5/7 - 5/11

Weekly Objectives:
As we prepare for our concert, the students will perfect their parts in all songs and work towards memorization of all but "The Promise of Living" as evidenced by classroom singing.


The students will continue to build their tonal skills through tonal memory drills, and rote learning of songs as warm-ups.


Mon:
Announce/Remind:
T-shirt money ($9) is due to me now!
Our concert is next week, Tues 15th, we'll be there at 5:30 p.m.
The rehearsal is Monday during the finals make-up time.
Our final will consist of singing tests on selected parts of each of the songs (you will be tested on two sections that are to be selected at random from all of our literature)

Warm-ups:
Tonal memory drills
Interval recognition drills
"Zu" 5 1, sliding, moving downwards by half-step
"Za" 1 5, sliding, moving upwards by half-step

Singing:
"Promise of Living" run the entire song until parts are correct.

Tues:
Announce/Remind:
Same as Mon
Our accompanist, Joleen will be here today for 5th hour, tomorrow for 8th hour.

Warm-Ups:
Same as Mon

Singing:
Run "Bridge", "Someone", and "Pretty Woman" once each. Then, go back and fix issues.

Wed:
Announce/Remind:
Same as Mon/Tues

Warm-Ups:
Same as Mon/Tues

Singing:
Same as Tues

Thurs:
Announce/Remind:
Same as rest of week

Warm-Ups:
Abbreviated, just slides

Singing:
Sing all songs:
"Bridge", "Someone", "Pretty Woman", "Promise"
work towards memorization (except on "Promise")

Fri:
Announce/Remind:
Same as rest of week

Warm-Ups:
Learn "Goodnight" round by rote, change parts after
"Zu", 5 1 , sliding, moving downward by half-step
"Za", 1 5 , sliding, moving upward by half-step

Singing:
Sing all songs:
Memorized!

4/30 - 5/4

Weekly Objectives:
Students will be able to sing all of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" with correct notes and rhythms as evidenced by classroom singing and discussion.


Students will be able to sing all of "The Promise of Living" with correct notes and rhythms as evidenced by classroom singing and discussion.


The girls will completely learn "Someone to Watch Over Me" as evidenced by classroom singing.


The Boys will completely learn "Oh, Pretty woman" as evidenced by classroom singing.


Students will continue to hone their intonation skills using exercises described below.


Students will continue to hone their interval recognition skills using exercises described below.


Mon:
Announce/Remind:
T-shirts, need $9
Concert in 2 weeks
I'll be gone Friday, we'll have a study hall
Tuesday will be a boy's sectional; girls will have a study hall. Thursday will be a girl's sectional; boys will have a study hall.

Warm-Ups:
Interval recognition- I will play random intervals on the piano, which the students must identify by solfege or scale degrees
Tonal Memory- I will play a short series of random notes (within one octave of each other) and the students must repeat them back exactly as heard (rhythm included).
"Zu" 1 5 1 (sliding), descending by half steps
"Za" 12345 , ascending by half step

Singing:
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" all
- sing through entire song and fix trouble spots.
If time permits sing "Promise of Living", 39 - end

Tues:
Announce/Remind:
Same as Mon

Warm-Ups:
Same as Mon

Singing:
Boy's sectional, Girl's study hall
- "Oh, Pretty Woman", go through parts for the entire song.
- "The Promise of Living", 34 - 37

Wed:
Announce/Remind:
Same as Mon

Warm-Ups:
Same as Mon

Singing:

"Promise of Living"- all
If time permits, sing all of "Bridge"


Thurs:
Announce/Remind:
Same as Mon

Warm-Ups:
Same as Mon

Singing:

Girl's Sectional, Boy's study hall
- "Someone to Watch Over Me"- learn last two pages of song
- "Promise of Living", learn 37 - 38


Fri:
Announce/Remind:
I am gone, study hall today!!!

4/23 - 4/27


Weekly Objectives:
Students will continue to learn the harmonies for "Promise of Living" from rehearsal marking 38 - the end as evidenced by classroom singing.


Students will continue to hone their intonation and group-singing skills with warm ups designed to focus their attention on vowel shapes and dynamics, as described below.


Students will earn performance experience through a field trip to the local middle schools and a rehabilitation center as a recruitment exercise and as community service.


Mon:
Announce/Remind:
This Thursday will be a field trip to St. Mary's, Crestwood, and the Paris Lakes Rehabilitation Center. Bus will leave at 8:05. Come dressed in black pants and a colored dress shirt.
The concert is three weeks away! (May 15th)
Those who did not take the interval quiz last week must make it up this week sometime (possibly during class on Thurs [8th hour] or Fri [5th hour]).

