Sound to Symbol Template

WITHOUT MUSICAL NOTATION

1. 1)Teach them to sing the song: a) You sing it, maybe in sections, they echo.  Accompany on piano if possible.
   

2. 2)Teach rhythmic aspects of the song: a) You clap 4 beats, they echo  b) You chant rhythm or counting syllables, they echo  c) you clap, they respond with rhythm syllables
   

3. 3)Teach tonal aspects of the song: a) You sing 4 beat patterns out of the song on solfege, they echo  b) You sing these patterns on “loo,” they echo with solfege  c) sing the entire song with them solfege
   

4. 4)With instruments: a) “Rest position-playing position”  b) Get all to play “do”  c) you sing same solfege 4 pitch patterns from the song starting on “do”, they play b) do same adding rhythm and then 8 beat, etc.
   

5. 5)Play the entire song: Set up the tonality with the piano, “Rest position-playing position, 1 - 2 - breath and play
   

ADD THE PRINTED MUSIC

1. 1) Do ‘singering’ first: Have them sing the note names while fingering the correct notes on their instrument
   

2. 2)Work on executive skills such as breathing, holding position, embouchure, bowing, etc. on the piece that they already can play.  Then, if you ask them to change one of these skills, they don’t have to worry about how the music sounds.