MONDAY AND TUESDAY--ALL CHOIRS REHEARSE GRADUATION MUSIC, CLEAN OUT FOLDERS AND STRAIGHTEN THE CHOIR ROOM. REMOVE PLAQUES FROM THE WALLS SO THE ROOM CAN BE PAINTED.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY--SEMESTER TEST OVER "OKLAHOMA!"
BURCHAM ELEMENTARY
NO MUSIC CLASSES THIS WEEK.
MRS. SIMPSON'S LESSON PLANS
WEEK OF 5-12-08
ALL CHOIRS
MONDAY--Work in gym to set up and practice for Spring Show tonight at 7:30. Students in the gym by 6:15 p.m.
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY--Turn in music and practice for graduation music and show choir audition. Watch Oklahoma.
THURSDAY--SPUD week movie day.
FRIDAY--AWARDS ASSEMBLY
BURCHAM ELEMENTARY MUSIC
MONDAY & TUESDAY--Keep the beat with unpitched rhythm instruments.
WEDNESDAY--SUPER KIDS DAY
THURSDAY & FRIDAY--Finish "Enchanted" and play "Doggie, Doggie, Where's Your Bone?"
MRS. SIMPSON'S LESSON PLANS
Week of 5-5-08
2ND HOUR CHOIR: Work on choreography for My Favorite Things Medley--all week.
3rd HOUR CHOIR: Work on choreography for Dinner Show. Work on memory and singing out.
Hernando's Hideaway
Get Me to the Church on Time
Popular
Last Night of the World
Rhythm of Life
4th HOUR CHOIR: Work notes and words on "Waitin' for the Light to Shine." Practice dance.
BURCHM ELEMENTARY
MONDAY & THURSDAY--Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch. Teach "Doggie, Doggie, Where's Your Bone?" Play the game.
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY--Watch "Enchanted."
FRIDAY--Keep the beat with unpitched rhythm instruments. use Rhythmically Moving CD's.
Mrs. Simpson's Lesson Plans
Week of 4-28-08
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS. IN CONCERT CONTEST AT OBU APRIL 18 WE RECEIVED 5 SUPERIOR RATINGS AND 1 EXCELLENT RATING. THE SHOW CHOIR GIRLS AND SHOW CHOIR MIXED RECEIVED A SUPERIOR RATING IN BOTH CONCERT AND SIGHT READING . THEY EARNED A SWEEPSTAKES AWARD. WAY TO GO CHOIR!
2ND HOUR CHOIR: Work on choreography for My Favorite Things Medley--all week.
3rd HOUR CHOIR: Work on choreography for Show Choir Contest on May 7 at Altus.
Hernando's Hideaway
Get Me to the Church on Time
Popular
Last Night of the World
Rhythm of Life
4th HOUR CHOIR: Work notes and words on "Waitin' for the Light to Shine." Begin basic square dancing steps.
BURCHAM ELEMENTARY
MONDAY--Play sol/mi baseball
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY--Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch. Teach the song "Lemonade." Write the rhythm and sol/mi tune. Use echo singing (Boys/Girls)
Play "Tinker, Tailor"
THURSDAY & FRIDAY--Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch. Teach "Doggie, Doggie, Where's Your Bone?" Play the game.
BURCHAM ELEMENTARY
MONDAY--Watch the film "Enchanted."
TUESDAY--Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch.
Learn the song "Ecka Moda." Explain the history of the song as a Plains Indian children song. Write the song on the marker board with the children's help.
Play the game.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY--Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch.
Use sol mi flash cards to review pitches and Curwen Hand Signs.
Play "Lucy Lockett."
FRIDAY--Play sol/mi baseball.
Mrs. Simpson's Lesson Plans
Week of 4-14-08
ALL HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS
MONDAY-THURSDAY
Review contest songs every day.
Sight read every day.
FRIDAY--LEAVE FOR STATE CONTEST AT OBU, SHAWNEE AT 5:15 A.M. RETURN TO WEATHERFORD APPROXIMATELY 6 P.M.
BURCHAM ELEMENTARY
MONDAY-TUESDAY
Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch.
Practice keeping the beat with unpitched instruments played to a CD.
WEDENSDAY-THURSDAY
Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch.
Learn the song "Ecka Moda." Explain the history of the song as a Plains Indian children song. Write the song on the marker board with the children's help.
Play the game.
FRIDAY
Finish watching the America movie.
