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Week 6

Form Call and Response: Alternates between one person/ group doing a part and another person/ group answering back The call changes, but the response stays the same every time Example: o Skin and Bones Identical Call and Response o Che Che Kule

Phrase: Musical thought/ musical sentence o My Pony Bill Sections: Larger Scale Using letters to label/ represent large sections Binary Form (AB): Rig a Jig Jig March during A, Sway during B Ternary Form (ABA): Hello, Hello, Hello, Hello Macro for A, Micro for B Rondo Form (ABACA): One section recurs, alternating with different sections in between (ABACA) There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick Theme and Variation: Main theme presented and then is manipulated in various ways (changing tempo, rhythm, meter, tonality, range, timbre, etc.) Rote Song/Chant Procedure: Give yourself the starting pitch and sing it on a neutral syllable Move to macrobeatheels or sway Move to microbeatspider fingers Simultaneous macro/ micro Pause and sing resting tone during song Tell students they will hear the song once more, then will audiate. Give yourself starting pitch and sing the song. Give vocal cue; students audiate song, touching chin when done.

Give vocal cue; then preparatory gesture/ breath. Students sing the song. Assess the students performance and remediate if necessary.

**PREPARE THE STUDENTS FOR THEIR JOB **VOCAL CUE **PREPARATORY GESTURE/ BREATH

Things for students to do while listening: Macrobeat/ microbeat Meter Tonality Resting tone Singing/ keeping beat, moving Lyrics

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