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Y2. Lesson 29. Revision - Solfa

Overview

  • Students review elements from previous learning, including solfa notes, do and re, and the pentatonic scale.

Learning intention

By the end of this lesson, students will have:

  • Identified solfa notes do and re and the pentatonic scale.

Success criteria

  • Students demonstrate their knowledge of solfa notes do and re and the pentatonic scale.

Prior learning: Do, re, and pentatonic scale                               

Duration: 30 minutes

Materials: Woodblocks or claves                

Keywords: Beat, rhythm, singing, chanting, partners, rhymes, circle games.       

Difficulty: 

Prepare

 

Present

Revision of solfa

Practise

 

This lesson serves as a revision for prior knowledge gained earlier in the year. It concentrates on solfa notes and the pentatonic scale.

So, mi & la

Students demonstrate their knowledge of so, la & mi.

Questions on so, mi & la

Questions

Divide the class into two groups. Each group receives a point for every correct answer.

  1. If so is on a line, where is mi? [line below]
  2. If so is in a space, where is mi? [space below]
  3. Is so a skip or a step from mi? [skip]
  4. Show the hand signs for so and mi?
  5. Sing the solfa for Goodnight.
  6. Name the missing notes in the song Bounce High [la and mi].
  7. If so is in a space, which solfa note is on the line above? [la]
  8. if so is on a line, which solfa note in the space above [la]
  9. Show the hand sign for la.

 

     Do & re

Students demonstrate their knowledge of do & re. 

Name the note [do]

Questions on do & re

Questions

  1. If so and mi are in a space, where is do? [in the space below mi]
  2. If so and mi are on a line, where is do? [on the line below mi]
  3. Show the hand sign for do.
  4. Sing Pease Pudding Hot. Where is do found? [last note]
  5. What is the note between do and mi? [re]
  6. If mi is on a line and do is on the line below, where is re? [in the space between]
  7. If mi is in a space and do is in the space below, where is re? [on the line between]
  8. Show the hand sign for re.
  9. Sing the first three notes of Hot Cross Buns. Which note is re? [the second note]

 

   Responding

Students determine the intervals between notes sung by the teacher.

The pentatonic scale

  • Lead the class in singing the song.
  • Repeat using solfa and hand signs. Pointing to the solfa on the board as you sing may be helpful.
  • Ask which is the lowest note [do] and sing it.
  • Ask which is the highest note [la] and sing it.
  • Ask how many different notes in total [5].
  • Ask the class to follow you, singing the five notes [do, re, mi so, la].
  • Ask students whether the intervals between the notes are skips or steps.
  • Remind the class that these five notes are called the pentatonic scale.

Skips or steps?

  • Sing an interval, and students respond by stating step or skip.
  • Sing the interval, and students should echo back.
  • Sing do-re [step]
  • Sing re-mi [step]
  • Sing mi-so [skip]
  • Sing so-la [step]
  • Continue in reverse order.
  • Extension: Repeat the process using hand signs.

Suggested lessons

Y1. Beat II

 

 

Y1. Beat III

 

Y1. Beat IV

 

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