78thGradeOrchestraRehearsal12/5/16

Author:FrederickVolz
Datecreated:12/04/20161:57PMESTDatemodified:12/04/20162:35PMEST

VITALINFORMATION
Subject(s) Music

Topic/unitofStudy&time ArticulationandDynamics40mins
allotment

Grade/Level Grade7,Grade8

DateandTimeofLesson 12/5/168:00am8:40amEnsemble

Objective ThestudentswillimprovetheirarticulationandoveralltogethernessbybringingoutaccentsinGameofThrones.

ThestudentswillshowgreaterdynamiccontrastbetweenforteandpianoinGameofThronesandHungarianDance.

MusicVocabulary accent,piano,forte,articulation,bowlanes:fingerboard,bridge

PriorKnowledge Thestudentshaveworkedindepthwithbowlanes,bowspeed,andbowweighttocreatedifferentdynamics.The
studentshaveexperimentedwithbowweighttograbthestringsandcreateaheavier,accentedsound.Theyhavealso
learnedGameofThronesandHungarianDanceinpriorrehearsals/lessons,wearenowfocusingondetails.

Summary Inthislesson,thestudentswillspeaktheirpartswithcleararticulationtoimprovetheirarticulationontheirstring
instrumentsindividually,thusimprovingthesoundoftheensemble.Oncetheensemblehasauniformarticulation,the
rhythmandintonationwillsoundbetterfromtheaudience'sperspective.Inadditiontocleaningupthearticulationin
GameofThronesandHungarianDance,thestudentswillworktoachievegreaterdynamiccontrast.Achievinggreater
fortesandsofterpianos,insteadofplayingthepiecesindynamicsthataresomewhereinthemiddle.

MATERIALSANDRESOURCES
Setup Chairs,stands,cellos/bassesfromstorageroom

InstructionalMaterials GameofThronesbyRaminDjawadiarr.LarryMoore

HungarianDanceNo.5byJohannesBrahmsarr.MerleJ.Isaac

*Greensleeves*16thCenturyTraditionalEnglisharr.JohnLeavitt

LESSONIMPLEMENTATION
AnticipatorySetorWarmups 2OctaveCMajorScaleViolinsinIIIpos.,Viola/CelloopenC,BassmovedowntoopenEwhenpossibletocomplete
twooctaves

4bowspernote,goodposture,thinkoflengtheningbodyrelaxandlisten

2OctaveDmajorscale,twonotesslurredononebowForteascending,pianodescendingreinforcebowlanes

2OctaveDminorscale,accented(grabthestringwithindexfingerweight),waitforconductorforeachnotestudents
havetowatch!

Procedure(Instruction) GameofThrones:

Measures19spokenbringoutaccentsandwatchtheconductorreinfocethatthestudentsneedcleararticulation
thatmatchesacrosstheensemblestudentsmustdemonstrategoodposturewhilespeakingthesemeasures

Studentsplaymeasures19ontheirinstrumentsandemulatespokenresultsForte

Measures2541Speak,thenplayclearanduniformarticulation

Playmeasures2541oninstruments

Measures5773spoken,pianow/cleararticulationensurethatstudentspayattentiontocrescendointoforte

Playsamemeasuresoninstruments

RunthroughGameofThronesreinforceclear,uniformarticulation,intensity,convincetheaudienceofyourperformance

HungarianDance:

InformstudentsthatIinterpretthispiecedifferentlythanMr.Susinno,Iwillconductmorestraightforward,similartothe
GustavoDudamelvideothatthestudentswatchedinlessons.Remindstudentstowatchcarefullyandlistenacross
sectionsfortempo.

Measures133Violinsneedtobestrongerwhileplayingthetheme,"Violins,wheredoweneedthebowandwhatdo
wehavetodotogetafullsoundhere?"(Bridgelane,heavyweight,fasterbowspeed)

Iwillmodelthethemeonmyviolinandwillencouragethestudentstoplayoutduringthetheme.

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 Violinsplaymeasures133.

