Name: Madi Gilleland Date: 9/7/23

Draft 1: VMRC Generations Choir

REHEARSAL DESIGN/PLAN #2

ACTIVITY, TITLE, TIMING, CHUNK, DI SCRIPT WINDING

Forward/Back
1. Activity 1: Introduction (1/3 minutes: 00:01-1:00)

Chunk 1: Introduction:
1s. Hello! My name is Madi Gilleland and I like to drink coffee!
What do I like to drink?
2v. Coffee!

Chunk 2: Daily Rehearsal Threads:

1a. Our rehearsal thread for today is: Hooks!

Chunk 3: Rehearsal Goals:

1a. Today we will: Learn the hook of the song.

Transition into learning:

1d. Please turn to page 1, Angel’s We Have Heard on High!

2. Activity 2: Learning the hook (3/3 minutes: 01:00-2:45) Winding back:

Repeat soprano
line on neutral
Chunk 1: Soprano part of hook syllable for the
1d. Please listen as I sing the first system of the soprano part on ensemble to echo.
solfege and then on a “noo,” then everyone please echo.
1a. Sing the soprano line solfege with hand signs. Winding forward:
1a. “Now just me on a noo,” repeat soprano line on a neutral syllable. Winding forward:
sopranos fully sight
1d. Your turn!
read their part OR
2v. Choir echoes skip a level of
1d. Now let’s add words, I’ll go first then you follow. echoing.
1a. Sing soprano line of the first system on text.
2v. Choir echoes
3nsra. Beautiful singing everyone!
 Transition statement into Chunk 2:
1d. I think you’re ready to add the alto part!

Chunk 2: Alto part of hook Winding back:

1d. Listen as I sing the first system of the alto line on Repeat alto line on
neutral syllable for
solfege and then on a “noo.” the ensemble to
1a. Sing the alto line on solfege with handsigns echo.
1a. “Now just me on a noo,” repeat alto line on a neutral syllable.
1d. Your turn! Winding forward:
2v. Choir echoes Winding forward:
altos fully sight
1d. Now let’s add words, I’ll go first then you follow.
read their part OR
1a. Sing soprano line of the first system on text. skip a level of
2v. Choir echoes echoing.
3nsra. Amazing sight reading!

Chunk 3: Putting Soprano and Alto lines together Winding back:

1d. Let's add them together! Can basses please sing with altos and Sing with either
altos or sopranos /
tenors please sing with the sopranos. repeat parts as
1a. Give starting pitches (sol & do) needed.
2v. Choir sings first system soprano and alto lines.
3sra. Wow, amazing job blending and singing in parts! Winding forward:
allow tenors and/or
basses to sight
read their parts
with final sing
through.

6. Activity 2: Learning Summary (.15/3 minutes: 2:45-3:00)

Chunk 1: What we learned today

3nsra. You did an amazing job today!
1a. You learned the hook and sang in two part harmony!

Transition Statement to Dismissal:

1s. Thank you so much for making music with me today.
1s. I am proud of your work.