+ WELCOME! Bienvenidos! Byen venu! We are so glad to have you here! To the Gulfshore Opera HARMONY CHOIR

+ Welcome to week 1! Teacher introduction (Name, about self) A note from Gulfshore Opera… We are so excited that you will be part of this year’s Harmony Choir. You are now apart of the company Gulfshore Opera! This year we will be learning a lot about music! We will be learning some amazing songs to sing, and will learn how to play buckets with drum sticks. Are you ready for a year of F-U-N?

+ Faces to know throughout the year… Ms. Steffanie: Founder of company and Opera Singer Ms. Carolyn: Singing Teacher and Curriculum Coordinator Ms. Laura Friesen : Program Director

+ A little bit about Opera… An OPERA is a show that is completely sung, and uses costumes and scenery. Gulfshore Opera does both operas and concerts using orchestra, singers and sometimes dancers! See kids your age singing in an OPERA! Watch… h?v=efhDiPSKE5Y h?v=efhDiPSKE5Y We hope if you work hard, one day you can join sing in our productions!

+ Singing words to know! We are all SINGERS in this room! We will all be singing together in a CHOIR or CHORUS. If someone sings alone they are singing a SOLO. When two people sing together, they sing a DUET.

+ Introduction Games Name games! Hickety Pickety Bumblebee (need ball or object to toss) Sitting in a circle on the floor, the teacher rolls or throws a ball to different students. The student who has the ball sings back their name.

+ Theory Lesson! TI-TI TA TA-A TA-A-A WATCH! =KUtEg8Qxuxk

+ Praciting ta’s and ti-ti’s REVIEW PRACTICE VIDEO (TEACHERS: Pause on each slide and practice clapping each example slowly) TI-TI TA

+ Singing Warm Ups! Everyday warm ups (TEACHERS: See WARM UP file) VOCAL WARM UP GAME OF THE DAY: Sing the alphabet quickly, using a 5-note scale up and down three times, ending do - si - do on x - y- z. Start slowly and at a low pitch (the goal is tongue quickness and distinct consonants, not range extension). Sing in the front half-inch of the face (use the tip of the tongue, not the middle).

+ Question of the day: Who is a composer? A composer is a person who writes the music you hear an orchestra play, a singer sing, or on the radio each day. Songs have to come from somewhere! It’s the composer who creates them!

+ Learning songs! (TEACHERS: print out copies of each song for students to follow along with) Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee Composed by: Ludwig van Beethoven WHO WAS BEETHOVEN?—DISCOVER!

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+ Let’s Move!

+ Drumming! Introduction to buckets Introduce protocol and rules for each time Different parts of the buckets and names How to hold the sticks properly Warm ups Learning a song!

+ Theory Tie-in to Drumming Review Ta’s and Ti-ti’s Practice drumming basic rhythms seen on the video! First clapping as a group Next playing as a group Next going around in a circle for individuals to try WATCH! =KUtEg8Qxuxk

+ THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY! SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!