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Melody: Patterning

Goal: To lay the groundwork for hearing and singing longer and longer melodies.

Out of Tempo

Interpolations based on intervals

Beginning

  1. Teacher speaks, “Doe, Fa, Mi, Rey, Doe.”
  2. Students repeat.

Intermediate

  1. Teacher speaks, “Doe, Fa, Rey, Mi, Doe.”
  2. Students repeat.

Advanced

  1. Teacher speaks, “Doe, Mi, Fa, Rey, Doe.”
  2. Students repeat.

More Advanced

  1. Teacher speaks downward, “Doe, Sole, La, Ti, Doe.”
  2. Students repeat.
  3. Teacher continues process re-interpolating notes.
  4. Students repeat as instructed.

In Tempo

Sung or played in two-four, three-four, or four-four, diatonic intervals only, one note per measure at first.

Beginning

  1. Teacher sings, “Doe, Fa, Mi, Rey, Doe.”
  2. Students repeat.

Intermediate

  1. Teacher sings, “Doe, Fa, Rey, Mi, Doe.”
  2. Students repeat.

Advanced

  1. Teacher sings, “Doe, Mi, Fa, Rey, Doe.”
  2. Students repeat.

More Advanced

  1. Teacher sings downward, “Doe, Sole, La, Ti, Doe.”
  2. Students repeat.
  3. Teacher continues process re-interpolating notes.
  4. Students repeat as instructed.
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