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Objectives
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Identify minor scale steps using scale degree names or solfege.
Sing a short melody in a minor key, using only stepwise movement.
Identify the major or minor key of a musical excerpt.
Preparation for Class
Preparation for Class
Read:
Read:
Minor Scales, Scale Degrees, and Key Signatures (OMT) - See the "Scale Degree" Section
Watch
Watch
How to Sight Sing in Minor: Interactive Practice (Saher Galt, 13 mins)
How to Sight Sing in Minor: Interactive Practice (Saher Galt, 13 mins)
Practice
Practice
Musition: Scale Degrees (Lvl 5–7)
Musition: Key/Mode ID (Lvl 3)
Auralia: Pitch Dictation (Lvl 3–4)
Auralia: Solfege ID (Lvl 5–6)
Quizlet Flashcards:
MusicTheory.net:
ID using Scale Degrees or Solfege
Construct using Scale Degrees or Solfege
Study Aids
Study Aids
Each member of the scale has a name based on its relationship to the first note of the scale. They are commonly referred to by 3 types of names:
Scale Degrees. These are number that always have a caret over the top)
Solfege (e.g. Do, Re). These are commonly used for sight-singing.
Functional Names (e.g. tonic, supertonic). These names will also refer to the chords we will build above these scale degrees.
In-Class Activities
In-Class Activities
Discussion
Discussion
Using Raised 6 and 7 in Melodies: Look through each of the melodies in the drop down below. Each is written in E minor. Sometimes the lowered scale degree 6 and 7 is used (C and D in E minor), other times the raised 6th and 7th is used instead (C# and D#, highlighted in pink). Listen to each of the examples as written, then listen to the examples with the alternate 6th/7th used. What is the difference in effect? Try to come up with a summary of how 6 and 7 are used in melodies in the traditional western style.
Activities
Activities
Worksheets for Practice:
Scale Degrees (ID & Construction): Worksheet 1, Worksheet 2 (p. 2)
Identifying keys in musical excerpts: Worksheet
Scale Degree Speed Challenge: Race against your classmates to see who can get the highest score in each scale degree level below before the timer runs up. Record the highest running scores on the board. Scores only count if you have 100% correct, so accuracy matters. If you miss a key, restart from the top! Work until your instructor yells stop.
Aural ID: Your instructor plays the tonic note, then a 3–5 note string that include one of the sets of notes below. Students sing back the string of notes using solfege or scale degrees.
Do, Re, or Me
Do, Me, or Sol
Do, Re, Me, Fal, or Sol
Repertoire for Practice
Repertoire for Practice
Scale Degree ID in Repertoire: For each given minor melody in your anthology here, identify the key, then identify the scale degree of each note above the staff.
Key ID in Repertoire: For each diatonic musical excerpt in your anthology here, identify the major or minor key that best represents the example given.
Melodic Sight-Singing: Sing through the melodies in your sight-singing anthology here. Work through the following steps for each melody:
Identify the key
Singing the melodic minor scale in that key
Speaking through the solfège syllables/scale degrees in that key while conducting.
Sing through the melody on solfège/scale degrees while conducting.
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