a musical approach to learning instruments, book 3
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Your Name
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Adventures Through Sound
A Musical Approach to Learning Instruments, Book 3:
Mastering Keys, Reading, Form, and Rhythm
By Dr. Klondike Steadman, Skye McManus, Debra Erckand The Faculty of Orpheus Academy of Music
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TABLE OF CONTENTSUNIT I REVIEW SCALES / NOTES NAMES / FORM 6 Morning / Kumbaya / Au Clair de la Lune / Apuski Duski / The Bear Song
UNIT II 16TH NOTES / TETRACHORDS / 1/2 STEPS 15 Love Somebody / Ging Gang Gooli / Kookaburra / Michael Finnegan
UNIT III SHARP KEYS/ 5THS/ENDINGS 22 Joy to the World / Auld Lang Syne/Minuet in G
UNIT IV SHARP RELATIVE MINOR KEYS 31
Funeral March / Ah Poor Bird
UNIT V FLAT KEYS AND RELATIVE MINOR KEYS 38 Jingle Bells/Coffee Canon/Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho
APPENDIX I CIRCLE OF FIFTHS WORKSHEET 44
APPENDIX II ENSEMBLES 45
APPENDIX III NOTE NAMING AND TRANSPOSITION 53
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MorningEdvard Grieg
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mido
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somi
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Morning (in C)
Morning (Transpose to F - Finish Writing)
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do
so
Morning (Transpose to G - Finish Writing)
Discovery!How many different pitches are in the piece Morning?_______
We call a 5-note scale the __________________ scale.
Unit I: Review Scales, Note Names, Form
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Scale and Note-Writing Review
F /do
G /do
C /do
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so
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The letters A-B-C-D-E-F-G are used to tell us the exact placement of the notes on the staff.
Discovery!Solfege tells us which note is home base (“Do” in Major and “La” in Minor) Any letter can be home base, but we will start with the C, F and G Pentatonic Scales.
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Write the C, F and G Pentatonic Scales and label each note below in both solfege and letter names.
C/do
Finish writing in the letter names for the notes below on the treble staff
Finish writing the letter names that correspond to each of the Pentatonic Scales below:
F/do G/do
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Kum ba ya my Lord, kum ba ya
Kum ba ya my Lord, kum ba ya
Kum ba ya my Lord, kum ba ya
Oh, Lo - rd kum ba ya.
Kum Ba Ya
Discovery!
Which phrases of Kum Ba Ya are exactly the same? _____ & ____
How many different pitches are in the song Kum Ba Ya?
We call a 6-note scale the __________________ scale.
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Scale and Note-Writing Review
G /do
C / do
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Write the letter names for notes on the Grand Staff below
Finish writing the solfege and letter names for each of the Hexachord Scales below
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Write the C, F and G Hexachordal Scales and label each note below in both solfege and letter names.
C/do G/do
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Au Clair de la Lune
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Discovery!
Which phrases of Au Clair de la Lune are exactly the same? _____, _____ & ______
Label the phrases that are the same with the letter “A” and the phrase that is different as “B”
What 3 rhythms are present in this song? ___________, __________ & ___________
French Folk Song
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C /do
Write the solfege and letter names used in the melody to Au Clair de la Lune below
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Transpose the melody for the A and B phrases of Au Clair de la Lune (write the notes and rhythms for each phrase in F major below)
Notes Below Do
A
B
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Transpose the solfege and letter names for Au Clair de la Lune to F Major (F=Do)
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Focus on Form: Apuski Duski
Discovery!How many different pitches are in this song (not counting repeated notes or octaves)? ____________________
We call a do to do scale the __________________ scale.
What 4 rhythms are present in this song? ___________, __________, ____________ & ___________
How many beats does the last note in phrases 2, 3 and 4 last? ________________________
What do we call a note that lasts 4 beats? __________________________
G/ so
Label the letters and solfege: Swedish Folk Song
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Practice changing between solfege and letters
B/
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A/
C/so
G/so
Write the solfege in for the phrase below in C, G and F and then play on your instrument.
