Identify music symbols in
the MUSIC ONLY format; 2/2, dotted quarter, repeat, coda.
Count BEATS: (in 4/4) use
BEAT format to correctly place eighth notes, with repeat. "Are
there any patterns?"
Chant RHYTHM: 1 use the
RHYTHM format for correct placement of the ti's. "How many ti's make a ta?" - "The
last note gets two ta's, so how many beats does it get?" "Which
two beats does it receive?"
Chant PITCHES: with
repeat.
Sing PITCHES: "How does starting and
ending on 'La' or '6' make the tune sound?
CODA: Same as the
moral of a story in kindergarten, brings round to an
end.
Sing PITCHES as a round.
Add TEXT: with Fermata; "Do
the words express the feeling of the tune?" "How?"
KEYBOARD
Upper grades
should start with first finger on 'A' and use thumb for
'E', shifting for 5th finger to play 'E' and crossing over
3rd finger on descending steps to 'G'
