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Musical Intelligence Prezo Patti
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Editor's Notes
Students and teachers are often shy about singing.Teacher introduces singing in the class, the goal is not to turn students into singersGoal is to enliven the learning processBUT people also learn to sing by SINGING
Teachers can increase singing accuracy by:Establishing the starting pitch of a song by singingOr by playing it (most comfortable with middle C to C above range)Meter & flow of song can be established by counting“1,2, rea-dy sing” for a song in 2 or 4“1 rea-dy sing” for song in 3
Encourage students to sing with energy rather than to sing loudlyEncourage students to blend with the voices of their classmates
Alleviate concerns about the sound of one’s voice by:Chanting nonsense soundsemphasize the playfulness of soundmakingreduce fears about singing in perfect pitch or sounding accomplishedOver time teachers can progress from chanting, to exaggerating the words into a “heightened speech”, and then to singing.
Activities for nonsense sounds & warmupexcercisesBreathing Exercise…Candle hold out HopHopHopHopI OOOOPEN the DOORCocaCocaCocaColaMangoMangoMangoMango MOOEEE—AYY—AHHH—OOHH—OoooHSiren
What is Choral Reading?Finding short poems, literary passages, or famous quotations that require vocal variations in rhythm, pitch, emotion, or dialectEncourages students to use their voices in new ways while adding fluency, confidence, and expression in reading aloudExamples:Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” or “The Bells”Use original writingCan be performed in many waysStaged with class divided in parts (girls & boys)Add loud & soft sections, and varying the paceCan be performed in many waysStaged with class divided in parts (girls & boys)Add loud & soft sections, and varying the pace
WHAT’S THE WHOLE POINT in using nonsense sounds or choral reading?Acquaint students with using their voices with: greater expressionvocal rangeskillGets students ready for the joy of singing with confidence
Unless students take formal music courses, they rarely lean to read musical notation.Abstract musical symbol system might be an unfamiliar foreign language throughout their lives because of lack of exposureStudents can create their own symbol systems to better grasp musical notation
SOME WAYS TO TEACH NOTATION Ask students to listen to a piece of music & devise their own symbols to represent what they hearNumber the keys on a scale of a piano from 1 to 8 & help students play song
SOLFEGE WITH HAND SIGNALSSOLFEGE WITH SYMBOLS
Loo Eh LooSeniurLoo Eh Son She Nom AlleluiaRow,Row,Row Your Boat
Recorded songs are not available so, CREATE your own songs for your curriculum or content area.Little musical talent is required to begin creating original songs by writing words to a simple, well-known melody.**6 point oh two times ten to the 25” – calculate moles in chemistryANAMANIACSDepends on age level & maturity of the studentsLonger songs can be written and memorizedStudents can work in groups to create curriculum songsLet entire class singImproves atmosphere
When students are asked to write a story or poem, some complain they don’t know where or how to beginMusic can serve as a source of inspirationMusic can stimulate images and feelings and igniting storylines to pursue
ask students to pretend they are film producers and that they are to create a storyline using music only.Show them examples like, Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf & Disney’s Fantasia