Peer Teaching 1

Basic Information
Matthew Schulte
Ball State, Choral Methods Choir, Grades 15-16
November 5th, 2020 9:00 am

Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills for this Rehearsal

Read Level 4 tonal and Level 3 rhythm
Dynamic markings (f, mf, mp, p)

Behavioral Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
 Demonstrate quality vocal tone
 Accurately echo-translate and read level 4 major tonal patterns and level 3 simple rhythm
patterns
 Perform mm. 75-79 of Simple Gifts accurately and expressively
 Accurately define and perform a decrescendo

Materials
Simple Gifts scores
Overhead Projector
Tonal exercise
White Board

PROCEDURES
0:00 Set (mental focus):
Echo ya on Ab 5 times, each ya getting quieter
Repeat two more time
0:01 Vocal Technique:
Sirens (down, up, down) twice, yum (x5) on descending major scale (sol-do) four times,
each moving up one half-step
0:02 Choral Technique:
Whole class sing do on Ab, have two upper parts move up to sol, have altos move down
to mi, decrescendo
Repeat one more time
0:03 Music Literacy:
Sing: Major scale skip step ladder on Ab
Echo: Curwen hand signs, do-re-mi, mi-re-do, do-la-fa, fa-sol, sol-la-do
Sing What You See: use Curwen hand signs, same patterns as above
Overhead: Perform tonal exercise on solfege
Ask about what was special with the first couple exercises
“Got quieter”, talk about decrescendo and draw on board, relate to mp and p
0:06 Literature
 Simple Gifts
o Whole-part-whole with soprano part (all sing) reading off score
o “’tis the gift to be simple”, “and free”, “’tis the gift to be simple and free”
o Stress decrescendo
0:10
o Teach other parts through whole-part-whole by rote (same chunking)
o Alto part: loop do-la-fa skip with lyrics
o Bass part: loop sol-la-do skip with lyrics
o Sing mm. 75-79 without accompaniment
0:14 Closure
Instructional: Solicit meaning, example, and demonstration of decrescendo
Performance: Sing mm. 61-72 with accompaniment
0:15 End