Lesson 6: PRESENT
Duration of Days: 30
Lesson Objective
Students will perform choral music for an audience.
How does presentation influence audience response?
How do performance settings affect musical decisions?
Performance, audience, expression, communication
MU:Pr6.1.E.Ia
MU:Pr6.1.E.Ib
Communication, conveying intent, and reflection
Students present prepared choral works in formal and informal performance settings.
DOK 1: Follow performance procedures and expectations.
DOK 2: Perform accurately and expressively.
DOK 3: Adjust performance based on venue and audience.
DOK 4: Evaluate audience response and performance impact.
Performance connects singers with audiences
Students may think performance is only about accuracy
Multiple performance formats; low-risk performance opportunities; flexible ensemble roles; varied rehearsal-to-performance pacing; alternative reflection formats.
DOK 1: Performance readiness checklist
DOK 2: Concert or in-class performance rubric
DOK 3: Performance context reflection
DOK 4: Audience response or post-concert evaluation