Orff Basic Class Notes 2013 - Beatin' Path Publications, LLC
Orff Basic Class Notes 2013 - Beatin' Path Publications, LLC
Orff Basic Class Notes 2013 - Beatin' Path Publications, LLC
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VCU <strong>Basic</strong> <strong>Orff</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
Brent Holl, Instructor<br />
• Create a melody by pointing to the lines with a mallet, add sol mi, letter names.<br />
• Trade mallet for chalk, draw notes on the staff then sing.<br />
• Draw a series of notes left to right and sing.<br />
• Add hand signs.<br />
Step kids:<br />
❧❧<br />
Ask on student to kneel and another to stand. Kneel is mi and stand is so. A student can<br />
play the people by pointing over their heads.<br />
Homework Assignment for Session 3:<br />
1. Write out a bitonic song using the text of a favorite rhyme or poem on staff paper in full score.<br />
• Use only So and Mi.<br />
• Use only the keys of G, C, F, or D.<br />
• Pay careful attention to the notation of the rhythm.<br />
• Make the melody safe, simple, and singable! (no masterpieces please!).<br />
2. Find two examples of bitonic songs in any of your source books and analyze the accompaniments.<br />
Share your observations with the class.<br />
Homework helper activities:<br />
Let it Snow (Michael Nichols, Seasons and Holidays, p. 27)<br />
Let It Snow<br />
Michael R. Nichols<br />
& c œ œ<br />
œ Œ Œ œ œ<br />
œ<br />
Œ Œ œ œ<br />
1<br />
œ œ œ œ<br />
Let<br />
Let<br />
it<br />
it<br />
snow!<br />
snow!<br />
& œ Œ Œ .<br />
sled.<br />
Let it<br />
Let it<br />
snow,<br />
snow,<br />
so that<br />
and I<br />
2<br />
œ œ œ œ œ œ<br />
pro -mise not to bump my<br />
I<br />
œ<br />
head!<br />
can ride my<br />
Œ<br />
Œ<br />
Aim:<br />
❧❧<br />
Reinforcement of hand signs for bitonic melody (so and mi)<br />
Process:<br />
❧❧<br />
Introduce/review the Curwin hand signs for so and mi. (See page 25)<br />
Day3:22