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== Objectives ==
==Objectives==


* Student will understand the difference between fixed do and moveable do
*Student will understand the difference between fixed do and moveable do
* Student will understand the difference between moveable do-based and (la)-based systems
*Student will understand the difference between moveable do-based and (la)-based systems
* Students will be able to label diatonic melodies (major, minor, and modal) with various solfège systems
*Students will be able to label diatonic melodies (major, minor, and modal) with various solfège systems
* Students will comprehend the benefits and drawbacks of each system
*Students will be able to label chromatic melodies with moveable do-based solfege
* Students will be introduced to Indian and Maqam solmization  
*Students will learn Kodaly/Curwen handsignals for solmization
*Students will comprehend the benefits and drawbacks of each system
*Students will be introduced to Indian and Maqam solmization


== Resources ==
==Resources==


==== Readings ====
====Readings====


==== Instructor References ====
* Tobey, ''A Feeling for Harmony'': [http://legacy.earlham.edu/~tobeyfo/musictheory/Book1/FFH1_CH1/1K_Solfege.html Chapter 1K - Singing with Solfege]
* Kaulkin, [http://www.michaelkaulkin.com/movable-do-in-classroom-ear-training/ "The Case for Moveable Do in Classroom Musicianship."]
* Handout: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oiJPc6zPBBtMoYapzc8FJGlp1whqLqEc/view?usp=sharing Solfege Systems]
* ''Music Theory Tutor'': [https://www.musictheorytutor.org/2013/03/25/solfege-hand-signs/ Solfege Hand Signs]
* Clark County Children's Choir: [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjCi5Lcv_PqAhVUHc0KHcr4AjYQFjAoegQICBAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clarkcountychildrenschoir.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F10%2FSolfegeChromatic.pdf&usg=AOvVaw17sD-7zObjbKZDnK1qbn3m Chromatic Solfege Handsigns]
* Vandergraff, Dynamic Music Room: [https://dynamicmusicroom.com/purpose-of-hand-signs/ "What is the purpose of Solfege Hand Signs?"]
* Sadhana, ''Raag Hindustani'': [https://raag-hindustani.com/Notes.html "Demystifying Indian Classical Music: The Notes in an Octave."]


* McNaught, [https://books.google.com/books?id=nNYPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA35 "The History and Uses of Sol-Fa Syllables."] (''Proceedings of the Musical Association'' 19, 1893: 35-51).
====Instructor References====


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*McNaught, [https://books.google.com/books?id=nNYPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA35 "The History and Uses of Sol-Fa Syllables."] (''Proceedings of the Musical Association'' 19, 1893: 35-51).<br />


== Class Activities ==
==Class Activities==


* Explanation of fixed and moveable do systems using major scales and melodies
*Explanation of fixed and moveable do systems using major scales and melodies
* Explanation of fixed, moveable do-based and la-based minor systems with a minor scale/melody
*Explanation of fixed, moveable do-based and la-based minor systems with a minor scale/melody
* Explanation of systems using modal melodies
*Explanation of systems using modal melodies
* Singing of short melodic excerpts with different solmizations
*Singing of short melodic excerpts with different solmizations
* Singing of melodies from solfege (no notation)
*Singing of melodies from solfege (no notation)
* Demonstration/contrast of tonal systems using Indian and Maqam solmizations
*Demonstration/contrast of tonal systems using Indian and Maqam solmizations


== Assignments ==
==Assignments==


* Labeling of melodic segments with solfège
*Labeling of melodic segments with solfège


== Notes ==
==Notes==
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Revision as of 22:32, 29 July 2020

Objectives

  • Student will understand the difference between fixed do and moveable do
  • Student will understand the difference between moveable do-based and (la)-based systems
  • Students will be able to label diatonic melodies (major, minor, and modal) with various solfège systems
  • Students will be able to label chromatic melodies with moveable do-based solfege
  • Students will learn Kodaly/Curwen handsignals for solmization
  • Students will comprehend the benefits and drawbacks of each system
  • Students will be introduced to Indian and Maqam solmization

Resources

Readings

Instructor References

Class Activities

  • Explanation of fixed and moveable do systems using major scales and melodies
  • Explanation of fixed, moveable do-based and la-based minor systems with a minor scale/melody
  • Explanation of systems using modal melodies
  • Singing of short melodic excerpts with different solmizations
  • Singing of melodies from solfege (no notation)
  • Demonstration/contrast of tonal systems using Indian and Maqam solmizations

Assignments

  • Labeling of melodic segments with solfège

Notes