Effective rehearsal for a singing performance
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can prepare for a singing performance using effective rehearsal techniques.
Key learning points
- We can use our bodies and our voice to convey a character and their mood.
- Vocal timbre and diction can be used to create a singing quality to suit the character.
- We can use lip trills, sirening, open vowel sounds and movement to access our higher singing voice.
- Teamwork and compromise are key elements to a successful rehearsal.
- We can create a scene by applying the building blocks to tell the story of our characters.
Keywords
Rehearsal - a practice session in which a performance is prepared
Staccato - performing in a short and detached way
Lip trill - a safe vocal exercise to ensure our voices are fully relaxed
Sirening - a safe vocal warm-up technique to help support and develop our vocal range
Staging - making decisions about creating a performance of our version of a story
Common misconception
Rehearsal is going over the songs until we know them.
Rehearsal is used to develop a character - physically, vocally, and by understanding intentions and mood. Rehearsal is also for exploring using the space to tell the story clearly as well as neatening key parts of the songs.
Teacher tip
Allow pupils time to consider the questions from the video - such as 'how will the body percussion become part of the witch's character? and 'how will you show the witch's personality through your singing'. This can be guided and draw upon prior knowledge from this lesson and previous ones.
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Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.The musical word for short and detached articulation is...
Q2.When we change the sound of our voice to suit a character, we are changing the vocal...
Q3.The up and down movement of pitches in a melody is called the...
Q4.Match these character building blocks.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which of these can help us to sing high notes?
Q2.True or False? Legato singing best suits the Witch's character.
Q3.True or false? Rehearsal is just going over the songs until we know them.
Q4.When we sing staccato, how do we sing?
To help you plan your 6 music lesson on: Effective rehearsal for a singing performance, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 6 music lesson on: Effective rehearsal for a singing performance, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
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