Warm-Ups:
"mieiaioiu" on one note- goal, to maintain pure tall and round vowels, and have the entire choir match each other's vowels (we will be doing this for the rest of the week). Go down by half step, then up by half step
"LA" - 13531, messa di voce- goal to crescendo and decrescendo while maintaining support and intonation (we will be doing this all week). Go up by half step, then down by half step

Singing:
"Promise of Living" rehearsal marking 38 - 39.
- go through each part individually, then put them together while the piano plays some of the parts.
- piano plays chords (not their parts) to support choir

Tues:
Announce/Remind:
Same as Mon

Warm-Ups:
Same as Mon

Singing:
"Promise of Living" rehearsal 38 - rehearsal 39 again
- continue to strengthen parts in this section and try to learn all parts through to the end.

Wed:
Announce/Remind:
Tour tomorrow, turn in all anticipated absence forms- we'll be back by the middle of 7th hour.

Warm-Ups:
Same as Mon/Tues

Singing:
"Promise of Living", rehearsal marking 39 - end
 - go through each part individually, then put them together while the piano plays some of the parts.
- piano plays chords (not their parts) to support choir

Thurs:
Tour for 5th hour, 8th hour meets normally
Announce/Remind:
Discuss tour success.
Anyone who needs to make up the interval quiz should do so now.

Warm-Ups:
Same as Mon/Tues/Wed

Singing:
"Promise of Living" review rehearsal marking 39 - end, 38 - 39, and 31- 34

Fri:
5th hour meets normally, 8th hour has study hall with Sub
Announce/Remind:
Discuss tour success.

Anyone who needs to make up the interval quiz should do so now.

Warm-Ups:
Same as Mon/Tues/Wed

Singing:
"Promise of Living" review rehearsal marking 39 - end, 38 - 39, and 31- 34

4/9 - 4/13

Weekly Objectives:


Students will continue to learn the parts for "Bridge Over Troubled Water" through to the end, and be able to sing correct harmonies with chordal accompaniment as evidenced by classroom singing.


Students will continue to be able to identify intervals (M/m 2nd, M/m 3rd, P4, Tritone, P5, M/m 6th, M/m7th, and P8) aurally and visually, and be able to perform them on command as assessed by class singing.


Students will begin to study the lyrics of the sings "Someone to Watch Over Me" (girls) and "Oh, Pretty Woman" (boys) by writing the lyrics and the appropriate dynamics on a separate sheet of paper.


Students will prepare for the Organizational contest by reviewing "All That Jazz", and "Sim Shalom"


Mon:
Announce/Remind:
Organizational this weekend. We're leaving on the bus at 9:00 a.m., and will be back by 2:30. Permission slip is due to me by Thursday.
May 15th is our Awards Concert, and the 11th will be our afternoon rehearsal.
Please sign up for a t-shirt. They will be $10/ea.
Solo tryouts for "Bridge " will be next week.

Intervals: 
Students will practice singing the M and m 7th intervals. using the handout, and solfege.

Warm-Ups:
"Tu" 1354321, descending
"Ma" 13531, ascending

Singing:
"Bridge Over Troubled Water", review what was learned last week mm 1 - 78
- go over specific problems that arise
"Sim Shalom" run-through

Tues:
Announce/Remind:
Same as Mon

Intervals:
Students will practice singing the P5 and P8 intervals using the handout and solfege.

Warm-Ups:
"Zu", 1354321 descending
"Za", 1358531, ascending

Singing:
"Bridge", continue reviewing parts learned up to this point, mm 1 - 78.
"Sim Shalom" run through

Wed:
Announce/Remind:
Same as Mon/Tue
Also, girls will have a sectional on "Someone to Watch Over Me" mm 1 - 19
Boys will complete the "Lyrics and dynamics study" sheet today.

Intervals:
Students will practice singing the m6 with the handout and solfege

Warm-Ups:
"Zu", 54321, descending
"Za", 12345, ascending

Singing:
"Someone to Watch Over Me", girls only, mm 1 - 19 learn parts.
Boys, do "Lyrics and Dynamics Study" for "Oh, Pretty Woman"
"All That Jazz" run-through.

Thurs:
Announce/Remind:
Same as Mon/Tues
Permission slips due today.
Also, Boys will have a sectional and learn "Oh, Pretty Woman", all
Girls will complete the "Lyrics and Dynamics Study" sheet today.

Intervals:
Students will practice the Tritone (Augmented 5th, Diminished 4th) using the handout, and solfege.