Mrs. Simpson's Lesson Plans
Week of 3-24-08
2nd HOUR CHOIR
Review contest songs every day.
Sight read every day.
Learn songs for choir trip.
Come Live with Pleasure
Follow the Drinking Gourd
All You Who Music Love
Work on choreography for "My Favorite Things Medley"
SELECT/SHOW CHOIR
Work with the choreographer on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
On Tuesday and Thursday--Sight sing, review music for State Choir Contest (men's, women's, mixed) and learn music for the choir trip.
4th HOUR CHOIR
Sight sing every day.
Review Contest music every day.
Work on music for the trip
Come Live with Pleasure
Learn "Waitin' for the Light to Shine."
Work on choreography
MONDAY--Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch
Write sol/mi patterns on the board
Teach "Cut the Cake"
TUESDAY & Thursday--Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch
Play "Cut the Cake"
FRIDAY & MONDAY (3-31)--Introduce the la family. Sing songs with sol, mi, and la.
Play "Acka Backa, Soda Cracker."
TUESDAY(4-1) & WEDNESDAY (4-2)--Read the story of "Three Billy Goats Gruff." Assign actors and instrument players for the story. Read again and allow actors and players to participate. Repeat until all have played an instrument.
Mrs. Simpson's Lesson Plans
Week of 3-10-08
2nd HOUR CHOIR
Review contest songs every day.
Sight read every day.
Learn songs for choir trip.
Come Live with Pleasure
Follow the Drinking Gourd
All You Who Music Love
Work on choreography for "My Favorite Things Medley"
SELECT/SHOW CHOIR
Work with the choreographer on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
On Tuesday and Thursday--Sight sing, review music for State Choir Contest (men's, women's, mixed) and learn music for the choir trip.
4th HOUR CHOIR
Sight sing every day.
Review Contest music every day.
Work on music for the trip
Come Live with Pleasure
Learn "Waitin' for the Light to Shine."
BURCHAM ELEMENTARY MUSIC
MONDAY& TUESDAY--Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch
Put sol and mi on the staff
Play Acka Backa Soda Cracker
WEDNESDAY& THURSDAY--Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch
Write sol/mi patterns on the board
Teach "Cut the Cake"
FRIDAY and MONDAY--Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch
Play "Cut the Cake."
Week of 2-25-08
DISTRICT CHOIR CONTEST IS TOMORROW, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26.
PARENTS AND FRIENDS ARE WELCOME TO HEAR THE CHOIR SING IN MUSIC BLDG. 101. SHOW CHOIR SINGS BETWEEN 10 AND NOON. SECOND AND FOURTH HOURS SING BETWEEN 2 AND 4.
ASK YOUR STUDENT FOR SPECIFIC TIMES.
MONDAY--Work on contest music.
TUESDAY--2nd hour works on contest music. All other choirs will be at SWOSU during choir time.
WEDNESDAY--2nd hour work on choreography for "My Favorite Things" medley
3rd hour go to WMS to perform for 8th grade choir
4th hour work on "Waitin' for the Light to Shine," and
begin basic square dance moves.
THURSDAY--2ND AND 4TH HOURS--Begin watching the movie, "Oklahoma."
SHOW CHOIR--work with choreographer on contest show
FRIDAY--2ND HOUR--work on choreo for dinner show
3RD HOUR--work with choreographer
4TH HOUR--work on "Waitin' for the Light to Shine"
BURCHAM ELEMENTARY MUSIC
MONDAY--Keep the beat with unpitched rhythm instruments. Place 20 unpitched rhythm instruments around the tape circle. Students enter the room 3 at a time with the teacher directing them to specific instruments. Teacher plays a CD and students first keep the beat with a soft clap. After all are keeping the beat, teacher directs the students to pick up the instrument. When the music stops students put the instrument down carefully and the leader scoots over to the next instrument on the right. Continue through the class time.
TUESDAY--Watch the movie "Oklahoma" with the substitute teacher
WEDNESDAY--Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch
Show the transparency of SOL AND MI pitches with ta and ti-ti.
Read and sing from the book, Go Tell Aunt Rhody.
THURSDAY--Continue watching "Oklahoma" with the substitute.
FRIDAY--Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch
Listen to the tape,"Balloons" Lie on the floor still and quietly.
Rewind the tape. Students pantomime the story. No sound
and no touching of others.
