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2. Play - Scarborough Fair (Song 42)
A. Play Accompaniment Scarborough Fair without telling students name of song. Ask students to:
• identify song by accompaniment only.
• discuss how harmony can be as descriptive as melody.
Note: Scarborough Fair was last heard in Opus 34 Synthesis.
B. Split – Treble Play Melody Scarborough Fair. Ask students to:
• identify key signature as C major.
• identify first note of melody as second degree of C Major scale (D).
• identify melody as a mode (dorian).
• practice melody. Speakers Off
• play melody with accompaniment. Speakers On Play Accompaniment
Lesson Completed
3. Listen - Modes
A. Play the following excerpts. Have students:
• discuss in terms of major, minor and modal.
Play Song Taste of Honey
Play Song How Dare You
Play Song Holst Second Suite in F (2
nd
Mvt.)
Play Song Holst Second Suite in F (3
rd
Mvt.)
Play Song Rhapsody in Blue
Play Song Fugue from “Chamber Music For Four B-Flat Clarinets “
Play Song Dueling Banjos
Play Song Old Joe Clark
Lesson Completed
4. Identify & Play – Sequence (Songs 7, 26 & 47)
A. Play C-E-G-B. Have students:
• echo pattern.
• move pattern up a scale degree (D-F-A-C)
• move pattern up another scale degree (E-G-B-D).
B. Introduce term “sequence”. Play the following songs to demonstrate melodic sequence. Have stu-
dents:
• identify where sequence occurs.
• describe length of sequence.
Play Song Come To The Sea
Play Song We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Play Song Do Re Mi
Lesson Completed
S. Synthesis: Create - Melodic Sequence (Chart 28)
A. Chart 28 With Chart 28 encourage students to:
• practice left hand. Speakers Off
• describe left hand as series of diatonic 7
th
chords.
• practice right hand.
• play seven sequences of first measure.
• Option: Play both hands. Speakers On
B. Have students:
• suggest ways to vary right hand to create melodic interest.
• practice suggestions. Speakers Off
• play individual pieces. Speakers On
C. Have students:
• perform Chart 28 as a modal piece by starting on measure 2, and ending on measure 2
(dorian).
Synthesis Completed
R. Review
A. Create four-measure phrases that are either a sequence or a repeated pattern that changes mode.
Ask students to:
• practice entering “black” = sequence, “white” = modal repetition.
B. Play the following songs, and have students:
• practice entering “black” = major, “white” = minor, “both” = modal.
Play Song Ah Vous Dirais-Je Maman à la Mode (mixolydian)
Play Song Frère Jacques (major)
Play Song Oh How Lovely Is The Evening (b) (minor)
Review Competed
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