What piece is this from? _______________________________
G /so
A /la
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/mi
/do
D /so
E / la
/so
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/do
C /so
D /la
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Write the solfege in for the phrase below in G, C and F and then play on your instrument.
What piece is this from? _______________________________
D /so
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Focus on Form: The Bear SongLabel the notes and solfege:
G/soNorth American Folk Song
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Unit II: Sixteenth Notes, Tetrachords, Half and Whole Steps
Love Somebody
Discovery!
How many sounds are in the second beat of the last phrase? _______________
Four sounds on a beat is called _______________________ and we can sing ________________________
What 3 rhythms are present in this song? ___________, __________, & ____________
In 2/4 Meter what is the pattern of Strong and Weak beats? __________, __________, __________, ________
Use the letters “A”, “B” and “C” to label the phrases as same and different.
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C/do
E /mi
/so /so
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Love Somebody Melodic Contour GraphFinish the melodic contour graph for the A and B phrases of “Love Somebody”. Fill in the missing notes of phrase A and fill in everything for phrase B.
C/do
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G/do
B /mi
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G/do
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Transposing Using the Melodic Contour GraphComplete the same exercise beginning on G-do to discover how to transpose “Love Somebody” into the key of G. Play on your instrument.
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Ging Gang Gooli
Robert Baden-Powel (After Mozart Symphony No. 1)
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C / do
G/ so
Ging Gang Gooli has a range from Low So to La.
Write the letter names and solfege below
Discovering Whole Steps and Half Steps
Play the notes of the C scale on your instrument and listen carefully to the distance between each step.
Are any of the notes closer together? __________
A small step in music is a called a ____________ because it is exactly half the size of a normal or whole step.
Circle the pairs of notes that are a half step apart on the ladder above.
C / do
Which pairs of solfege notes are a 1/2 step apart ? ____&_____ and ____&_____
Which pairs of letter names are a 1/2 step apart ? ____&_____ and ____&_____
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C / do
D / re
E / miF / fa
G / so
A / la
B / tiC / do
If we break the eight notes of the major scale (including high do) into two groups of four we notice each group of four notes has the same pattern of Whole and Half Steps. We call these groups of four notes Tetrachords.
Compose Your Own Song
Discovering the Pattern of the Major Tetrachord
Label each of the larger steps with a “W” (for whole) and each of the smaller steps with an “H” (for half)
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Discovery!
What is the pattern of Whole and Half steps for each tetrachord?________________________
Write a song in C Major in ABA Form where the A phrase uses the lower (Do) tetrachord and the B phrase uses the upper (So) tetrachord.
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G/so /so /so/so
E/mi /mi /mi/mi
Finish the melodic contour graph for the 1st and 2nd phrases of “Kookaburra.”
Kookaburra
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Discovery!How many sounds are in the second beat of the first phrase? ____________
Describe the sounds on beat 2 in terms of short and long? ________________
What do we sing for the pattern long-short-short on a beat? ___________
Sing Kookaburra again and figure out how many sounds are on each beat of the first phrase.Draw the correct number of note heads over each of the four beat lines below:
Marion Sinclair
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Michael Finnegan
Discovery!
Which beat had the most sounds? ________
How many sounds were on beat four? _______
Describe the sounds on beat 1 in terms of short and long? ________________
What do we sing for this pattern? ___________________
Compose a phrase using Takadimi ( ), Tadimi ( ) and Takadi ( )
Sing phrase 2 of Michael Finnegan while tapping a steady beat on the lines below and figure out how many sounds are on each beat of the first phrase.Draw the correct number of note heads over each of the four beat lines below:
Irish Folk Song
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Unit III: Major Sharp Key Signatures, 5th Relationship, Endings
D/ so
E/ la
?--->G / do
G /do
A /re
B / miC / fa
(F)
Sing the G Major Scale TetrachordsWhat note needs to be raised to create the half step from ti to do?
Joy to the World (in G Major)
Discovery!
Which note sounds like it needs to be raised in the music above? __________
Do all the “F’s” sound like they need to be raised in this song? __________
Why? ___________________________________________________________________________
Add #’s to all the F’s to fix the song.