Warm-Ups:
"Zu" 53135313555, descending
"Za" 12345, ascending

Singing:
"Oh, Pretty Woman", boys only, all
Girls "Lyrics and Dynamics Study" sheet for "Someone to Watch Over Me"
"All That Jazz" run through

Fri:
Announce/Remind:
Same as Mon/Tues

Intervals:
Review all intervals with "guess the interval game" on piano, and having the class sing random intervals as chosen my the teacher (Written on the board)

Warm-Ups: 
"Zu", 54321, descending
"Za", 1234531, ascending

Singing:
"Bridge" mm 79-end
Run through contest songs twice (timed)

3/26 - 3/30

Weekly objectives:
Students will learn to identify, and perform major and minor second and sixth intervals as assessed by questions and answers and classroom singing.

Students will reinforce their knowledge of the Major and minor thirds as well as the perfect fourth intervals as assessed by classroom singing and identification of intervals played on the piano.

Students will continue to learn "Bridge Over Troubled Water" as assessed by classroom singing, and discussion of song.

Prepare for a performance at the student talent show by rehearsing "Season's of Love", and prepare for a performance at organizational contest by singing"All That Jazz" and "Sim Shalom"


Mon:
Announce/Remind:
Talent show on Friday, we'll sing "Season's of Love"
Organizational contest 4/14 (Sat), trying to get scheduling conflicts resolved.
Tuesday will be a boys sectional, Wed will be a girls sectional- bring homework

Intervals:
Learn the difference between a major and minor second through classroom discussion, question and answer, visual identification, and classroom singing of both half and whole steps (minor and major seconds).

Discuss how a scale is made of a patter of major and minor seconds (whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half- for major)

Warm-Ups:
"Zu"- 154321, downward
"Za"- 13531, upward

Singing:
"Bridge Over Troubled Water"- review parts learned up to this point- mm 1 - 34
Show repeated sections mm 51-57, 85-91, also 60-68, 94-101

Tues:
Announce/Remind:
Same as Mon
T-shirts for choir? Sign-up

Singing:
Boys sectional- Girls homework
Learn "Bridge Over Troubled Water" mm- 37-51
Review parts up to that point as well.

Focus on pitch matching, and moving with the contour of the music (upwards or downwards)

Wed:
Announce/Remind:
Same as Mon/Tues

Intervals:
Learn to Identify and perform major and minor sixths with classroom discussion, questions and answers, and classroom singing.

Singing:
Girls sectional- boys homework
"Bridge Over Troubled Water", learn mm 37 - 51
Focus on harmony and blend as well as rhythm
Review parts learned up to this point

If time allows, sing "Seasons of Love"

Thurs:
Announce/Remind:
Same as Mon-Wed

Intervals:
Review all intervals learned up to this point with aural quiz- play an interval on the piano and have students write down the correct interval played (collected for 13 participation points).

Warm-Ups:
Sing major triad (Do, Mi, Sol) going downwards, and minor triad (Do, Me, Sol) going upward
- discuss that a triad is made up of thirds, either major or minor

Singing:
"Bridge " mm 37 - 51, put boys and girls parts together.
Review parts up to this point.

Sing "Seasons of Love", "Sim Shalom", and "All that Jazz" as preparation for the talent show and organizational contest.

Fri:
Short period today

Warm-Ups:
"Zu"- 54321, downwards
"Za"- 1358531, upwards

Singing:
Sing through "Seasons", "All That Jazz", and "Sim Shalom" as time allows

3/19 - 3/23

Weekly Objective:
To celebrate their accomplishment in Friday's concert with a cookie and karaoke party because they deserve it.


To begin learning "Bridge Over Trouble Water" with correct notes, rhythms, and words through measure 34- as assessed by performance of the song in class, in order to perform it in the next concert.


To understand how the intervals M3, m3, and P4 function within music, and how to ID and perform each- as assessed by performance of each in class, and visual identification on a worksheet, so that they can apply this knowledge to the songs we sing, and build tonal skills for future singing.


Mon:
Announce/Remind:
KARAOKE PARTY TODAY as a reward for the concert!

Singing:
Whatever they want!

Tues:
Announce/Remind:
We are performing "Seasons of Love" in the talent show next week. Yay!
There will be a substitute on Thursday, you will complete a worksheet about intervals.

Intervals:
Learn to ID the difference between a M3 and a m3 (Do Mi/Do Me, Mi Sol/Sol Mi, Do La/La Do, Fa La/La Fa) using solfege and a handout with common song associations for each interval. (question/answer and discussion)

Warm-Ups:
Use the M3 on "Do, Mi" to warm up the low part of the voice
Use m3 on "Do, Me" to warm up the high part of the voice

Singing:
New song "Bridge Over Troubled Water" for Awards Concert
learn mm 1-10 (or 19, if time)
- work ea. part individually and then put them together in two part, then three part harmonies.

