Stetson University Music Education Daily Lesson Plan

Name: Chelsea Greer Date: 2/24/2021 Period: 3rd

Ensemble or Class: Beginning Treble Choir Lesson Topic: Floating on high notes in ‘I Dream a
World’. What is this piece about?
Standards: MU.912.S.2, MU.912.S.3, MU.912.H.2, MU.912.H.3

Long Term Goal: Sing music with a proper ‘soprano’ sound. Have unified vowels, and clear diction.

Instructional objectives(s): Students will sing the final page of I Dream a World with tall vowels, good breath support, and
some dynamics. Students will find a personal connection to the text of the piece.
Key Vocabulary Stagger breathing, vowel modification, Instructional Materials/Resources/Technology:
avarice, blights, tall/open vowel Piano, scores

Critical Thinking: Lesson Structure:

Why did the composer want the choir to sing Forte on the Rhythm and note fixing
top Vowel modification
of page 7? Discussion of message
What is the poet’s dream’? What does that mean to you? Dynamics
Where should you breathe in this final section?

ESE Modifications CPLAMS Access Points http://www.cpalms.org/Standards/AccesspointSearch.aspx

(identify access point, if needed)
Independent:

Supported:

Participatory:

Lesson/Rehearsal Procedures:
Pacing: Assessment:
Highlight Differentiated Instruction in Yellow
1 minute Sing through the last 2 pages. Did they sing?

3 minutes Correct any wrong notes.

2 minutes Correct any wrong rhythms.

1 minute Sing through the last 2 pages. Did they fix notes and rhythms?

3 minutes Ask where we should breathe? Did they breathe in the correct spots?
● try it

5 minutes Introduce vowel modification (on ‘needs’ at top of the last page)
● demonstrate
● have them try it
● have them try in context

1 minute Sing through the last 2 pages Did they sing the high notes with correct
vowel modifications?
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8 minutes Discuss the meaning of the text. Did they participate in the discussion?
● Ask what it means
● Ask what it means to them
● Tell them some history about the poem
● Ask if the message is applicable today

3 minutes Based on the written text, ask them where we should be louder
vs. where we should be quieter (some hints on the score but not
all).

3 minutes Sing through short dynamic phrases.

1 minute Sing last 2 pages. Did they sing with dynamic phrasing?

30 sec Reminder of vowel modification.

1 minute Sing through last 2 pages. Did they sing with correct vowels and
dynamic phrasing?

Post Rehearsal or Lesson Reflections

Content Adjustment: Based on diagnostic and formative assessments during today’s lesson/rehearsal, list any repertoire
or activities that were omitted from the plan. Why? Will the omitted items need to be included in tomorrow’s
lesson/rehearsal?

I was asked to do warm-ups last minute and I re-used most of my previos lesson plan.

Rehearsal or Lesson Adjustment: If you were going to re-teach today’s lesson/rehearsal, how would you have done it
differently.

If I were to re-teach today’s lesson I would work on my transition times. I would often loose their attention and would have
to bring them back to focus.

Reflection on Teaching: Analyze and evaluate your lesson/rehearsal and classroom management.

I feel that I need to work on retaining their attention, but that I was able to keep behavior in check.
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Critical Thinking Reflection Essay

Though I was unable to capture the lesson on video, we had a fantastic discussion about the
true meaning of the piece. My students were able to decipher the meaning of the poetry and
how it relates to the composition. I was also able to get my students to connect with the text on
a personal level. Some of them shared what the text meant to them, and some shared stories of
how they experience oppression in America. While we may have spent too much time
discussing the text versus singing the piece, I feel that it was an important step in the creative
process that they had never done before. I believe it affected the way they sung the piece, and it
brought out a whole new level of musicianship I hadn’t seen in them.