White Winter Hymnal Vowels

Class: Wahlert A Capella

Grade Level:9-12
Unit: Holiday Concert
Teacher: Mr. Whan and Amelia Acompanado
Objectives
Students will use tall vowels and the practical use of them in singing
Students will listen to each other and blend to maintain balance of the ensemble
Students can perform the selected piece with appropriate representation of the choral
work.
Essential Question
Why is vowel shape in singing so incredibly important to the overall quality and clarity
of music in both diction and blending?
Teaching: Activities
Warm up: During this a focus on vowel shape and blending will be done to foreshadow
the lesson on the repertoire later in the class.
During class a complete run through of the piece White Winter Hymnal will be done as a
pre-cursor to the lesson. During this the director will make note of different trouble spots
and circle them to address for future direction.
After the run through a reminder of the conversation and what was done during the warm
ups will be brought forth and the voice parts that are in the most need of attention will be
brought forth and fixed based on what is needed.
Following the debriefing and sectional work another run through on the piece will be
required from the teacher to attain proper assessment of the lesson.
Closure
Quick conversation on what the group heard that was different between the first
and last run through.
Independent Practice
Study and practice material before the Concert on the 20th
Assesment:
Formative assessment: Conversation before second run through on what the students
remember from the warm up about vowel shape.
Summative assessment: Final run through of White Winter Hymnal

Closure
Closures are actions or statements by a teacher that are designed to bring a lesson
presentation to an appropriate conclusion. It is used to help students bring things together
in their own minds, to make sense out of what has just been taught. "Any questions? No.
OK, let's move on" is not closure. Closure is used:
to cue students to the fact that they have arrived at an important point in the lesson
or the end of a lesson,
to help organize student learning,
to help form a coherent picture, to consolidate, eliminate confusion and
frustration, etc.,
to reinforce the major points to be learned...to help establish the network of
thought relationships that provide a number of possibilities for cues for retrieval.
Closure is the act of reviewing and clarifying the key points of a lesson, tying
them together into a coherent whole, and ensuring their utility in application by
securing them in the student's conceptual network.
Independent Practice
Homework assignment related to the objective for the lesson.
Assessment
A formal or informal assessment should be provided. Examples of formal assessment
may include a test or authentic assessment rubric. Informal assessment can include a
checklist of items that the teacher will check to make sure the students know.
Materials
List materials needed.
Duration
Type the amount of time needed for each activity in the lesson.

Modified from Madeline Hunters Lesson Plan Design