Name: Madi Gilelland Date: 10/5/23

Draft X: VMRC Generations Choir

REHEARSAL DESIGN/PLAN #2

ACTIVITY, TITLE, TIMING, CHUNK, DI SCRIPT WINDING

Forward/Back
1. Activity 1: Introduction (1/8 minutes: 00:00-1:00)

Chunk 1: Introduction:
1s. Good morning! I’m Madi and I like to drink coffee!
1s. It’s great to see you all again.

Chunk 2: Daily Rehearsal Threads:

1a. Our rehearsal thread for today is: Four-Part Harmony

Chunk 3: Rehearsal Goals:

1a. Today we will: learn all four parts to the verses of the song.

Transition into learning:

1d. Let’s jump in! Please turn to page 1, “Angel’s We Have Heard on
High.”

2. Activity 2: Review (1/8 minutes: 1:00-2:00) Winding back:

Review each part
separately before
Chunk 1: Reviewing soprano and alto lines (hook!) putting it together.
1a. Last time we were together we sang through both soprano and alto
lines of the first verse.
1d. Let’s review! Sopranos/tenors please sing soprano and altos/basses
sing the alto line on text.
1a. Give starting pitches
2v. Choir sings soprano and alto parts of the first verse on text.
3nsra. You must have been practicing, that was great!
Transition statement into Activity 3:
1a. Now let’s look at the other parts!
3. Activity 3: Learning Tenor/Bass Lines (3/8 minutes: 2:00-5:00) Winding back:
Add another round
of echoing if tenors
need it
Chunk 1: Tenor
1a. Last time we were together we sang through both soprano and alto Winding forward:
lines of the first verse! Skip round of
1d. Now, let’s add the tenors. Please listen first, then everyone echo. echoing AND/OR
sing line in larger
1a. Sing the first system of the tenor line on solfege once, then sing on chunk
“noo” with hand signs.
2v. Choir echoes on “noo.”
1a. Sing the second system of the tenor line on solfege once, then sing
on “noo” with hand signs.
2v. Choir echoes on “noo.”
1d. Now let’s put it together and add words!
2v. Choir sings tenor verse on text

Chunk 2: Bass Winding back:

1a. Last time we were together we sang through both soprano and alto Add another round
of echoing if tenors
lines of the first verse! need it
1d. Now, let’s add the tenors. Please listen first, then everyone echo.
1a. Sing the first system of the bass line on solfege once, then sing on Winding forward:
“noo” with hand signs. Skip round of
2v. Choir echoes on “noo.” echoing AND/OR
sing line in larger
1a. Sing the second system of the bass line on solfege once, then sing chunk
on “noo” with hand signs.
2v. Choir echoes on “noo.”
1d. Now let’s put it together and add words!
2v. Choir sings bass line on text
Transition statement into Activity 4:
1a. Now let’s loop and layer all the parts together!

4. Activity 4: Loop and Layer (2.5/8 minutes: 5:00-7:30) Winding back:

Stop between each
part to regroup.
Chunk 1: Loop and Layer
1a. Let’s start with the basses with LinLin playing along! Winding forward:
1d. Cue basses and LinLin Add multiple parts
2v. Basses sing verse on text in at once AND/OR
1d. (Without stopping) Cue tenors sing second verse
as well
2v. Basses and tenors sing verse on text
1d. (Without stopping) Cue altos
2v. Altos, tenors, and basses sing verse on text
1d. (Without stopping) cue sopranos
2v. All parts sing verse on text
Transition:
1s. Everyone was so focused today, great job!
6. Activity 6: Learning Summary (.30/8 minutes: 7:30-8:00)

Chunk 1: What we learned today

3sra. You did an amazing job learning quickly and holding your parts well!
1a. Today we officially learned every part for the verses and brought
them together by looping and layering! Thank you for your hard
work, I’ll see you next time!