Wed:
Announce/Remind:
Same as Tues

Intervals:
Learn the Sound of a P4 (Do Fa, Sol Do) using solfege and a handout of common song assoc. for ea. interval. (question/answer and discussion)

Warm-Ups:
Use the P4 on "Do, Fa, Mi" to go down, and "Sol Do" to go up

Singing:
"Bridge" mm 12 - 34

Worksheet:
A worksheet will be handed out to be done Thursday with the substitute.

Thurs:
Substitute- Students will complete the interval worksheet individually. If everyone finishes, they may continue to watch "The Music Man" where they left off last time.


Fri:
Announce-Remind:
Same

Intervals:
review P4, M3, and m3 with warm-ups

Warm-Ups:
Use M3 to go down on "Zu", m3 to go up and down on"Zi" and "Zih"and P4 to go up on "Za"

Singing:
"Bridge"  mm 1-34

3/5 - 3/9

Mon:
Announce/Remind:
Tomorrow, we will have a worksheet on counting rhythms.

We will also split the time in two tomorrow. The girls will run everything for the first 15 minutes while the boys complete the worksheet. Then, the boys will work with me for the rest of the period while the girls work on the worksheets. If the in-class assignment is not finished that day, it must be turned in first thing Wednesday before class.


Rhythm exercise:
Have rhythms on board (in 4/4 and 2/4):
4/4- quarter note, quarter rest, two eighth notes, two eighth notes/ half note, quarter note, quarter rest//
2/4- half note/ half rest/quarter note, two eighth notes/ four eighth notes//
Ask students to explain the time signature, and each line of rhythm in detail (using the rhythm tree handout)
Then have students clap these rhythms.

Warm-Ups:
"Zu"- Do Mi Re Fa Mi Sol Mi Re Do - moving downward by half-steps
"Za"- Sol Fa Mi Re Do Mi Sol Mi Do - moving upward by half-steps

Singing:
"Sim Shalom" intense tuning -we will sing the song completely rubato and stop on each chord of harmony to scrutinize the tuning until each progression is optimal, then run song without music (for memorization).
If time allows, run "All That Jazz" (without music)


Tues:

Announce/Remind:
Today, we will have a worksheet on counting rhythms.
The girls will run everything for the first 15 minutes while the boys complete the worksheet. Then, the boys will work with me for the rest of the period while the girls work on the worksheets. If the in-class assignment is not finished that day, it must be turned in first thing Monday before class.

Warm-Ups:
"Zu" sliding from Sol to Do- moving downward by half-steps
"Za" sliding from Do to Sol and back to Do

Singing/worksheet:
Girls- run all pieces without music (15 minutes)
Boys, work on matching pitch, and singing harmony on "Sim Shalom" ("Seasons of Love" too, if time)


Wed:
Announce/Remind:
Concert is in 1 week! Anticipated absence forms for rehearsal on the 15th.
I will work with soloists on "Sim Shalom" and "Season's of Love" the last 10 minutes of class.

Warm-Ups:
Explosive consonants, v. legato consonants - review proper breathing discussed last week.
These exercises will move downward by half-step, and then upward by half-step to warm-up the students' entire ranges.

Singing:
"Edelweiss"- intense tuning
After that, we will run-through the entire song as written without music (for memorization).

Last 10 minutes of class will be coachings for soloists.

Thurs:
Announce/remind:
Concert is in 1 week! Anticipated absence forms for rehearsal on the 15th.


Tuning:
Tuning chords in three parts (High [H], Middle[M], Low[L])
Written on the board will be:
H- Sol Sol La La Sol
M-Mi  Re  Re Re Mi
L- Do  Ti   Ti  Do Do
Students will be split into three even groups, sing each part once, and then put them together and work on maintain correct tuning.

Warm-Ups:
"Zu"- Sol Fa Mi Re Do, moving downward by half-steps
"Za"- Do Sol Fa Mi Re Do, moving upward by half steps

Singing:
"Seasons of Love" intense tuning, then run through it without music (for memorization).
If time permits, run through "Edelweiss" (without music)

Fri:
Announce/Remind:
Same as Thurs

Tuning: 
In three parts (minor), written on board (H, M, L)
H-  Sol Le  Sol Sol
M- Me Me Re  Me (Mi)
L-  Do  Te  Ti   Do

Warm-Ups:
"Zu"- Dol Mi Sol Mi Do, moving downward by half-step
"Za"- Dol Mi Sol Do Sol Mi Do, moving upward by half-step

Singing:
"All That Jazz" intense tuning, then run it without music (for memorization).
If time allows, run through "Season's of love" (without music)