Counting of all typical notes and rests up to 16th notes
Finding and keeping track of Do
Keeping individual time
Recognizing and accurately tuning pitches
Identifying and performing intervals, and triadic recognition
Singing melodic lines
Developing sight reading skills of looking ahead and “pre-hearing” intervals before you sing them
Understanding and interpreting tempo expression markings
Performing rhythmic and melodic lines in duets
Understanding and differentiating time signatures
Lesson Titles
1 – Getting Started With Quarter notes and rests 2 – Working with Quarters and Rests 3 – Half notes get 2 counts (usually) 4 – Halves, quarters and rest practice, adding Mi – Marcatto 5 – Dotted halves, quarters, rests – Do, Re Mi drill; Introducing mezzo piano (mp) and mezzo forte (mf) 6 – Do, Re, Mi – counting and looking ahead 7 – Do, Re, Mi – Introducing eighth notes 8 – Do, Re, Mi – eighth notes and rests 9 – Mastering Do, Re, Mi notes, rhythms, and rests and Introducing the whole note 10 – Introducing Eb Major and 4/8 time 11 – Learning in Eb – 4/8 time – looking ahead. The Fermata 12 – Moving ahead with eighth notes and Do, Re, Mi – Counting rests in your head 13 – Introducing G major – and lower Ti 14 – G major – Reinforcing lower Ti, Mastering rhythms 15 – Becoming more skilled and independent musicians 16 – Introducing the tie, and piano (p) and forte (f) 17 – Practicing the tie, MASTERING eighth notes 18 – Jumping around with eighth notes 19 – Counting through longer notes 20 – Introducing D major – practicing basic skills 21 – Eighth notes and syncopation* 22 – Introducing Crescendo and Decrescendo – practicing syncopation 23 – Practicing dynamics and syncopation 24 – Adding Fa – 2/2 time – Practicing looking ahead 25 – Fa + mastering skills thus far 26 – Adding the DOT – more important rhythmic skills 27 – Introducing C major and rhythmic drill 28 – Wider skips in C major 29 – Introducing the eighth note rest 30 – Practicing eighth notes and skips – Introducing Sol 31 – Introducing 6/8 time – practicing Sol 32 – Eb Major – Practicing 6/8 time – notes and rests 33 – 4/8 time – Working with Fa 34 – Working with triads and skips 35 – Introducing 5/4 time, practicing skips and syncopation 36 – Sforzando; Subito and accents 37 – Introducing E major; WIDER skips; sfz; Hemiola 38 – Legato and staccato singing 39 – Longer notes require more breath management – Practicing wider skips 40 – Graduation exercises – Congratulations!
