Central Junior High Vocal Music

Central Junior High Vocal Music Lesson Plans for the Week of February 11 15 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 2 nd Hr 2. All Is Silent a. (7 th ) ECMSS 88 89 b. (8 th ) Down Valley 9-20 a. (7 th ) Sky Boat 55-66 b. (8 th ) Down i/t Valley 9-20 2. All Is Silent a. (7 th ) ECMSS 98 101 b. (8 th ) DitV 21-32 a. Sky Boat 46-54 b. Down in the Valley, 21-32 2. Mozart Canon a. (7 th ) ECMSS 122-124 b. (8 th ) Hashivenu 31-38 a. Sky Boat Song 38-45 b. Down in the Valley, all 2. All Is Silent a. (7 th ) SB Oranges & Lemons b. (8 th ) Hashivenu 77-83 a. Sky Boat Song, 28-35 b. Rec. Down in the Valley 2. Mozart Canon a. (7 th ) SB Greenland Fisheries b. (8 th ) DitV 1-8 4. Evaluate Down in the Valley from recording 3 rd Hr Run zero coverage report for 7 th Organize Zero 8 th photo campaign Continue uploading for AR Upload & suggest new photos from Zero 8 Upload for AR Organize Zero 7 th photo campaign Upload & suggest new photos from Zero 7 Run 1 Pic Coverage Report for 8 th Organize Student Life photo campaign Run 1 Pic Coverage Report for 7 th o Add AT LEAST 20 new faces to your pages o Tag & caption all new Coverage Report photos 5 th Hr 1. Analyze Come Follow Me 2. Practice all 3 songs on dulcimers 3. SUM: name a HANS step (2=+5) 1. Charlie s Neat & Charlie s Sweet a.copy lyrics & solfege b. Support with staff notation 2. Practice all 4 songs on dulcimers 1. Madame Gold & Silver a. Support in staff notation b. Practice on dulcimer 2. Practice on Dulcimer: a. Frere Jacques b. Coffee Grows c. Come Follow Me 4.SUM: no. m. performed in Coffee Grows? 1. Describe page 15 Keyboards 2. 900 Miles a. Analyze phrasing b. Formulate improvisation 3. SUM: cf performance difficulty Come Follow Me with Coffee Grows 1. Formulate 900 Miles improvisation 2. Practice all 5 dulcimer songs 3. Experiment with using drone strings &/or performing in round LEGEND: ECMSS=Experiencing Choral Music Sight Singing; SB=SmartBoard presentation; HWW= How, Where, What We Sing ; HS=Curwen Hand Signs; 8vo,m5=Octavo (from Choral Library), measure 5; BBV=Building Beautiful Voices; rhy.=rhythm; sf=solfège; HANS=How to Approach a New Song (Musical UNRAAVEL); CCM3=Choral Connections Mixed Voices Level 3; sect. =sectionals practice; SUMmary=STOD(symbol/term of the day)+sight-singing+repertoire Qs

Suggested Choir Highlights List 3 Each Day List a warm-up used. What canon or round was in the warm-up? Was the warm-up song performed as a round (how many parts), or with solo? Tell how warm-ups help you as a singer/chorister. Was there a new warm-up activity? What was it? List a new sight-reading song or concept. What was the sigh-reading key, or meter, or chord, or scale we read about? What s the title of our new song? List one of the things we covered about the new song o Arrangement o Meter o Rhythm snags o Key o Tonality o Scale o Interval snags o Musical Map o Ethos List an accomplishment from our learned song, such as o Memorized o Fixed a rhythm error o Pitch corrections o Dynamics practiced o Phrasing and breathing Were there any choir announcements? Did you have a personal singing or choir goal set or accomplished? Was there an aspect of ensemble needed or practiced? (Things that help us work together as a unit.) Do you have suggestions on current or future songs? Music Unraavel (How to Approach a New Song): All Music Readers Know That Singing Is Mainly Ears ARRANGEMENT (to be performed by?); METER (time signature); tricky RHYTHMS; KEY (where s DO?); TONALITY (maj. or min.?); SCALE (sing to secure tonal center); INTERVAL snags (altered pitch or leap); MAP (directed to repeat?); ETHOS (cultural/ethnic/historical effect on performance style)