Mrs. Simpson's Lesson Plans
Week of 2-18-08
NO CLASSES MONDAY--STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY
District choir contest is Feb. 26 at SWOSU. All high school choir members will participate as a required event on that day. Students will wear their concert uniforms.
HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS
2nd Hour Girls Chorus
Vocal Warmups
Sight Reading Practice
Pie Jesu
Je ne lo se dire
My Favorite Things Medley
3rd Hour Show Choir
Vocal Warmups
Sight Reading Practice
Adoramus te Christe
Chi la Gagliardi
Stopping by Woods
The Handsome Butcher
My Love Is Like a Rose
I’m Bound Away
4th Hour Mixed Chorus
Vocal Warmups
Sight Reading Practice
All Ye Who Music Love
Follow the Drinking Gourd
The Wind
Lord Jesus Christ Be Present Now
My Love Is Like a Rose
I’m Bound Away
BURCHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1ST GRADE MUSIC
Tuesday
Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch
Show the transparency of "This Old Man." Clap and say the rhythm. Have students try to guess the song from the rhythm and picture clues. Name the song. Sing the song.
Play "In and Out" beat keeping game.
Wednesday & Thursday
Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch—student answers with “sol – mi – sol” using Curwen Hand Signs
Sing and play the choosing game “The Farmer in the Dell.”
Teach the song Willoughby. Talk about the 2 sections (form) of the song. One section slow and one fast. When students are familiar with the song, teach the dance. Repeat as time allows.
Friday and Monday
Keep the beat with unpitched rhythm instruments. Place 20 unpitched rhythm instruments around the tape circle. Students enter the room 3 at a time with the teacher directing them to specific instruments. Teacher plays a CD and students first keep the beat with a soft clap. After all are keeping the beat, teacher directs the students to pick up the instrument. When the music stops students put the instrument down carefully and the leader scoots over to the next instrument on the right. Continue through the class time.
WEEK OF 2-11-08
District choir contest is Feb. 26 at SWOSU. All high school choir members will participate as a required event on that day.
HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS
2nd Hour Girls Chorus
Vocal Warmups
Sight Reading Practice
Pie Jesu
Je ne lo se dire
My Favorite Things Medley
3rd Hour Show Choir
Vocal Warmups
Sight Reading Practice
Adoramus te Christe
Chi la Gagliardi
Stopping by Woods
The Handsome Butcher
My Love Is Like a Rose
I’m Bound Away
Work contest music on Tuesday & Thursday.
Work with choreographer on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday on Hernando's Hideaway.
4th Hour Mixed Chorus
Vocal Warmups
Sight Reading Practice
All Ye Who Music Love
Follow the Drinking Gourd
The Wind
Lord Jesus Christ Be Present Now
My Love Is Like a Rose
I’m Bound Away
Waitin' for the Light to Shine
BURCHAM ELEMENTARY
1ST GRADE AND K+ MUSIC
MONDAY & TUESDAY--Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch
Teacher sings a mystery tune on "loo". (Baa Baa Black Sheep) Students try to guess the title. Sing the song with the students.
Students take turns playing the song on hand bells
Monday--Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch.
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch
Show the transparency of "This Old Man." Clap and say the rhythm. Have students try to guess the song from the rhythm and picture clues. Name the song. Sing the song.
Play "In and Out" beat keeping game.
FRIDAY & MONDAY
Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch
Tell a story of the sol and mi families. Use toy figures to represent the people.
Teach the hand signs for sol and mi. Give examples of songs we have sung using only sol and mi.
Play the "Tinker, Tailor" game.
Week of 2-4-08
Final trip payment is due next Monday, 2-11-08.
HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS
2nd Hour Girls Chorus
Vocal Warmups
Sight Reading Practice
Pie Jesu
Je ne lo se dire
My Favorite Things Medley
3rd Hour Show Choir
Vocal Warmups
Sight Reading Practice
Adoramus te Christe
Chi la Gagliardi
Stopping by Woods
The Handsome Butcher
My Love Is Like a Rose
I’m Bound Away
Will Roger’s Follies Favorite Son
Last Night of the World
Get Me to the Church on Time
Popular
Hernando's Hideaway
4th Hour Mixed Chorus
Vocal Warmups
Sight Reading Practice
All Ye Who Music Love
Follow the Drinking Gourd
The Wind
Lord Jesus Christ Be Present Now
My Love Is Like a Rose
I’m Bound Away
Waitin' for the Light to Shine
Teach the song "Charlie, Over the Ocean to the groups that have not learned it. Play the game.
