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Selected Concepts
Selected Concepts
Directed Listening
Set the hook by first asking a question.
Students need to hear it repeatedly. The hearing process must be interesting, fascinating, involving, specific, and instructive.
Students should see it too: up close and personal.
Whole-Song Assimilation
So when was the last time you sat down with a lead sheet of Livin' on a Prayer?
Students learn by doing. 6-8 repetitions before prompting. Directed listening can help with complex passages.
Challenge: "who thinks they've got it?"
Sing a capella or with guitar if you must.
Sing for the class but not with the class!
Process Pnuemonics
Sing - Say - Dance - Play - (Create)
Weikart 4-Step Approach
Say It
Say and Do It
Whisper and Do It
Do It
Count It -> Sing It -> Note Name It -> Tah It -> Play It
Stretch Over Time
PPP - Presentation, Preparation, Performance
Plan Longitudinally - most elementary level pieces require a portion of at least three class meetings, if not four and sometimes five!
Tuneful Repertoire
Tuneful Repertoire
2013 - Hartt - Skin and Bones.pdfBeatful Repertoire
Beatful Repertoire
2013 - Hartt - Jolly Miller.pdfLyrics (Adapted)
MAKING MOCHI ON THE MOON
(pet-tahn-koh)
PET-TAN-KO, PET-TAN-KO,
PET-TAN, PET-TAN, PET-TAN-KO
(oh-kohn-eh-tay)
OK-KON-ET-A, OK-KON-ET-A
OK-KON-E, OK-KON-E, OK-KON-ET-A
(taht-swee-tay)
TOT-TSUI-TA, TOT-TSU-TA (
TOT-TSUI, TOT-TSU-I, TOT-TSU-ITA
(tohn)
TOUN, TOUN, TOUN,
TOUN, TOUN, TOUN,
TOUN, TOUN, TOUN, TOUN, TOUN, TOUN, TOUN
Translation:
Making Mochi on the Moon
One, two, three, four,
The hare is making Mochi on the moon
Knead, knead, knead, knead
Pound, pound, pound, pound
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap…
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