Tonic+Triad+Lesson+-+Intro+to+Stroope's+THE+PASTURE


 * ** Teacher Name: ** || Shani Daws || ** Date: ** || Spring 2013 ||


 * ** Subject/Grade: ** || High school chorus ||


 * ** Concepts/Skills/Values: ** || Solfege, Tonic triad tones, tendency tones from triad, accidentals – Me, Te (lowered 3rd and 7th) ||


 * National Standards (check all that apply): **
 * ** X ** || ** 1. Sing ** || || ** 2. Play ** || || ** 3. Improvise ** || || ** 4. Compose/Arr. ** || ** X ** || ** 5. Read/Notate ** ||
 * || ** 6. Listen ** || || ** 7. Evaluate ** || || ** 8. Related Arts ** || || ** 9. History/Culture ** || || ||
 * || ** 6. Listen ** || || ** 7. Evaluate ** || || ** 8. Related Arts ** || || ** 9. History/Culture ** || || ||


 * ** Behavioral **
 * Learning **
 * Objectives: ** || Students will understand and be able to sing the tonic triad and tendency tones form the triad as well as a lowered 3rd and 7th not in the key signature on solfege. Students will only be given tonic (Do) and will sign and sing the solfege shown to them by the teacher. ||


 * ** Materials: ** || Piano, Sheet music for THE PASTURE by Z. Randall Stroope ||


 * ** Sequence of **
 * Activities and Assessment: ** || # 1. WARM UPS
 * Release jaw – no tension, Lifted pallet, deep supported breath
 * [m ɪ, m ɛ , m ɑ , m ɔ , m ʊ ] - 5 5 5 5 54321
 * Scale – [ ɪ, ɛ , ɑ ]- 1234, 5678, 987654321
 * Intro: “Sing [ ɪ ] sing [ ɛ ], sing [ ɑ ]” – 143212 254323 36543432176571
 * By rote, by chunks.
 * Working on fluidity of tone, singing each pitch – not sliding through them
 * Solfege exercises (Major / Minor / Chromatic Scales sung and signed)
 * Breath management – sing ascending scale on one breath, descending scale on one breath
 * Lifted pallet – tall ceilings, cathedrals vs. church basements
 * Posture
 * 1) 2. PASTURE
 * Tonic Triad
 * Discuss “tonic” & “triad” using board
 * Chord tones,
 * Teacher leads: Students sing and sign corresponding soflege
 * “Tendency tones” to chord tones
 * Do – Re & Ti
 * Me – Re & Fa
 * Sol – Fa & La
 * Introduce: ‘meh’ & ‘teh’ – accidentals in the piece
 * Sing tendency tones around these two
 * Meh (lowered 3rd) – Re, Fa
 * Teh (lowered 7th) – La, Do
 * Sing from pg 4 – where everyone sings – on solfege
 * (This starting spot has a lot of harmonies, and is dynamically diverse. Starting here will intrigue students and inspire them. This is meant to be a hook.) ||


 * ** Teacher **
 * Effectiveness **
 * Reminders: ** || Start with a slow tempo when beginning THE PASTURE. Ask students questions, if they already know the answers ask them to explain. Encourage students! Have fun during the lesson! ||