Advanced Women’s Ensemble Rehearsal and Plan

for Wednesday, Nov 9 th

11:04am-12:24pm

PRE CLASS: Have “Sleigh Ride” piece ready to pass out

Time Piece Plan and Sequence

Class check-in; announcements

5 mins

Warm-ups Sound, tone and breath

5 mins

“Whither Must I Play accompaniment for each key for students to

10-15 mins Wander” - district practice with; remind them about opportunity for
audition piece & extra help during Patriot period
sight reading
“In the Stillness -10 min sectionals on m.39-end: Mrs. Morris works
20 mins of Winter” w/ S1, I work w/ S2, Ms. Maddie works w/ A (if
time, m.1-38 in sectionals too after m.39-end)
-everyone comes back together to run m.39-end (if
time run whole piece)
-isolate parts/fix sections where necessary
“There Is a Santa Mrs. Morris will work on the other 2 pieces for
Rest of class Claus”, “Sleigh winter concert
Ride”

POST CLASS
Check in with accompanist
Check in with students where needed and answer any questions
Clean up, put music away, write reflection
 REFLECTION
During this class, I was able to lead the sight-reading and transition between each key of the district
audition piece, as well as run a brief sectional and rehearsal of my chosen piece, “In the Stillness of
Winter”. We split each of the 3 vocal parts into sectionals to review m.39 -end of the piece and I
worked with the Soprano 2’s and a few Alto 1’s who were singing S2 in 3 parts. I focused on them
learning their part independently, especially for the students who were learning the part for the first
time. We had time at the end of the sectional to review m.1-38, and students who had learned the part
already worked to be leaders in helping the students learning S2 for the first time. After sectionals, I
decided to run the piece through to see where the students were at in their learning and identify
individual parts or sections that need more focus for later rehearsals. After reflecting with Mrs. Morris
at the end of rehearsal, she offered a note that I should have given feedback after they ran through the
piece or told them what we can focus on for next time, so they know what the objectives/goals are
moving forward.

Concert Choir Rehearsal and Plan

for Wednesday, Nov 9 th
1:04-2:22pm

PRE CLASS: go over sectional plan w/ Ms. Maddie

Time Piece Plan and Sequence

Class check-in; announcements

5 mins

Warm-ups Sound, tone and breath

5 mins

“Whither Must I Play accompaniment for each key for students to

5-10 mins Wander” - district practice with; remind them about opportunity for extra
 audition piece & help during Patriot period
sight reading

“Quiet Little -Review m.5-12

15 mins Town” -Learn m.13-23 (A, S, B)
-Put together m.5-23
-Go back and isolate/review parts where needed

“Once Upon a -15 min sectionals: I work w/ S, Ms. Maddie works w/

30 mins December” & A, Mrs. Morris works w/ B
“Winter Lullaby” -in sectionals: Once Upon m.41-64, m.65-end; Winter
Lullaby: learn m.65-75 sop/altos, m.47-64 review (all
parts), if time: m.65-end (esp. baritones)
-everyone comes back together to run Once Upon
m.41-64/end, Winter Lullaby: m.47-75/end
DIRFFERENTIATION OF INSTRUCTION
-Most of the SPED students that are in this class sing in the baritone section so in splitting the class for
sectionals, I kept the baritones in the choir room so students with a physical limitation did not have to
move rooms
-Rearranged class to sit/stand in a circle, so they can hear each other better

POST CLASS
Check in with accompanist
Check in with students where needed and answer any questions
Clean up, put music away, write reflection

REFLECTION
In this rehearsal, I led the class through warm-ups, sight reading, and each key of the district audition
piece to review for any students auditioning. Then, we reviewed the new piece from last week, “Quiet
Little Town”, and learned the parts of a new section. After, I split the class for sectionals, where I
worked with the sopranos, Mrs. Morris worked with the baritones, and our accompanist Ms. Maddie,
worked with the altos. We worked on sections of our other two pieces, “Once Upon a December” and
“Winter Lullaby”, for around 15 mins. Then, we came back together as a class and ran the sections
worked on “Once Upon a December” in the few minutes we had left. Next time, we will run the
sections of “Winter Lullaby” that we didn’t have time for today, and continue working on learning the
newest piece.