Dear children,
Welcome to the first lesson of the academic year. Congrats to all of you for having made it thus far!So, let's maintain a proper notebook for our Western Music class this year and cover it nicely in RED. Write the lyrics (words) of all the songs that are uploaded here each week. Write proper titles of the song with date. I will check your notebooks when we resume school.
Note to parents: please note the changes made in the post. Since there is no assigned notebooks for Western Music, please do not write down the songs in any notebook. Refer to this lesson/blog for the song lyrics. As much as possible, kindly make your children learn and memorise the songs given in each lesson. You must also have received the syllabus booklet. All the songs are already there in the booklet under the Western Music curriculum. Kindly refer to the same.
You must have seen this lesson last week. Now, I want you to really learn the song by heart and sing it confidently.
Learning outcome:
Do-Re-Mi is the building block of all Western music vocal singing. In Indian classical music, the first notes begin with Sa-Re-Ga-Ma-Pa-Dha-Ni-Sa. In Western classical music it is Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do. These eight notes are called "Tonic Sol-fa" or "Solfège". Do Re Mi or ‘Tonic Sol-fa’ is a traditional and very effective way to teach the concept of intervals and the sound of each note of the scale. It helps build an understanding of how to pitch notes and know how they should sound.
If you have a piano at home, or have access to a piano, or have seen a piano, this is how Do-Re-Mi looks like in the *scale of C* (scales is for a later time; you don't have to worry about that for now).
Listen to the video below to hear how it sounds like. Lesson: Learn it by heart.
Next, after we learn the solfege by heart, we will move on to learn the song Do-Re-Mi.
✋Check! Have you learned Do-Re-Mi yet? 👆 If not, first learn it by heart before proceeding.
Additionally, you may also watch the original video song from the movie The Sound of Music.
Remember kids, Do-Re-Mi is your A-B-C of music. If you don't learn them by heart, you will not be able to sing effectively.
So, today's lesson (and for this week is)
1. Learn the solfege (Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do) by heart in the correct tune
2. Learn the song
Play this interactive virtual piano now
Beginning from the Grey Dot, click on all the white bars (keys) I-O-P-Z-X-C-V-B -- That is your Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do. Try it now. (The virtual piano will open in a new tab/page).
That's all for today. Have a fun time of learning, and see you again in the next lesson.
Welcome to the first lesson of the academic year. Congrats to all of you for having made it thus far!
Note to parents: please note the changes made in the post. Since there is no assigned notebooks for Western Music, please do not write down the songs in any notebook. Refer to this lesson/blog for the song lyrics. As much as possible, kindly make your children learn and memorise the songs given in each lesson. You must also have received the syllabus booklet. All the songs are already there in the booklet under the Western Music curriculum. Kindly refer to the same.
You must have seen this lesson last week. Now, I want you to really learn the song by heart and sing it confidently.
Learning outcome:
- Learning Do-Re-Mi (solfege)
- Learning the song Do-Re-Mi from the Sound of Music
Do-Re-Mi is the building block of all Western music vocal singing. In Indian classical music, the first notes begin with Sa-Re-Ga-Ma-Pa-Dha-Ni-Sa. In Western classical music it is Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do. These eight notes are called "Tonic Sol-fa" or "Solfège". Do Re Mi or ‘Tonic Sol-fa’ is a traditional and very effective way to teach the concept of intervals and the sound of each note of the scale. It helps build an understanding of how to pitch notes and know how they should sound.
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| © Picture credit: https://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/fun-music-theory-do-re-mi/ |
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| © Picture credit: https://www.letsplaykidsmusic.com/fun-music-theory-do-re-mi/ |
Listen to the video below to hear how it sounds like. Lesson: Learn it by heart.
© Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gob6JK0jAE
✋Check! Have you learned Do-Re-Mi yet? 👆 If not, first learn it by heart before proceeding.
© Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lU6X13icO0
Additionally, you may also watch the original video song from the movie The Sound of Music.
© Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drnBMAEA3AM
Remember kids, Do-Re-Mi is your A-B-C of music. If you don't learn them by heart, you will not be able to sing effectively.
So, today's lesson (and for this week is)
1. Learn the solfege (Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do) by heart in the correct tune
2. Learn the song
Play this interactive virtual piano now
Beginning from the Grey Dot, click on all the white bars (keys) I-O-P-Z-X-C-V-B -- That is your Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do. Try it now. (The virtual piano will open in a new tab/page).
Are you able to sing without the music now?
Have you written down the lyrics in your notebook?
Learn the song by heart and sing without looking at the video or the notebook.
Send me a thumbs up 👍 in the comment section below if you've seen this lesson. Write your Name, Class with section and Roll No.
If you have any questions, kindly post it in the comments section below.
That's all for today. Have a fun time of learning, and see you again in the next lesson.
