. We Wish you a Merry Christmas review measures learned on Wed. Continue with 16-23.

Guided Practice/Independent: Work on solfege that is written on the board for a Bell Ringer

Homework: Review Rhythm and solfege

Activities/Strategies: Review measures learned for We Wish you a Merry Christmas. Continue With All on a Silent night working on measures 65-72 using dynamics and tempo.