Lesson Plan No.

110C

Date of Lesson
Teacher Erik Alvarado
School Dwayne Milburn Middle School
Grade Level 6th Grade
Content Area Choral Music
Topic Beginning Good Night Dear Heart
National Music PERFORMING: Rehearse, Evaluate, and Refine - Evaluate and refine personal and
Standards ensemble performances, individually or in collaboration with others.
MU:Pr5.1.6a Identify and apply teacher-provided criteria (such as correct interpretation of
notation, technical accuracy, originality, and interest) to rehearse, refine, and determine
when a piece is ready to perform.
California Arts PERFORMING: AS5: Develop and Refine Artistic Techniques and Work for Presentation
Standards for Nov.MU:H.Pr5 Apply teacher-provided criteria to critique individual performances
Music of a varied repertoire of music that includes melodies and chordal accompaniments
selected for performance, and apply practice strategies to address performance
challenges and refine the performances.
English Language Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways. B. Interpretive. 5. Listening actively to spoken
Development English in a range of social and academic contexts.
Standards
Learning By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
objectives 1. Sing through their assigned part of Good Night Dear Heart.
2. Harmonize with the adjacent voice and accompaniment.
Instructional 1. Piano
Resources/ 2. Sheet Music
Materials 3. The Voice
Instructional 1. Gives students their starting pitches via piano.
strategies (what 2. Run through the piece and observe for problematic sections.
teacher does) 3. Return to these sections and break them down in a way that enhances
understanding.
4. Run through the piece again once these sections are corrected.

Learning Tasks 1. Read along with their assigned parts (SA/TA).

(what students do) 2. Listen for how their parts lineup with the adjacent voice part and accompaniment.
Assessment of 1. Listen to each individual part and assess that they are sung correctly.
Learning 2. Observe vocal techniques including posture and breathing and assess that the
correct technique is being implemented.
Adaptations/ 1. Students with transitioning voices may be assigned either a lower and higher
accommodations vocal part.
for students with
specific learning
needs
Post-observation 1. I would revisit the arrangement and change the accompaniment so that it aids the
Reflections: What singing of the vocal parts more effectively. Specifically checking that the note
are the lessons being sung is not at an interval that is difficult to achieve with the piano.
learned? What
changes, if any, 2. I would ask the students to hold their music in a way that allows them to clearly
will you make to see visual ques.
the next lesson? 3. Don’t forget to give starting pitches.