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Dynamics: Landscaping

Goal: To hear, sing, and play getting louder and getting softer.

Out of Tempo

Beginning

  1. Teacher chooses an individual sound and prompts, “Speak/sing/play this sound and get louder/softer or softer/louder.”
  2. Students do so.

Intermediate

  1. Teacher chooses a word and prompts, “Speak/sing/play this word and get louder/softer or softer/louder.”
  2. Students do so.

Advanced

  1. Teacher chooses a sentence and prompts, “Speak/sing/play this sentence and get louder/softer or softer/louder.”
  2. Students do so.

In Tempo

Teacher sets up a tempo and time signature in 2, 3, 4 time or compound meter.

Speaking, singing, playing, moving.

Beginning

  1. Teacher sings a note that gets louder in the first measure and softer in the second measure.
  2. Students repeat.

Intermediate

  1. Teacher sings a note that gets softer in the first measure and louder in the second measure.
  2. Students repeat.

Advanced

  1. Teacher sings a note that gets louder over two measures then softer over two measures.
  2. Students repeat.