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Lower Tetrachord do-re-mi-fa
Upper Tetrachord so-la-ti-do
Play the music for Joy to the World and circle the note that sounds wrong.
Finish writing in the pattern of Whole and Half Steps using “W” for whole and “H” for half
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Auld Lang Syne
Discovery!Does this song begin with a pickup?________
What note (letter name) is “Do __________
What note (letter name) is always sharp in this key? _______
Lyrics by Robert Burns
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G/ so
A/ la
C / do
C /do
D /re
E / miF / fa
B/ti
Lower Tetrachord of C Major
Upper Tetrachord of C Major
G /do
A /re
B / miC / fa
Lower Tetrachord of G Major
Is the pattern of steps of Upper Tetrachord of C Major and the Lower Tetrachord of G Major the same or different? ___________________
D/ so
E/ la
G / do
G /do
A /re
B / miC / fa
F/ti
Lower Tetrachord of G Major
Upper Tetrachord of G Major
D /do
E /re
F/miG / fa
Lower Tetrachord of D Major
Same orDifferent?
Understanding the 5th Relationshipand the Importance of Ti to Do
Same orDifferent?
Is the pattern of steps of Upper Tetrachord of G Major and the Lower Tetrachord of D Major the same or different? ___________________
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A/ so
B/ la
?--->G / do
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Complete the D Major Scale
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D/ so
E/ la
G / doF/ti
Upper Tetrachord of G Major
D /do
E /re
F/miG / fa
Lower Tetrachord of D Major
E/ so
F#/ la
?--->A / do
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Complete the A Major Scale
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A/ so
B/ la
D / doC/ti
Upper Tetrachord of D Major
A /do
B /re
C/miD / fa
Lower Tetrachord of A Major
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Discovery: When we start a new scale up a fifth (on “So” of the old scale) all the notes are the same as the old scale except _____________
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An accidental written at the beginning of each line of music is called the Key Signature.
Key signatures are used to help us instantly identify which notes will be sharp or flat throughout the piece and also help us determine the key of the piece.
Like a regular signature, a Key Signature must be written precisely the same way every time so that we may easily identify the key.
G Major Key Signature
The sharp sign goes only on the top line F, even though all F’s are sharp. Notice that key signatures always go before the time signature.
Key Signatures
Copy the G Key Signature onto the staves below
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Write each scale below (with sharps on the notes) then write the key signature on the staff to the right
Circle the fifth note of each scale and notice that this note becomes Do for the next scale
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Scale Writing
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MinuetChristian Petzold
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1) Sing each phrase and follow the contour of the notes. 2) Discover the solfege and write it inside the notes.
3) Keep the beat and sing to discover the pattern of strong and weak beats.
4) Mark an accent (>) over each note that falls on a strong beat.
5) Draw measure lines before each strong beat so that the strong beat is always the first beat of each measure.
6) The pattern of Strong and Weak beats is ____________, ____________, ____________
Label the phrases of this piece.
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*This piece, commonly attributed to J.S. Bach was actually written by Petzold and used in the Bach family notebook as a teaching piece for their children.
Christian Petzold*
Minuet
Using First and Second EndingsAre the first and third phrases of Minuet the same or different? _______________.
Are the second and fourth phrases similar or completely different?_____________
Is the ending or the beginning of phrase four different from phrase two? _____________
When only a few notes of the final phrase are different from the beginning, we can save time writing and space on the page by using first and second endings. This tells us to repeat the section, but play a different ending the second time through (skipping over the first ending marked with the 1. and the box).
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Transpose Minuet to G Major
Challenge: Transpose Minuet to A and E Major on your instrument!1) Memorize the solfege for Minuet.2) Play the scale (A or E) and sing solfege to familiarize yourself with the notes.3) Play and sing up to the note “So” to find your starting pitch.4) Play and sing each phrase very slowly until you are confident.
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UNIT IV: Sharp Relative Minor Keys
Transpose to G Major and write in the key signature
Frere Jacques
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Funeral March from Symphony no. 1
Gustav Mahler
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Discovery!What song does it remind you of? _________________________________
What is the main difference between Mahler’s theme and Frere Jacques? _________________________
Learn to play this song starting on A (Low La), then D (low La), and then E (Low La).
