LESSON PLANS FOR
Middle School Choir
WEEK OF October 21
STANDARD: 1) Students shall demonstrate and apply the essential skills and techniques to produce
music. 2.) Students shall demonstrate creative expression through music. 4.) Students shall
demonstrate and apply knowledge of connections between music and other disciplines.
1.) MI.1, MI.2, MI.3, MI.4, MI.5, MI.6, MI.7, MI.8 2.) MI.1 4.) MI.1, MI.2, MI.3,
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: How will students recognize solfege? How will students recognize
rhythm?
VOCABULARY/ROOT WORDS: Solfege, Rhythm, whole note, half note, quarter note, eighth note
call and response
ASSESSMENTS: Students shall use proper solfege syllables when singing their parts. Students will
use rhythm correctly and be able to identify the beats. Students will be able to sing their part while
others are singing their own part.
MONDAY
Activating Prior Knowledge: Review African Noel, and All on a silent night.
Activities/Strategies: Have students do vocalises to ready their voice for singing. Review all of
African Noel and Measures 5-42 of All on a Silent Night. Continue to work on measures 43-50.
Discuss the rhythm and solfege of these measures.
Guided Practice/Independent: Write solfege for these measures
Homework: Review rhythm and solfege
TUESDAY
Activating Prior Knowledge: Review African Noel and All on a Silent Night
Activities/Strategies: Have students do vocalises to ready their voice for singing. Continue with All
on a Silent Night working on measures 43-54
Guided Practice/Independent Practice: Bell ringer working on rhythm that is in All on a Silent Night
Homework:
WEDNESDAY
Activating Prior Knowledge: All On a Silent Night
Activities/Strategies: Continue piece All On a Silent Night Measures 51-64. Practice rhythms and
solfege for these measures. Review African Noel, making sure to review dynamics. Begin working
on We Wish You a Merry Christmas working on rhythm for measure 5-12
Guided Practice/Independent: In groups of three work on these measures writing in proper solfege
syllable and work on rhythm. Have groups sing these measures.
Homework: Review Rhythm and Solfege
THURSDAY
Activating Prior Knowledge: Review African Noel and All on a Silent Night and What we have
learned for We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
Activities/Strategies: Have students sing African Noel. African Noel should be completely learn and
should be polished from now until concert time. Practice measures 57-64 for All on a Silent Night.
We Wish you a Merry Christmas review measures learned on Wed. Continue with 16-23.
Guided Practice/Independent: Work on solfege that is written on the board for a Bell Ringer
Homework: Review Rhythm and solfege
FRIDAY
Activating Prior Knowledge: Review African Noel and All on a Silent Night measures learned for
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
Activities/Strategies: Review measures learned for We Wish you a Merry Christmas. Continue With
All on a Silent night working on measures 65-72 using dynamics and tempo.
Homework: