Suo Gan Lesson Plan

Teacher’s Name School

Sophie Sullivan Midd West High School
Class Date
Vocal Ensemble October 2nd, 2023

Topic or Essential Standards

Question
Rehearsing Suo Gan and MU:Re7.2.7a Classify and explain how the elements of music
incorporating dynamics and expressive qualities relate to the structure of contrasting
pieces.
Materials Resources
Piano (or Mr. Flynt’s piano Myself
tech cart works) Devin Flynt
Score Joe Perry
Pencil
Macbook (maybe)
Objective/Performance Indicator(s)
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to perform measures 7 to 25 with dynamic
accuracy.
Assessment of Objective(s)/Performance Indicator(s)
Students participate and answer questions the teacher prompts.
Universal Design for Learning
T will display their computer screen of logic on the projector for students to look at and follow
along and see everything that is going on
T will play the tracks in logic for S to get accustomed to the piano accompaniment as well as
the other things that will be happening while they sing.
T will explain musical symbols and words.

Time Lesson Sequence

Warm Up
S will tell each other one fun thing they did over the weekend while they stretch a
little bit.
T will do feet to shoulders, beach ball, over the head, and extend down.
The Humming One Mr. Flynt does – drd drd drmrd
Open to oooo
 Open to oh
Open to Ah
Zingaminga Zing sfmrd
Ah Poor Bird – Watching T for dynamics
A few individual sirens
3 mins Daily “Ah-Ha" Thriller by Michael Jackson
C# minor:
B: do re me fa do do.
A: me me, me fa do.
S: sol, sol, sol si sol.
T: Melody (Refrain)
5 mins
Suo Gan
Opening Activity:
T will review m. 11-15 with sopranos and altos, having baritones hum their part
along.
T will fix any issues that may occur with the soprano and alto parts.
T will have baritones sing from m. 21-25 having sopranos and altos hum along
their parts.
T will fix any issues that may occur with the baritone part.
5 minutes
max
Main Lesson
T “Now is the time to see if you actually looked at those dynamics last time.”
T will have S sing from m 7-25, emphasizing looking up for tempo and dynamics.
T will conduct S through m. 7-14, showing S the desired dynamics through their
conducting.
T will highlight the dynamics they would like the S to observe and perform
Piano at 7 and 11, cresc at 15
T will run 7-15 again. If S perform correctly, continue on through m 20 without
stopping. If S performance is unsatisfactory, try from m 7 again.
After singing through m 16 through 20, T will highlight what they would like S
to observe and perform
M 16 mp, m 18 cresc poco a poco, m 19 descres.
T will ask what does cresc poco a poco means. Slowly cresc.
T will highlight to altos that their suspension is something that needs to be
brought out. Almost no cresc with a taper at the end.
T will run m 7-20 again. If satisfied, continue through m 25 without stopping. If
unsatisfied, T will run m 7-20 again.
After singing m 21-25, T will highlight what they would like S to observe and
perform
Mp at 21 and adding a taper at the end of 25.
 T will have S sing m 16-25. If satisfied return to m 7 and connect all the sections
together.
Closing Activity
T will have S run m 1-25 with the accompaniment track from logic.
If satisfied, T will leave it there. If unsatisfied, repeat the measures unsatisfied
with.
15 mins