What note is flat in D Minor? _____. What letter would be Do when D is La? ____
What note is sharp in E Minor? ____. What letter would be Do when E is La?____
D/ la
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Practice playing the phrases of Funeral March in random order with your friends. Try changing the rhythm of each phrase to create your own version!
Listen to a recording of the Funeral March from Mahler Symphony no. 1 and tap along with the melodic contour.Fill in the missing solfege.
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C / do
A / la
Write the solfege and letter names for the G Major and E Minor
G /do
E / la
G Major Scale: E Minor Scale:
C Major Scale: A Minor Scale:
Discovery!The pattern of intervals in the Major Scale is W W H W W W H.
What is the pattern of intervals in the Minor Scales? ____________________________________
Write the solfege and letter names for the C Major and A Minor scales
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What note was sharp in both scales?______
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An accidental written at the beginning of each line of music is called the Key Signature. Key signatures are used to help us instantly identify which notes will be sharp or flat throughout the piece and also help us determine the key of the piece. Like a regular signature, a Key Signature must be written precisely the same way every time so that we may easily identify the key.
E Minor Key Signature
The sharp sign goes only on the top line F, even though all F’s are sharp. Notice that key signatures always go before the time signature.
Key Signatures
Copy the E minor Key Signature onto the staves below
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A / la
laE /
B / ti
C / do
D / re
E / miF / fa
G / so
A / la
Circle the 5th note of the A Minor scale, then finish the E Minor scale.
Discovery!When we start a new minor scale up a fifth (on “Mi” of the old scale) all the notes are the same as the old scale except ___________________________, which is the second note of the new scale.
Write each scale below (with sharps on the notes) then write the key signature on the staff to the right
Circle the fifth note of each scale and notice that this note becomes La for the next scale
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Scale Writing
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Name the Major and Minor Keys for the Key Signatures below:
_____Major or _____Minor _____Major or _____Minor
D Major or B Minor E Major or C# Minor
Write the Key Signature for the following keys:
G Major or E minor C Major or A minor
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Ah Poor BirdElizabethan Round
A
Transpose the melody of Ah Poor Bird to A Minor Write the letter names under each note.
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Jingle Bells (in F Major)
A
C/ so
D/ la
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F / do
F /do
G /re
A / mi / fa
Sing the F Major Scale TetrachordsWhat note needs to be lowered to create the half step from mi to fa? E / ti
Lower Tetrachord do-re-mi-fa
Upper Tetrachord so-la-ti-do
B
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Play the music for Jingle Bells and circle the note that sounds wrong.Label the phrases
Finish writing in the pattern of Whole and Half Steps using “W” for whole and “H” for half
UNIT V: Flat Keys and Relative Minor Keys
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Oh what fun it is to run on a one horse o pen- sleigh, Hey!
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Understanding the 5th Below Relationshipand the Importance of the Mi to Fa 1/2 step
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Upper Tetrachord of C Major
Lower Tetrachord of C MajorF / do
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Upper Tetrachord of F Major
Discovery: When we start a new scale down a fifth (or up a fourth) on “Fa” of the old scale, all the notes are the same as the old scale except we need to add a flat at the fourth note of the new scale, or _______ (solfege).
Same orDifferent?
Is the pattern of steps of Lower Tetrachord of C Major and the Upper Tetrachord of F Major the same or different? ___________________
Bb / faA / mi
G / re
F / do
Lower Tetrachord of F MajorBb/ do
A / ti
G / la
F / so
Upper Tetrachord of Bb Major
Same orDifferent?
Is the pattern of steps of Lower Tetrachord of F Major and the Upper Tetrachord of Bb Major the same or different? ___________________F / do
E / ti
D / la
C / so
Upper Tetrachord of F Major
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Because “B” is always flat in F Major we can write B flat at the beginning of each line to indicate that all B’s are flat in this piece. This not only saves us time in writing out the flat as we go through the piece, but it also gives us a hint as to which note we can expect to be “Do”.
