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Supplementary Books: Practice Games Listen & Respond pg. 8 Imagine & Create pg. 9
L.H.
R.H.
INTERVAL of a 4th
M I D D L E
G A B C D E F G 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4
On the piano, a 4th - skips two keys - skips two fingers - skips two letters
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On the staff, a 4th - skips two notes from either a line to a space or a space to a line.
Theory Workbook 4ths pg. 12 Piano Technique Tiptoe pg. 12
Hoedown Toe tappin’
Notespeller Snow Cones pg. 10
At
Music Flash Cards – Set A Pink #31, #32
the
Janet Feldman
1
hoe down,
do
si
do,
all
our friends will
4
meet.
1 4 1
5
Swing your
part
ner,
don’t
be
slow.
Clap your hands
and stomp your feet!
1 4
Accompaniment (Student plays one octave higher than written.) Toe tappin’ ( =150) 5
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New Concepts:
Interval of a 4th
Touch & Sound:
Playing both staccato and legato in one piece.
Prepare 16/17
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While listening to Hoedown, student taps and counts rhythm.
Review:
Practice
Perform
Student plays only m. 1-2 and m. 5-6, while teacher answers by playing m. 3- 4 and m. 7-8.
Student plays Hoedown using full arm weight on the harmonic 4ths in the last measure of piece.
Switch parts. Ask student: “How many melodic 4ths are in this piece?” – harmonic 4ths?
Parallel thumbs on C and D Staccato Legato Melodic and harmonic intervals
Discuss the difference in touch and sound between staccato and legato sections.
Student circles all the 4ths.
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