Choir lesson Plan
Procedure:
Warm Up:
Physical: Stretch, shoulders, neck and back.
Massage: shoulders, jaw, temples
- Reinforce body alignment
Breath: Inhale, Exhale. Inhale for 4 “ts” for 8
etc.
Tone: sigh, hum, siren
Range extension:
on “noo, noo” (DRMFMRD)
- Try exercise from piano-forte
“Zah ah ah ah” (DMSDSMD)
Scale: Major Scale, and triad (DMSMDSD)
Sight read:
2 out of the three exercises if time permits
sight read 1 more.
- Review rhythm first (time signature)
count the rhythm
- Review counting troubled spots
- Chant solfege
- Play triad on C for 1st exercise (G for
2nd)
- Sing through first exercise. (Repeat)
Ending recap
Essential Questions/Reminders
Where should we be breathing from?
How does it feel when we are breathing deep?
What does 4/4 time mean?
How is it different than 3/4?
Does anyone know what note we start on?
Grade Level: 8th grade
Content/ Objectives: Students will build vocal
techniques through various warm-ups and
practice music literacy through sight reading.
TEKS Standards: 2.D students sight read unison
in 4/4 and 3/4 patterns.
Time for lesson:
10 min warm up
10 min sight reading
Materials/ Resources Needed:
1. Piano
2. Sight reading sheet
Skills: Sight reading 2-3 exercises using correct
pitches and hand signs.
Using correct vocal and breathing techniques
while doing warm-ups.
Focus:
Breathing and vocal techniques.
Music literacy, identifying time signature,
reading rhythms and sight-reading exercises.
Ending recap:
Explain the importance of practicing sight
reading and building our music literary skills.
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