Lesson 5: REHEARSE ORIGINAL MUSIC

How do musicians prepare original music for performance?
Why is rehearsal important during songwriting?
How can musicians improve fluency and confidence?

Rehearsal, fluency, refinement, accompaniment, arrangement, preparation

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Students revise work, evaluate effectiveness, and explain reasoning.

Students rehearse collaborative original compositions for performance.
DOK 1: Students identify rehearsal goals and performance expectations.
DOK 2: Students rehearse original compositions accurately.
DOK 3: Students analyze how rehearsal improves fluency and musical communication.
DOK 4: Students independently apply rehearsal strategies to improve collaborative performance quality.

Musicians rehearse collaboratively to refine original music before performance.

Students may think songwriting ends once the music is written.

Flexible rehearsal pacing, collaborative support, teacher conferencing, and individualized rehearsal goals

DOK 1: Students identify rehearsal goals and expectations.
DOK 2: Students rehearse original compositions accurately.
DOK 3: Students explain how rehearsal improves performance quality.
DOK 4: Students independently refine collaborative performance fluency.