The Maryborough Miner (Sight Reading)

This worksheet,'Maryborough Miner (Sight Reading)', begins with exercises to prepare students for sight-reading the song.

The song has some difficult intervals, making this a more advanced sight-reading activity. (Or you can just give greater assistance for larger leaps).

STEP 1: Clap selected rhythms from the song.

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

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

• Useful for preparing and practising the melodic elements 'ta' and 'low ta'. ('Ta' is a flattened 7th.)
• Useful for practising ties in 6/8 time.