Rehearsal Guide Name: Kyle Karum

Sample
Time 30min 2min Problems/Remedies & Notes Students may not be engaged (keep the pace up)

Objective/s: Physical/Breathing- To reacquaint students with the proper body set-up for singing Vocalization- To ease students literature singing and to develop healthy vocal habits Bogoroditse Devo- Students will be able to perform m. 13-end with more rubato. Tshotsholoza- Students will be able to perform m. 17-25 successfully. Procedures: Physical/Breathing - Shoulder Rolls - Head Roll - Lemon face, lion face - Face massage - Trunk Twists - Posture Check - Out, Yawn, shh (Repeat) Vocalization - Sighs - Hmm-ah - Mi Meh Maw Moh Moo - Meh mi maw mi - 1, 1, 2, 1 - La slurs - Bella Senora - Let Music Surround You Bogoroditse Devo - Goal: m. 13-end (with more rubato) and run entire piece - Have students sing m. 13-end - Ask students what rubato is (Freedom of Tempo, expressive, less metric) - Have students sing the same - Have students perform the entire piece

8min

May not have enough to complete everything (keep moving and adjust the plan as necessary)

10min

Have students stand to perform Encourage them to not use music when they dont have to

Tshotsholoza - Have students sing m. 17-25 - Ask students what is different about this section than the previous (A: Dynamics, style) - Have students sing same section - Address any musical issues - Perform again - Assess student knowledge of the road map - Sing from the top to the end

10min

Baritones tend to sing without confidence (isolate the part and make them sing out, if that does not work, have the basses add in temporarily)