This is an essential artifact. It was completed for Curriculum Development. Here, I am comparing the abstract lesson plan with its manifestation in the class room. The rough plan is in the lavender cells. The class record is in list form below the cells. Of particular interest, is that this was one of the first attempts to apply some of the Methods and Skills I’d learned from TESOL to the conservatory world I live in. Specifically, this class was a group of Chinese pianists who were about to get their Masters in the Collaborative program at Manhattan School of Music. The group found themselves graduating without having mastered a Lingua Franca, not to mention not having mastered the three essential operatic languages; Italian, French and German. Worse, the most basic and easiest language, Italian, was barely broached. The idea of my class was to discuss the problems of Italian phonology through the prism of English. This may seem strange, but it is an essential skill. JamesVaughan is the lead coach and pianist for La Scala. He is Irish. No doubt he is a phenomenal musician. But, more importantly, he runs his department in English, the Lingua Franca of many musical institutions, even La Scala. And this comes to the crux of my ESP aspirations. I want to create a program that addresses these issues effectively. In terms of the lesson, I see this as a model lesson. For this class, a model song in any language could be chosen. If it were my druthers, students would start the first semester in English. The basic ideas of this class need repeating throughout the semester. Listening and Speaking are the main focus.