2014 Music National Standards:

Creating (Imagine)

Teacher: Ms. Ericka Gabrielli Velez

Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra (Intermediate)

Rehearsal Objective:
Students will be introduced to improvisation through discussion, modeling, and personal time to try.
Time Activity Purpose of Activity Sequence Assessment

15-20 minutes Improvisation in D Students will be given the
Major opportunity to improvise in D
major, in a structured
scenario.
- Teacher discusses triads Teacher will
through familiar term: arpeggio aurally assess
- Teacher displays triads for D students.
F# and A, with help of students
- Teacher instructs students to
play the sequence given.
- Teacher improvises while the
sequence is played, each time a
different type of improv.
- Teacher discusses what was
done and when, allowing
students to also answer.
- Teacher allows students a few
minutes to try by themselves.
- Teacher instructs students to
play the sequence again and
asks for volunteers.
2014 Music National Standards:

Performing (Interpret)

Teacher: Ms. Ericka Gabrielli Velez

Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra (Intermediate)

Rehearsal Objective:
Students will be able to identify elements from the Classical Era and, with guidance from the teacher, be able to replicate the sound.
Time Activity Purpose of Activity Sequence Assessment

15 minutes Classical Era - Sound Students will have a better
Quality understanding of replicating
the sound from the Classical
Era and transferring it to
their piece
- Teacher instructs students to Teacher will aural
listen to music and describe its and visually assess
sound students
- Students listen and describe Ex: checking if
music, using full sentences and one sections are
word. bowing in the
- Teacher has students take out same part of the
Sinfonia in D and play bow, same amount
- Students take out repertoire and of bow, etc.)
play music
- Teacher adjust sound as needed
2014 Music National Standards:

Responding (Select)

Teacher: Ms. Ericka Gabrielli Velez

Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra (Intermediate)

Rehearsal Objective:
Students will identify the reasons for selecting the repertoire chosen through discussion.
Time Activity Purpose of Activity Sequence Assessment

5-7 minutes Discussion Students will gain a better
understanding as to the
purpose of rehearsing their
repertoire, which can be
further applied to future
repertoire.
- Teachers will ask the leading Teacher will listen
questions on why this piece was to students and
chosen their responses
- Students will raise their hand and
respond
- Teacher will continue asking
various questions to get the
conversation going
2014 Music National Standards:

Connecting (Connect #10)

Teacher: Ms. Ericka Gabrielli Velez

Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra (Intermediate)

Rehearsal Objective:
Students will be able to create imagery and anecdotes to assign to their repertoire, creating a deeper connection with the music.
Time Activity Purpose of Activity Sequence Assessment

5 minutes Discussion Creating and assigning - Teacher points out rehearsal H Teacher will listen
imagery/anecdotes to music in music as an example, to students and
describing what they see their responses
- Students listen
- Teacher will point out another
section to assign an image or
story to
- Students will raise their hand
and answer