 Lesson #9A Here is what we did in class this week: - We found some strategies to help us know when we’re hearing a 5th interval.
- We can sing the major scale in our head: DO, RE, MI, FA, SOL.
- We can think of our Chords in Pieces song for the red chord: DO, MI, SOL.
- We can think about the beginning of “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”… that’s a 5th interval! DO, DO, SOL, SOL, LA, LA, SOL
- We found some strategies to help us know when we’re hearing a 4th interval.
- We can sing the major scale in our head: DO, RE, MI, FA.
- We can think of our Chords in Pieces song for the red chord: DO, FA LA.
- We can think about the beginning of “Boom, Boom, Ain’t it Great to Be Crazy”… that’s a 4th interval! DO, FA, Ain’t it Great!
- Depending on what key you’re in, the solfege can be different. When we learned that song, we said “SOL, DO, Ain’t it Great,” but it’s still a 4th!
- We noticed in “Clementine” p. 37 that we have a lot of tied notes and we hold some of the notes for 5 counts and some for 6 counts!
- We learned about the different kinds of “dots” in music. In the song “I Spot a Dot” we learned that the dot after a note extends the value of the note by half the value of the note!
- A dotted quarter is 1 1/2 counts because a quarter note is 1 count. Half of 1 is 1/2, so we add those together to make 1 1/2 counts.
- A dotted half note is 3 counts because a half note is 2 counts. Half of 2 is 1, so we add those together to make 3 counts.
- We already knew that one from our “Bugs Are So Fun” song, but now we know WHY a slug plus a dot equals 3!
- We looked at the notes with a dot under them and remembered that those notes were played STACCATO, or choppy.
- One more dot we looked at had a curve over it that looked like a snail shell. That helps us remember to take our time because snails are slow. We play those notes longer than usual. There’s not a set amount of time to play a fermata.
- We started working on our G Major triads.
- The roots of the G Major chords are G, C, and D.
- When we play the D triad, we have to remember to play F#!
- The song “Happy Birthday” is in G Major so we can practice our G Major triads on p. 62!
- Remember to help get your child’s C-Major and F-Major exercises and songs passed off by sending me a video of each (red book, pages 6 through 9 and 10-13)! I would like them to play the scales, triads, and progressions HT with the backtracks (9-11 for C and 13-15 for F). Arpeggios and inversions can just be played as written in the book. I would also like them to play all 4 songs on pages 8 and 9 while singing. We will do this for every key we learn!
- Don’t forget to do flashcards! They are a wonderful tool for helping to read music quickly. Please take advantage of this by having your child do the flashcards every time they practice! Remember, you can do the flashcards on my website instead (or in addition), if that works better for your student.
Here’s this week’s homework assignment sheet and we’re doing the RED highlights! (You can click the image to open a PDF!) optional text here Please let me know if you have any questions! Have a musical day!
-Ms. Bethany 🙂  |
