Lesson Plan for Sectional Rehearsal

Stage 1: Desired Results

Learning Students will:
Objectives • Demonstrate understanding of rehearsal techniques and their application in student led sectionals
• Perform with accurate rhythms, tempo and articulations short excerpts of their music in an sectional
setting

Stage 2: Assessment Evidence

Formative • Observation of rehearsal technique Summative • Student Reflection Sheet
Assessment • Collaborative and cooperation abilities Assessment
• Error detection and solving strategies

Stage 3: Learning Experience

Prior to • Overview sections which students Resources to • Student Reflection Sheet
Lesson: should work on Bring:
• Print expectation/reflection sheet for
students
• Double check student rehearsal areas are
cleared and ready for sectionals
• Write location of sectionals and on
board
Time: Content/Description Notes:
Introduction: Expectations -Students will have been
• Greet students at door and instruct them to sit in their sections, but not to informed of sectional
days in advance
set-up their instruments yet
• Once students are settled, explain to them the expectations of sectional
rehearsals

Sectional Expectations: -Once you have gone

1. Students are to come prepared with instrument, pencil, music and through a few
metronome/tuner sectionals, have students
2. Students are to participate fully in sectional, including each student remind you what the
expectations are
independently filling out Reflection Sheet
3. Students are to be actively playing their instruments at least 60% of
the time in sectional -Depending on your
ensemble (age, time of
• Hand out Reflection Sheet section at a time, and send sections (one at a year, abelites), it may be
a good idea to assign a
time) off to their respected sectional location section leader to be
main director in
Body: Student Led Engagement sectionals.
• As students begin sectional, walk through and assure that each section is
in the correct space and are beginning to set up -Consider providing
o Give students some time to settle after this and begin rehearsing specific pieces/sections
o It is imperative to continue walk throughs and observations of for each section to work.
sectional in order to; Not specific musical
▪ 1. Assess their progress elements though, give
them the space to figure
▪ 2. Provide guidance on rehearsal technique out what they have need
▪ 3. Assure all sections are on track and working to improve on in their
collaboratively together own time.
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• This is a good time as an educator to listen to students more
individually, take note of students meeting or not meeting expectations
in certain areas
o Possibly a good time to have a checklist of a certain curricular
outcome you have been working on
• During circulation have a few good high level questions for each section
for them to consider in their sectional.
o Bu giving them time to think about these questions and then
apply them on their own, you are helping build their musical -Always hand back
independence. student reflection sheets
• During circulation of sectionals, be sure to remind students of their time before their next
sectional. The feedback
remaining and to continue filling out their reflection sheet will help in the growth
o Also remind them that they need to leave the space cleaner than of their rehearsal skills
when they arrived when they start packing up

Closure: Come Together

• Have students hand in their individual reflection sheets as they enter
class
• Students will then demonstrate one short excerpt that they worked on for
the class!
o Sections will have the floor for 2 minutes each to demonstrate
one place they improved by playing through it and telling us one
rehearsal technique they used while practicing it.
• Thank students for their efforts and music making and have them begin
to take down their instruments