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16.7: Lab Activities

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    Warm Ups

    These warm ups can be used for personal practice or in-class activities. Sing through a major scale with solfège prior to completing the warm up activities.

    Activity 1

    For this activity, sing through twice. One time, use solfège and the Curwen hand signs. Another time, use the scale degree numbers. For these activities, the numbers coincide with the scale degrees of the major key with your chosen Do. Superscript numbers indicate the pitch should be higher than your starting Do.

    1 5 1 5 2 2 6 2 6 3 3 7 3 7 4 4 1 4 1 5

    1 4 1 4 3 7 3 7 3 2 6 2 6 2 1 5 1 5 1 2 1

    Activity 2

    For this activity, sing through twice. One time, use solfège and the Curwen hand signs. Another time, use the scale degree numbers. For these activities, the numbers coincide with the scale degrees of the major key with your chosen Do. Subscript numbers indicate the pitch should be lower than your starting Do. Superscript numbers indicate the pitch should be higher than your starting Do.

    1 5 6 2 1 2 3 7 1 6 6 2 5 1 2 3 7 6 2 1

    5 1 4 7 1 2 6 5 1 2 3 7 1 4 5 6 5 7 3 1

    Listening

    In this listening section, your instructor will play a series of four chords. You will hear a tonic, a predominant (either a IV or ii), a dominant, and a tonic. Fill in the blank with which predominant chord you hear.

    1. I-blank box -V-I
    2. I-blank box -V-I
    3. I-blank box -V-I
    4. I-blank box -V-I
    5. I-blank box -V-I
    6. I-blank box -V-I

    Sight Singing

    Use these melodies to practice sight singing. True sight singing is your attempt the very first time you sing the melody. Our goal is to sing it perfectly the first time through. However, this is a new skill for many. As with any new skill, practicing is the key to improvement. If the melody is not perfect the first time through, discuss as a class or with your group and determine where errors were made. Why do you think that particular area was challenging? Practice a few parts and then attempt the melody again.

    Melody 1

    What chord progression is implied here?

    Four measures in the key of C, outlining the I-ii-V6-I progression

    Melody 2

    What chord progression is implied here?

    Eight measures in the key of E minor, bass clef, cut time time signature

    Melody 3

    Bass clef, time signature 3/4, key of A major, syncopation through ties

    Melody 4

    Eight measures in 2/4 time signature, treble clef, key of D. Dotted eighth note syncopations

    Rhythm Practice

    Use these rhythm exercises to practice reading and performing rhythms.

    Rhythm 1

    Six measures in 2/4 with syncopation

    Rhythm 2

    5 measures in 3/4 with a pickup

    Rhythm 3

    Four measures in 4/4 with syncopation

    Rhythm 4

    Four measures in 4/4 with syncopation

    Rhythmic Dictation

    Use this space to write down a longer rhythm as performed by your instructor.

    Blank staff with percussion clef

    Rhythmic Dictation

    Use the staves provided to complete short rhythmic dictations with your instructor. As you listen to each example, conduct with your non-writing hand. Use the space provided to draw out your beat boxes.

    1. Four blank measures in 3/8





    2. Two blank measures in 2/4





    3. Four blank measures in 4/8





    4. Two blank measures in 4/4


    Discuss

    How are you hearing the difference between the subdominant (IV) and supertonic (ii) predominant harmonies? What is working for you?


    This page titled 16.7: Lab Activities is shared under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Lauren C. Sharkey.

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