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Teaching Melody

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Table of Contents

1. Melodic Composition· DIY Monster Magnets..........................................................1· Composition Sequence for the Elementary Music Classroom· Combining Vocal Exploration with Storytelling and Composition· Teaching Melodic Composition with Solfege.............................2· Intro to Melodic Improv· A Simple Lesson for Composition in Elementary Music


2. Lessons Using Children’s Literature· Introducing Sol/Mi with The Doorbell Rang.............................3· Using Wordless Books to Explore Melodic Readiness· 5 Books to Reinforce Tonal Center· Using Mortimer to Teach High/Low........................................4· Finding Do with Leap Back Home to Me· Up and Down with Children’s Lit

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3. Solfege and Pitch Letter Names· How to Teach Primary Songs with a Pocket Chart.......................5· Practicing Sol/Mi in the Kodaly Method· Movable Do, Jamaican Style!· Bounce High, Bounce Low: a Favorite Game to Teach La..............6· Teach Do/Re/Mi with The Closet Key· Teaching Letter Names for Notes on the Staff· 7 Songs for Teaching Minor Third and Major Triad.....................7· Use Plainsies, Clapsies to Teach Mi/Sol/La· Center Activities to Teach Pitch Letter Names

4. Fundamental Melodic and Singing Concepts· Teaching Melodic Contour.....................................................8· Sing High, Sing Low: a New Twist on an Old Favorite· Vocal Play: a Critical Key to In Tune Singing· Repetition Tools to Make Learning Melodies Easy and Fun...........9· Musical Opposites: Videos and Singing Games· They All Can Sing: Tricks to Help Them Find Their Voice

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Melodic Composition

https://caldwellorganizedchaos.blogspot.com/2015/10/teacher-tuesday-rhythm-monster-magnets.html

https://www.anacrusic.com/blog/2018/2/22/a-composition-sequence-for-the-elementary-music-classroom

http://musiceducatorresources.com/2018/02/25/combining-vocal-exploration-story-telling-composition/


Melodic Composition

https://mrsstouffersmusicroom.com/solfegecomposition/

https://musicwithmrsdennis.blogspot.com/2018/02/intro-to-melodic-improv.html

http://www.yellowbrickroadblog.com/2014/10/simple-lesson-for-composition.html


Lessons UsingChildren’s Literature

https://floatingdowntheriverontheohio.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-doorbell-rang-introducing-sol-mi.html

https://singtokids.com/using-wordless-books-explore-melodic-readiness/

https://www.anacrusic.com/blog/2018/2/10/resource-roundup-5-books-to-reinforce-tonal-center-in-the-elementary-music-classroom


Lessons UsingChildren’s Literature

https://caldwellorganizedchaos.blogspot.com/2015/09/teacher-tuesday-using-mortimer-to-teach.html

https://musicwithmrsdennis.blogspot.com/2018/02/finding-do-with-leap-back-home-to-me.html

https://ofortunaorff.blogspot.com/2018/02/up-and-down-with-childrens-lit.html


Solfege andPitch Letter Names

http://www.sillyomusic.com/2017/02/how-to-teach-primary-songs-with-pocket.html

https://mrsstouffersmusicroom.com/practicing-solmi/

https://flsunshinemusic.wordpress.com/2018/01/19/moveable-do-jamaican-style/



https://mrstanenblatt.blogspot.com/2018/02/bounce-high-bounce-low-favorite-game-to.html

http://www.yellowbrickroadblog.com/2017/02/the-closet-key.html

http://caldwellorganizedchaos.blogspot.com/2015/01/teacher-tuesday-teaching-letter-names.html



https://professionalmusiceducator.com/7-songs-teaching-minor-third-major-triad/

http://www.yellowbrickroadblog.com/2018/02/plainsies-clapsies.html

http://caldwellorganizedchaos.blogspot.com/2015/01/teacher-tuesday-teaching-letter-names_27.html


Fundamental MelodicAnd Singing Concepts

https://mrstanenblatt.blogspot.com/2018/02/teaching-melodic-contour.html

http://musicwithmissw.com/sing-high-sing-low/

https://floatingdowntheriverontheohio.blogspot.com/2018/02/vocal-play-critical-key-to-in-tune.html


Fundamental MelodicAnd Singing Concepts

https://professionalmusiceducator.com/repetition/

http://musicwithmissw.com/musical-opposites-videos-and-singing-games/

https://musical-remedies.blogspot.com/2017/08/they-can-all-singpart-one-intermediate.html

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