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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==== | ||
==== | * 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."] | |||
====Instructor References==== | |||
<br /> | *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
- Tobey, A Feeling for Harmony: Chapter 1K - Singing with Solfege
- Kaulkin, "The Case for Moveable Do in Classroom Musicianship."
- Handout: Solfege Systems
- Music Theory Tutor: Solfege Hand Signs
- Clark County Children's Choir: Chromatic Solfege Handsigns
- Vandergraff, Dynamic Music Room: "What is the purpose of Solfege Hand Signs?"
- Sadhana, Raag Hindustani: "Demystifying Indian Classical Music: The Notes in an Octave."
Instructor References
- McNaught, "The History and Uses of Sol-Fa Syllables." (Proceedings of the Musical Association 19, 1893: 35-51).
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