Term or Symbol of the Day and Closure Activities (previous weeks) 2/8 2) [ECMSS, 94] 2/7 1) [not spoken, but ] 2) [ECMSS, 94] 3) [ L D F =?] 2/6 1) [today s term means?] 2) [ECMSS, 85] 3) [look for a natural] 2/5 1) [today s symbol =?] 2) [ECMSS, 85] 3) [15-26] 2/4 2) [ECMSS, 72] 3) [op ed] 2/8/19 Oratorio 1. An oratorio is like an without scenery and costumes. (8th) 2. In what tonality is Danza? (7th) 2. Wild Horses is in ABA (ternary) form. Which section is in minor? (Both)3. List 1 positive & one needs improvement comment about Down in the Valley from your Adjudicator Sheet. 2/7/19 Opera 1. Opera is musical theatre where all the dialog is. (8th) 2. What tricky rhythms are in Danza? (7th) 2. Cite the modulation to minor in Mountain Song. (Both)3. List 1 positive & one needs improvement comment about Vesper Canon from your Adjudicator Sheet. 2/6/19 Poco a poco 1. Poco a poco is Italian for. (8th) 2. Cite the coda in By The Fireside. (7th) 2. Which page of The Brook features a sequence? (Both)3. List 1 positive & one needs improvement comment about Hashivenu from your Adjudicator Sheet. 2/5/19 1. Draw the symbol for full measure repeat. (8th) 2. Describe the musical map in By The Fireside. (7th) 2. What is the tricky rhythm in Distant Drum? (Both)3. List 1 positive & one needs improvement comment about Skye Boat Song from your Adjudicator Sheet. 2/4/19 Fermata 1. What is the technical term for a hold sign? (8th) 2. Describe the musical map in Remember. (7th) 2. What is the only leap used in Bring on the Salsa? (Both)3. IMHO, 7 th Grade Choir should sing Vesper Canon in parts (2 to 18). 2/8 2) [ECMSS, 80] 2/7 1) [not spoken, but ] 2) [ECMSS, 70] 3) [look for staggered text & melody] 2/6 1) [today s term means?] 2) [ECMSS, 53-55] 3) [both parts sing f] 2/5 1) [today s symbol =?] 2) [ECMSS, 48] 3) [motive = repeated melodic idea] 2/4 2) [ECMSS, 40] 3) [op ed]

2/1 1) [think: chord] 2) [D S, M S] 1/31 2) [ECMSS, 50] 3) [ L D F =?] 1/30 1) [prefix tri =?] 2) [ECMSS, 43] 3) [look for a natural] 1/29 2) [ECMSS, 42] 3) [15-26] 1/28 1) [keynote =?] 2) [ECMSS, 41] 3) [1-14] 2/1/19 Intervals 1. Name 2 solfège tones that are an interval of a 3 rd apart. (8th) 2. What chord is sung in the question & answer measure of Wake Up? (7th) 2. Cite the largest leap interval on ECMSS, 34. (Both)3. Predict the average rating from the evaluation of your song s recording. 1/31/19 Major 1. What tonality has a DO for its home tone? (8th) 2. On which lyric of Wake Up are all voices in unison? 3. Which chord is sung on measure 36, beat one of Down in the Valley? (7th) 2. Cite the descending broken I chord in ECMSS, 28. 3. Where is the 1 st break from homophony in Skye Boat Song? 1/30/19 Triad 1. How many notes make up a triad? (8th) 2. What chord is formed on the lyrics sing & long in Sing All Together? 3. Cite the altered pitch in Down in the Valley, 27-32. (7th) 2. Cite the descending minor scale passage in The Wind. 3. Where is the loudest dynamic in Skye Boat Song? 1/29/19 Tonic Pitch 1. What s a synonym for home tone or keynote? (8th) 2. Cite a unison measure in Sing All Together, 5-13. 3. Cite the tika ti in Down in the Valley. (7th) 2. What is the range of Little Inch Worm? 3. Which song has a timka-ti motive? 1/28/19 Pitch 1. In the key of E minor, which pitch is La? (8th) 2. Which vocal line has the trickiest interval in Sing All Together? 3. Cite the melodic line of S,L,D T, in Down in the Valley. (7th) 2. What is the range of Far and Away? 3. Which 2 chords are used throughout Vesper Canon? 2/1 1) [think: chord] 2) [Mi to La (where?)] 1/31 2) [Sol Mi Do] 3) [look for staggered text & melody] 1/30 1) [prefix tri =?] 2) [ECMSS, 20] 3) [both parts sing f] 1/29 2) [ECMSS, 17] 3) [motive = repeated melodic idea] 1/28 1) [keynote =?] 2) [ECMSS, 12] 3) [one has DMS & one STR]

