Group Meeting on 24/3

(written by Wen Ye)
Basically, we needed to focus ourselves and get back on track after 2 weeks of not meeting up to work on this project.
I decided to post on what we plan to do Next Friday Next Next Friday, the lesson plan, and after the session, we'll compare and see what we managed to do well. Sounds great? =D

(EDIT: We won't be going for practice on 2nd April as it is Good Friday, so it means we we only be going for practice on 9th April, which really stinks, as we haven't seen the choir members for more than a month since 5th March. Therefore, the lesson we are preparing is also to help the choir to get back on track towards our target.)


Something important we learnt from previous lesson was that we had to interlink, so choristers know why they are learning. Also, group activities generates good response when used well.


Warm Ups
1. Hello How Are You? (Tie in with Solfege)
2. Mah Meh Mi Moh Mu
3. Laughing is Contagious
4. Dog Panting -> Tie in to Stagger Breathing
5. Candle Blowing -> Breathing Techniques
6. Lips Loosening (Brrrr... Drink Water before doing!)
Teach Solfege
1. Do - Hands Clenched
2. Mi - Hands Parallel to Ground
3. So - Hands Perpendicular to Ground
4. I Sing Do ; You Sing Mi -> Canon
5. Which is Higher? Do, Mi or So?
Teach Phrasing
1. Sing a Line without breaking (Tie in to Candle Blowing)
2. Use hands to show an arc to demonstrate climax (2/3 Way)
Songs
1. Bugles Calling
Use solfege to demonstrate the notes.
Phrasing (Bugles Calling, Calling, Calling -> Climax on 2nd 'ling')
2. Grace Orchard
Breathing Techniques
Phrasing
Memorization work should be settled by this lesson.