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Opus 7
Music Alphabet
Concept:
Student Outcomes:
MUSIC ALPHABET – Pitch/Melody: Pitches may be
symbolized
Identify & play the music alphabet.
Play chords using combinations of pitches.
Vocabulary/Keyboard:
Vocabulary/Keyboard:
Symbols:
- music alphabet, melodic pattern, ascending (up)
and descending (down), A-B-C-D-E-F-G
- music alphabet, melodic pattern, ascending (up)
and descending (down), A-B-C-D-E-F-G
Assessment (Quiz 7) – Students play and enter specific pitches of the music alphabet.
Assessment (Quiz 7) – Students play and enter specific pitches of the music alphabet.
Assessment (Quiz 7) – Students play and enter specific pitches of the music alphabet.
Repertoire: The Alphabet Song, Do-re-mi, Theme And Variations For Two Trumpets, Horn And
Trombone, Second Movement of the Symphony #4
Repertoire: The Alphabet Song, Do-re-mi, Theme And Variations For Two Trumpets, Horn And
Trombone, Second Movement of the Symphony #4
Repertoire: The Alphabet Song, Do-re-mi, Theme And Variations For Two Trumpets, Horn And
Trombone, Second Movement of the Symphony #4
National Standards:
1. NS 2, 5
2. NS 1, 6
3. NS 1, 2
4. NS 1, 2, 5
5. NS 1, 2, 6
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R. NS 2
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Sequence of Activities:
1. Identify & Play - Music alphabet (Chart 2/Worksheet 2)
A. Play Rhythm Chant the music alphabet forward or backward in interesting rhythms. Have stu-
dents:
• imitate using music alphabet.
• identify music alphabet.
B. Chart 2 Silent Keyboards Using mock keyboard and Chart 2, have all students:
• place fingers on a group of three black keys.
• identify ‘A’ as the white key between the 2nd and 3
rd
keys.
• identify ‘A’ in both registers of keyboard (low-high).
C. Demonstrate entire music alphabet on mock keyboard. Let students:
• describe keyboard landmarks as they place fingers on keys.
• play music alphabet in consecutive order. Sound On Keyboards
• play music alphabet in another register of keyboards. Normal Mode
D. Worksheet 2 Have students:
• write each ‘A’ on Worksheet 2, Number 1.
• write other note names on remaining examples of worksheet.
Split Mode Lesson Completed
2. Sing & Move - Alphabet Song (Song 6)
A. Play Song Alphabet Song and sing melody. Direct students to:
• track/sing words of melody with song.
• identify the music alphabet in song.
• shape melody as they sing with song.
• discuss pitch direction of each phrase.
B. Have students:
• choose a note name from music alphabet.
• move away from keyboards and stand in consecutive order (A-B-C-D-E-F-G).
• review singing melody.
• move as their note names are sung.
• move and sing with song. Play Song
Lesson Completed
3. Play - Alphabet Song: Part 1 (Song 6)
A. Play Melody Have students:
• track Part 1 as they sing melody.
• describe/discuss “notched” notes of Part 1.
B. Speakers Off Using mock keyboard, demonstrate Part 1 (Note: younger students can play entire
part with index finger). Have students:
• practice Part 1.
• play Part 1 with melody. Speakers On
• play Part 1 as they sing song. Play Song
Lesson Completed
4. Play - Do-Re-Mi: Part 1 (Optional: Part 2) (Song 7)
A. Play Song Ask students to:
• track words as they listen.
• sing with song.
B. Encourage partners to:
• track Part 1 as class chants each note name and rest used.
• practice Part 1. Speakers Off
• play Part 1 with melody. Play Melody Speakers On
• describe pitch direction of Part 1.
• repeat Part 1 with song. Play Song
C. Split Bass Optional. Guide students in learning Part 2 in a similar way.
Split Reset Lesson Completed
5. Listen – Ascending and descending melodic patterns
A. Play Song Listen to Do Re Mi. Challenge students to:
• sing Part 1 note names as they listen.
• play Part 1 along with recording.
B. Play Song Theme And Variations For Two Trumpets, Horn And Trombone by John Gardner. The first
part of the theme is an ascending major scale pattern, which occurs four times. Challenge students
to:
• show the direction with their hands when they hear the ascending “C-D-E” pattern.
C. Play Song Second Movement of the Symphony #4 by Ludwig van Beethoven. In this piece, the
major scale occurs in descending order, with long note values. (There is an escape tone on the
third degree of the scale.)
Ask students to:
• identify descending pattern.
• shape melody.
Lesson Completed
S. Synthesis: Play - Harmony (triads/intervals) using music alphabet
A. Separate the class into three sections. Have students select a sustained sounding voice (i.e. organ).
Have students play:
• (section 1) any C
• (section 2) any E
• (section 3) any G
B. Continue having each section change notes to create different chords.
C. Do similar activity, only this time students play intervals (i.e. A-E, C-F, C-E) instead of single notes.
D. Repeat any of the above, but use the fingered accompaniment mode.
Fingered Accomp
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