Duringpianosectionatmeasure13,violinI'sslowdownduring16thnotes.IsolateviolinII,viola,cello,basstoensure
thattempoissteadyduringeighthnotes.Then,addviolinIandencouragethesectiontolistentotheeighthnotesasa
cueforhowquicklythe16thnotesmustbeplayed.Ifallnotescannotbeplayed,thenchangetoeighthnotes,ofeven
quarternotes,solongastheviolinI'sdonotslowdown.

Workthroughtransitionsbetweenforteandpianotoachievegreatercontrast,checkinwithMr.Susinno,whowillbe
listeninginthebackforcontrastandarticulation/togetherness.

DifferentiatedInstruction Thestudentswillhavemultipleopportunitiestopracticeandapplymysuggestionsduringtheorchestrarehearsal.If
manystudentsarestruggling,Iwillslowdownmypaceofspeechortempoorbothtoaidstudentcomprehension.If
somestudentsareexcelling,Imayaskthemtomodeltheirplayingfortheclass.

GuidedPractice StudentswillspeakthroughthearticulationsinGameofThronesafewtimesbeforetryingtoapplytheirknowledgeto
theirinstruments.Iwillbeabletoassessifthestudentsaresucceedingbylisteningforauniformarticulationamongthe
ensemble.Ifneeded,Iwillisolatesectionstounifytheirarticulations.

DuringHungarianDance,Iwillworkthroughthe16thnoteand8thnotesectionafewtimestoreinforcethesteadybeat
amongeachsection.IanticipateworkingmoreheavilywithviolinI,workingslowlythroughthepassage,thenworking
upthetempountiltheyaremoresteady.

Closure ThestudentswillrunthroughGameofThronesandHungarianDanceafterworkingthroughdetailstoshowtheir
understandingoftheconceptsdiscussed.

IndependentPractice ThestudentswillworkthroughthepiecesathomeonMoodle.Eachsectionhasaseatingauditionthisweekandwill
practicetoclearupnotes,dynamics,andarticulations.

STANDARDS&ASSESSMENT
Standards USANAMEMusicEducationStandards
NationalAssociationforMusicEducation
Grade:Grades58From"NationalStandardsforArtsEducation".Copyright1994byMusicEducatorsNationalConference
(MENC).Usedbypermission.ThecompleteNationalArtsStandardsandadditionalmaterialsrelatingtotheStandardsare
availablefromMENCTheNationalAssociationforMusicEducation,1806RobertFultonDrive,Reston,VA20191.
ContentStandard2:ContentStandard:Performingoninstruments,aloneandwithothers,avariedrepertoireofmusic
AchievementStandarda:performonatleastoneinstrument1accuratelyandindependently,aloneandinsmalland
largeensembles,withgoodposture,goodplayingposition,andgoodbreath,bow,orstickcontrol

AchievementStandardb:performwithexpressionandtechnicalaccuracyonatleastonestring,wind,percussion,or
*classroominstrumentarepertoireofinstrumentalliteraturewithalevelofdifficultyof2,onascaleof1to6

ContentStandard5:ContentStandard:Readingandnotatingmusic
AchievementStandarda:readwhole,half,quarter,eighth,sixteenth,anddottednotesandrestsin2/4,3/4,4/4,
6/8,3/8,andallabrevemetersignatures

AchievementStandardc:identifyanddefinestandardnotationsymbolsforpitch,rhythm,dynamics,tempo,
articulation,andexpression

Assessment/Rubrics Informalassessmentthroughteacherobservationandlisteninginordertoprovideinstantfeedbacktosectionsortothe
ensembletobeapplied.

IndicatorsofSuccess Thestudentswillplaywithuniformarticulation,improvingoverallensemblesoundandtogetherness.

Studentswillplaywithgreaterdynamiccontrastinordertodeliveramoreconvincingperformance.

Extensions Ifthereistime,wewillworkonGreensleeves.

Thecelloswillfocusonmeasure917,wheretherearechallengingarpeggios.

Theensemblewillfocusonplayingthepizzicatonotesperfectlytogetherandbringingabetterpianocolortothepiece.

Whenasectionhasthetheme,theywillplayoutwithawarmersound,usingvibratoandproperbow
lane/speed/weight.

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