Sweet William (Sight Reading)

  • 'Sweet William (Sight Reading)’ worksheet begins with exercises to prepare students for sight-reading the song.

STEP 1: Clap selected rhythms from the song.

STEP 2: Sing exercises in solfa to practise intervals from the song.

STEP 3: Sing the song in solfa from the staff (a few hints in solfa are included).

  • This is a useful activity for practising the melodic elements 'fa' and 'ti' in la tonality.
  • Great for practising the rhythmic element 'tum ti'.
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Kodály Analysis:

Sweet William (Sight Reading) Theme: Transportation Games:
Partner: Form: Song Type:
Scale: Natural Minor CSP: C Age: Upper Primary - Lower Secondary
Tones: l low finalis ti low d r m f s l ti Rhythm: ; ; ; ;  
Melodic: l low d ; d r m s ; s m d ; m d l low ; l low ti low d l low finalis ; l low m l ; l ti l ; l s m ; m f s ; s ti l s ; s m l ; l l low
Prac: Natural Minor, , f

 

Origin:
Source: MySongFile.com

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