1/25 2) [ECMSS, 30] 3) [altered have an accidental (sharp, flat, or natural)] 1/24 1) [ signature] 2) [end on LA or DO?] 3) [repeat instructions?] 1/23 2) [ECMSS, 19] 3) [SDM =?] 1/22 1) [name a canon] 2) [ECMSS, 89] 3) [bridge 31-38] 1/25/19 Tonality 1. Major key, minor key, and Lydian mode are examples of what? (8th) 2. What is the expected tempo of ECMSS, 30-31? 3. Who sings the altered pitches in Down in the Valley? (7th) 2. Draw a tikati rhythm. 3. What chord (Tonic or Dominant) is formed on the 2 nd beat by the 4 th entrance of Vesper Canon? 1/24/19 Meter 1. What part of a score indicates the meter? (8th) 2. What is the tonality on pages 22-24 of ECMSS? 3. Describe the musical map in Down in the Valley. (7th) 2. How many tikatika rhythms can fit in a # measure? 3. What meter is Vesper Canon? 1/23/19 Scale 1. G Major and D minor are examples of musical. (8th) 2. What is the final chord on page 19 of ECMSS? 3. What is the final chord sung in Down in the Valley? (7th) 2. How many tikatika rhythms can fit in a @ measure? 3. What chord (Tonic or Dominant) is formed on the 1 st beat with the 4 th entrance of Vesper Canon? 1/22/19 Counterpoint 1. Name a warm-up song we sing in counterpoint. (8th) 2. Draw a timka rhythm. 3. Which vocal part begins the bridge section in Hashivenu. (7th) 2. Which measure(s) of ECMSS, 86, exercise 2, use only V chord tones? 3. Where in Skye Boat Song is the minor key section? 1/21/19 Martin Luther King Day (no school) 1/25 2) [ECMSS, 82] 3) [I:DMS; V:STR(F)] 1/24 1) [ signature] 2) [ECMSS, 87] 3) [look: time signature] 1/23 2) [ECMSS, 87] 3) [I:DMS; V:STR(F)] 1/22 1) [name a canon] 2) [ECMSS, 86] 3) [cadence with i chord]

