Opus 28
Music Reading - F Major
F MAJOR TONALITY - Pitch/Melody: Pitches may
be grouped to form a set, e.g., pentachord, scale,
mode, tone row. A set of pitches may or may not
have a tonal center.
Read, play and notate the F major pentachord.
Identify “home tone” of F major tonality.
Read music using notes in F major pentachord.
Transpose A major melody to F major.
F major pentachord, home tone or tonal center,
accompaniment, transpose
F major pentachord, home tone or tonal center,
accompaniment, transpose
F major pentachord on grand staff
Assessment (Quiz 29) - Students will enter various notes of the F major pentachord, and listen to
melodies to determine if patterns were played correctly.
Assessment (Quiz 29) - Students will enter various notes of the F major pentachord, and listen to
melodies to determine if patterns were played correctly.
Assessment (Quiz 29) - Students will enter various notes of the F major pentachord, and listen to
melodies to determine if patterns were played correctly.
Repertoire: America, Joy by Sachdev, Sweetly Sings the Donkey
Repertoire: America, Joy by Sachdev, Sweetly Sings the Donkey
Repertoire: America, Joy by Sachdev, Sweetly Sings the Donkey
National Standards:
1. NS 2,5
2. NS 5,6
3. NS 1,2
4. NS 3,6,9
S. NS 4,5
R. NS 6
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Sequence of Activities:
1. Read & Play - F Major (Chart 18)
A. Chart 18 Using Chart 18, encourage students to:
• identify note names used in treble and bass clefs.
• play exercise in treble clef (right hand).
• sing home tone.
B. Repeat above activity with left hand.
Lesson Completed
2. Notate - Melodies using F Major (Worksheet 11)
A. Play the notes of the F major pentachord in ascending order (treble or bass clef). Have students:
• identify note names and register.
• play/sing ascending pattern.
B. Play several melodic patterns that repeat ascending pattern above, but add an extra note from F ma-
jor pentachord at the end. Direct students to:
• play each pattern.
• identify additional note (melodic dictation).
C. Worksheet 11 Play ascending pentachord again. Encourage class to:
• write notes on the appropriate staff of Worksheet 11 using correct rhythm values.
• write time signature.
Repeat process for new treble and bass clef patterns. Have students
• play each melodic pattern written on Worksheet 11.
Lesson Completed
3. Play & Sing - America: Part 2 (Song 33)
A. Have students:
• identify/locate notes of the F major pentachord in Part 2.
• practice Part 2. Speakers Off
B. Speakers On Play Melody America. Ask students to:
• play Part 2 with melody.
NOTE: Encourage students to sing melody as they play Part 2.
Play Song !
Lesson Completed
4. Listen & Improvise – F major
A. Ensemble Mode Speakers Off Have partners:
• take turns, one playing home tone F in repeated whole notes, the other improvising melodic
phrases using notes of F major pentachord. (Optional. Pieces can be recorded for playback
later.)
NOTE: Encourage students to end improvisations on home tone.
B. Speakers On Play Song Joy by G.S. Sachdev (the instrument is the low-pitched Indian bamboo
flute, called the "bansuri"). Ask students to:
• play home tone.
C. Speakers Off Seashore – Right Pan Flute – Left Have students:
• decide which voice is “home-tone” and which voice is “sound-effect”.
• play “home-tone” and “sound-effect” with excerpt. Play Song
NOTE: Play home tone in whole note pattern.
Split Mode Lesson Completed
S. Synthesis: Transpose - Sweetly Sings the Donkey (Parts 1 & 3) from A major to F major (Song 31/
Worksheet 11)
A. Worksheet 11 Have students:
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review Parts 1 & 3 of Sweetly Sings the Donkey.
• identify Part 1 as melody.
• transpose (by ear) to F major.
• decide if transposition is higher or lower (lower).
• write notes with correct rhythm values on treble clef of Worksheet 11.
B. Repeat process for Part 3 (bass clef on Worksheet 11).
Synthesis Completed
R. Review
A. Note Monitor Ask students to:
• practice entering the five ascending notes of the F major pentachord.
B. Write a four measure melody with notes in F major pentachord on overhead. Play melody correctly
or incorrectly. Have students:
• practice entering “black” = played correctly, or “white” = not played correctly.
Repeat with other melodies. (NOTE: You can use quiz overhead as review for this Opus.)
Review Completed
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