Choir · Week 8 · Ensemble Sound and Listening
Tuning to Each Other
Students sing chords and adjust pitch by listening to their neighbors, connecting musical tuning to tuning in to people.
- Students will
- Students show how listening informs performance by singing a unison, then a fifth, and adjusting pitch until the wobble between voices settles.
- SEL skill
- Listen to a partner and adjust your own pitch or action in response
- What it looks like
- Students connect tuning to being in tune with other people by listening closely and responding with care.
- Content focus
- Tuning chords by listening
- Format
- Partner exchange
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding other people's feelings and perspectives and responding with care. More social awareness activities
What you get
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Standards
- MU:Pr5.1.E.HSI: Music, Ensembles, Performing, Presenting, or Producing, Anchor Standard 5 (Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation), High School Proficient
- Artistic process: Performing, Presenting, or Producing
- Level: High School Proficient
More social awareness activities for Choir
- Listening for Blend Social awarenessSections listen for blend and balance and adjust their volume so no single voice sticks out.
- Songs of Remembrance Social awarenessStudents explore songs that cultures use to remember loved ones and share respectful reflections on a remembrance tradition.
- Music for Día de los Muertos Social awarenessStudents learn the context of a traditional Mexican song connected to Día de los Muertos and perform it with understanding and respect.
- Stepping Up and Stepping Back Social awarenessStudents reflect on when to lead their section and when to support it, then practice both roles in rehearsal.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.