Coffee Canon
An accidental written at the beginning of each line of music is called the Key Signature. Key signatures are used to help us instantly identify which notes will be sharp or flat throughout the piece and also help us determine the key of the piece. Like a regular signature, a Key Signature must be written precisely the same way every time so that we may easily identify the key.
F Major Key Signature
The flat sign goes only on the middle B, even though all B’s are flat. Notice the “belly” of the flat must have the line through it to show it is on the note B.
Key Signatures
Copy the F Key Signature onto the staves below
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Write each scale below (with flats on the notes) then write the key signature on the staff to the right
Circle the fourth note of each scale and notice that this note becomes Do for the next scale
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Scale Writing
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Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho
Transpose the A phrase of “Joshua” to G Minor
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Write each scale below (with flats on the notes) then write the key signature on the staff to the right
Circle the fourth note of each scale and notice that this note becomes La for the next scale
Example:
Writing Minor Scales with Flats
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Label Each Key with the name of both the Major and Minor and write the Key Signature on the stavesAppendix I: The Circle of Fifths Worksheet
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Usethisletterladdertocountup5noteseachtimeyouwanttofindthekeywithonemoresharp.Remember:Keepthesharpsfromthelastkeyandaddthesharpjustbefore“do”tocreatethe“ti-do”half-stepinthenewkey
Usethisletterladdertocountdown5noteseachtimeyouwanttofindthekeywithonemoreflat.Remember:Keeptheflatsfromthelastkeyandaddtheflatto“fa”ofthenewkeytocreatethe“mi-fa”halfstep.
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Appendix II: Ensembles
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Au Clair de la Lune Ensemble
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Kookaburra EnsembleArr. Ruth Meyer Sacks
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Time yourself to see how fast you can say the note names in bass and treble clef:
Your best time bass clef:____________
Your best time treble clef:____________
Your best time playing: ______________
APPENDIX III: NOTE NAMING & TRANSPOSITION1. Write in the letter names2. Clap the rhythm3. Sing the solfege4. Play and identify the song!5. Transpose and play in new key!
Title:______________________________________
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Practice Writing Solfege and Letters and Transpose
Write the solfege and letters above each note and then play to discover the mystery tune
Transpose the A phrase of the mystery song above from C Major to G Major (in bass clef)
Label each note with solfege and letter names
Time Yourself to See How Fast You Can Say The Note Names:
Your best time bass clef:____________
Your best time treble clef:____________
Your best time playing: ______________
E / mi
Title:______________________________________
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Name Notes to Decode this Message
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Name Notes to Decode Messages
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Name That Tune and Transpose:
Title:______________________________________
1) Clap the rhythm2) Sing solfege3) Write in the letter names4) Play the song5) Name the tune
Title:______________________________________
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Transpose Mystery Song #2 to C Major
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Write the solfege above, letters below and then circle the 1/2 steps in each phrase:
Title:
Name That Tune:
So
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Play the Song, Name The Tune, Then Transpose:
Title:
Transpose Beethoven’s Famous Theme down a 4th
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Transpose the melody Grieg’s famous theme up a 4th:
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Auld Lang SyneLyrics by Robert Burns
Transposition
Write the key signature for F Major at the beginning of each line belowFinish transposing the first two lines of Auld Lang Syne
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Jupiter Theme (From the Planets)
Gustav Holst
TranspositionWrite the key signature for G Major at the beginning of each line below
Finish transposing the Jupiter Theme
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Reuben and Rachel
TranspositionWrite the key signature for F Major at the beginning of each line below
Finish transposing the Reuben and Rachel
William Gooch
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HushabyeLabel the phrases of this piece.
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Transpose the A and B phrases of Hushabye to E Minor In minor the home base note is what solfege? ________To transpose Hushabye to E minor you will have to begin on what note? (letter name) ______
What note did you need to sharp? ________
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North American Folk Song
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1) Identify the Key2) Play that scale3) Clap Rhythm4) Sing solfege
We Three Kings
Transpose We Three Kings up a fourth to _________________________(Key)
5) Play6) Transpose to new key (don’t forget to write the key signature) 7) Play in the new key
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Theme from Finale of the First SymphonyJohannes Brahms
Transpose Brahms’ Theme up a fourth to _________________________(Key)
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