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Dress Rehearsal

Preparing Our Concert

Day 175of 180
Week 35of 36
15Minutes
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Learning Objectives

1

Practice entire concert sequence from beginning to end

2

Demonstrate confidence in performance skills

3

Develop teamwork and listening skills

Psalm 95:1

Oh come, let's sing to Yahweh. Let's shout aloud to the rock of our salvation!

Psalm 95:1 (WEB)

Celebrates joyful music and praising through performance

📦 Materials Needed

  • Concert program
  • Musical instruments
  • Audio tracks
  • Performance space

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse music lesson! We're doing our dress rehearsal for our big concert.

💭 Review Question: What songs are we performing in our concert?
2Teaching (5 min)

Full concert run-through with gentle guidance

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Remember our concert order
  • Use gentle, confident voices
  • Watch our friends while performing
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you feel about our performance?
  • What part of the concert do you love most?
3Activity: Complete Concert Practice (6 min)
performance

Perform entire concert sequence from start to finish

📝 Instructions:
  1. Line up in performance positions
  2. Follow concert program order
  3. Smile and have fun!
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Practice half the concert with more breaks

Challenge: Add simple choreography to songs

4Closing (3 min)

Celebrate our awesome practice!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was your favorite part of practice?
  • How can we make our performance even better?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll do our final polish before the big concert!

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Dress rehearsals build confidence and reduce performance anxiety

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Offer lots of positive encouragement
  • Keep energy light and fun
  • Don't stress about perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might feel nervous about performing

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Engagement, smiling, attempting to follow along

Extension Activities

  • Record dress rehearsal for family viewing
  • Create simple concert programs with child's drawings

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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