MUED 376: Choral Music, Materials & Techniques

(M2 & T)
Direct Instruction: Scripting Practice Sheet

Write out your script below. Practice as a group!

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Teacher: 1 (d,a,s,o)
“Please flip to page three, the second system. We will start here and work on articulation
by paying close attention to the accents over the notes. Alright now trebles stand up in
front of your seat because you begin first. Tenors and Basses please stand when it is your
turn to enter. Hopefully, we can get this section done by lunch!”

Students 2 p/v/nv
*Students sing for sixteen measures.

Teacher: 1 (d,a,s,o)
“You make take a seat on the edge of you chair. Alright, now let’s go back to page three
the second system and count sing. Make sure to accent the beats even though you will be
saying the numbers instead of solfege. Keep your hand signs going if you can.”

Students 2 p/v/nv
*Students count sing for sixteen measures.

Teacher: 3. a:s/r a:s/n or a: n OR d:s/r; d:s/n/ or d:n

“Alright you all did a good job of accenting the correct beats while you count sang.”

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Teacher: 1 (d,a,s,o)
“Now, let’s sing the music on text.”

Students 2 p/v/nv
*Students sing the same section on text.

Teacher: 1 (d,a,s,o)
“Please flip back to the beginning of the piece. I want you to remember the work we have
done on the accents once we get to the third page and make them stand out. Show me
your hand signs. Everyone please stand, ready?”

Students 2 p/v/nv
*Students sing from the beginning of the piece on text through the accent section with
hand signs.

Teacher: 1 (d,a,s,o)
“Keep singing, you will recognize this next part.”

Students 2 p/v/nv
*Students continue to sing through the piece until the coda.
Teacher: 3. a:s/r a:s/n or a: n OR d:s/r; d:s/n/ or d:n
“That was okay, but can you make that transition better? Let us try again!”

Teacher: 1 (d,a,s,o)
“Start from the beginning.”

Students 2 p/v/nv
*Students sing the same section again with hand signs.

Teacher: 3. a:s/r a:s/n or a: n OR d:s/r; d:s/n/ or d:n

“That transition was much better!”

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Teacher: 1 (d,a,s,o)
“Now sit and turn to the final page so that we can learn the coda. This has many of the
tone sets we have already used in this piece. Let’s sight read from measure 67.”

Students 2 p/v/nv
*Students sight read until the end.

Teacher: 1 (d,a,s,o)
“Try this one more time, but this time pay attention to how the dynamics change towards
the end.”

Students 2 p/v/nv
*Students sight read through the end again.

Teacher: 1 (d,a,s,o)
“Now let’s go all the way back to the beginning and sing on text. Remember all the
things we worked on today with the accents and dynamics. Everyone stand and let’s give
this a try. I’ll see you at the end!”

Students 2 p/v/nv
*Students sing from beginning to end with their hand signs.

Teacher: 3. a:s/r a:s/n or a: n OR d:s/r; d:s/n/ or d:n

“Alright that is about at 70% for today. It could have been better, but next time we will
try to get it to 80% and start studying the text and the meaning of the piece.”