1/18 1) [how many beats?] 2) [ECMSS, 115] 3) [intro = starting section] 1/17 1) [other chord tone with Mi=?] 2) [ECMSS, 114] 3) [DO is line 1(I & II) and space 3 (III)] 1/16 2) [ECMSS, 113] 3) [tempo = speed] 1/15 1) [artic=how it s sung] 2) [ECMSS, 112] 3) [bridge 31-38] 1/14 2) [ECMSS, 111] 3) [round, e.g.] 1/18/19 Duration 1. What duration is a quarter note in Common Time? (8th) 2. Which notes form the F major IV chord? 3. Who sings the melody after the intro of Down in the Valley? (7th) 2. What solfège makes up the G major dominant (V) chord? 3. How many canon parts are possible in Vesper Canon? 1/17/19 Harmony 1. What solfe ge could you sing to create harmony with Mi? (8th) 2. Which note gets the beat in P meter? 3. What s your 1st solfège in Down in the Valley? (7th) 2. Complete this pattern of whole & half steps in G major: WWH 3. What are the 1 st 8 solfège syllables in Vesper Canon? 1/16/19 Melody 1. What is a synonym for tune? (8th) 2. Give an example of compound meter. 3. Cite a tempo change in Hashivenu. (7th) 2. Who won the ball game in today s sight-reading? 3. Compare Skye Boat Song, pages 6-7 with 10-11. 1/15/19 Articulation 1. Name 2 examples of articulation used by singers. (8th) 2. What solfège makes up the F major subdominant (IV) chord? 3. Cite the A section combined with the bridge section in Hashivenu. (7th) 2. Draw 2 beats of rhythm using tika-tis. 3. Who sings melody in Skye Boat Song, 46-53? 1/14/19 Texture 1. Performing a melody in unison, or with chords, or in canon, are types of. (8th) 2. Which notes form the C major IV chord? 3. What song technique features a melody imitated by other voices? (7th) 2. Which notes form the D minor V chord? 3. Cite the bridge in Skye Boat Song. 1/18 1) [how many beats?] 2) [ECMSS, 85] 3) [Canons Songs & Blessings, 19] 1/17 1) [other chord tone with Mi=?] 2) [ECMSS, 84] 3) [MS ] 1/16 2) [ECMSS, 83] 3) [similarities?] 1/15 1) [artic=how it s sung] 2) [ECMSS, 82] 3) [mel. = main tune] 1/14 2) [ECMSS, 79] 3) [bridge-last Fri.]

1/11 1) [ABAB bridge A] 2) [ECMSS, 110] 3) [coda = ending section] 1/10 2) [ECMSS, 89] 3) [canon = staggered melodies] 1/9 2) [ECMSS, 107] 3) [B= contrast of A] 1/8 1) 2) [ECMSS, 106] 3) [final chord? Root note of that chord?] 1/11/19 Bridge 1. A bridge is a passage that connects and contrasts the main of a song. (8th) 2. What solfège makes up the C major subdominant (IV) chord? 3. Where does the coda begin in Hashivenu? (7th) 2. Complete this pattern of whole & half steps in D minor: WHW 3. Cite the unison passage in Skye Boat Song. 1/10/19 Ledger Lines 1. How are notes that are outside the limits of the staff notated? (8th) 2. Cite the tik-um rhythm in the choir room. 3. Where does the canon begin in Hashivenu? (7th) 2. Which flat note is needed in the key of D minor? 3. Contrast the A-section melody with page 6 of Skye Boat Song. 1/9/19 Question & Answer 1. A melody started by a voice or section, that s continued by another is? (8th) 2. Sung in 4-part harmony, which measure of ECMSS, 107 forms a V chord? 3. Cite the onset of the B section in Hashivenu. (7th) 2. Which notes form the F major V chord? 3. What minor scale features a raised Fa? 1/8/19 Orchestral Instruments 1. Name 3 families of orchestral instruments. (8th) 2. Contrast a B minor V chord with a B minor v chord. 3. Name the scale used in Hashivenu.. (7th) 2. Which scale s I chord has the same notes as the F major V chord? 3. Cite a low Mi in Skye Boat Song. 1/7/19 RECORD DAY NO SCHOOL 1/11 1) [ABAB bridge A] 2) [ECMSS, 79] 3) [find unis.] 1/10 2) [ECMSS, 78] 3) [p.6 mel. differs how?] 1/9 2) [ECMSS, 77] 3) [harmonic or melodic] 1/8 1) 2) [ECMSS, 76] 3) [outer space ]