Tuesday and Wednesday--Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch.
Sing a 5-note pattern from do to sol up and down.
Have students use arms to show the pitch pattern.
Read "A Letter to Amy." Teach the song, "Postman, Postman." Have students find the part of the song that has the 5-note pattern we sang earlier.
Play the Postman game.
Thursday and Friday--Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch
Teacher sings a mystery tune on "loo". (Baa Baa Black Sheep) Students try to guess the title. Sing the song with the students.
Students take turns playing the song on hand bells.
Week of January 28, 2008
HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS
2nd Hour Girls Chorus
Vocal Warmups
Sight Reading Practice
Pie Jesu
Je ne lo se dire
My Favorite Things Medley
3rd Hour Show Choir
Vocal Warmups
Sight Reading Practice
Adoramus te Christe
Chi la Gagliardi
Stopping by Woods
The Handsome Butcher
My Love Is Like a Rose
I’m Bound Away
Will Roger’s Follies Favorite Son
Last Night of the World
Get Me to the Church on Time
Popular
Hernando's Hideaway
4th Hour Mixed Chorus
Vocal Warmups
Sight Reading Practice
All Ye Who Music Love
Follow the Drinking Gourd
The Wind
Buttercups and Daisies
My Love Is Like a Rose
I’m Bound Away
BURCHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Monday and Tuesday—Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch
A quick review of quarter note (ta) and quarter rest (ta rest)
Review the use of ti-ti (2 eighth notes together) Remind the students that this is 1 beat.
Use "ta" sticks to write rhythms. Play "In and Out, Roundabout."
Wednesday & Thursday—-Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch
Practice using rhythms with ta and ti-ti. Play a game of rhythm baseball using rhythm flash cards.
Friday & Monday--Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch.
Teach the song "Charlie, Over the Ocean to the groups that have not learned it. Play the game.
Mrs. Simpson’s Lesson Plans
Week of 1-21-08
NO SCHOOL MONDAY
HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS
2nd Hour Girls Chorus
Vocal Warmups
Sight Reading Practice
Pie Jesu
Je ne lo se dire
My Favorite Things Medley
3rd Hour Show Choir
Vocal Warmups
Sight Reading Practice
Adoramus te Christe
Chi la Gagliardi
Stopping by Woods
The Handsome Butcher
My Love Is Like a Rose
I’m Bound Away
Will Roger’s Follies Favorite Son
4th Hour Mixed Chorus
Vocal Warmups
Sight Reading Practice
All Ye Who Music Love
Follow the Drinking Gourd
The Wind
Buttercups and Daisies
My Love Is Like a Rose
I’m Bound Away
BURCHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Tuesday and Wednesday—Call roll/sing in tune/match pitch
A quick review of quarter note (ta) and quarter rest (ta rest)
Tell a story about how children have to take more and quicker steps to keep up with a parent who is taller. Talk about how a candy bar broken in half is still one candy bar even though broken into 2 pieces. Begin to show how a “ta” (quarter note) can be be broken into 2 pieces and still be only one beat. Call the 2 pieces “ti-ti.” Shoe with cutouts of shoes large and small how ti-ti fits into a ta. Use the shoes to make several rhythms using ta and ti-ti for the students to clap or speak.
Thursday and Friday—-Practice using rhythms with ta and ti-ti. Play a game of rhythm baseball using rhythm flash cards.
Mrs. Simpson’s Lesson Plans
WEEK OF January 7, 2008
All Choirs
1.Warmup
2.Sight read
3. Music for OSSAA District Contest
2ND HOUR GIRLS
Pie Jesu
Je ne lo se dirai
3RD HOUR
Women--The Handsome Butcher
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Men--My Love Is Like a Rose
I'm Bound Away
Mixed--Adoramus te Christe
Chi la Gagliarda
4TH HOUR
Women--Buttercups and Daisies
The Wind
Mixed--All Ye Who Music Love
Follow the Drinking Gourd
BURCHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1ST GRADE MUSIC
Monday and Tuesday--Call roll and sing in tune on sol/mi.
Review "ta" and "ta rest." Use craft sticks to write rhythm patterns.
Play "Tinker, Tailor."
Wednesday--Call roll and sing in tune on sol/mi.
Teach "Charlie Over the Ocean." Play the call and response game.
Thursday and Friday(with substitute.) Listen to the tape "At the Beach." After listening once, rewind and allow the students to act out the story in pantomine. Remind that pantomime is without sound.
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