Sol-fa Letters

Large Sol-fa Letters
(SL) $6.25
Sol-fa Letters (9 individual signs per set), includes 2 ‘d’ and 2 ‘l’ letters.

Mini Sol-fa Letters
(MSL) $4.90
Sol-fa Letters (9 individual signs per set), includes 2 ‘d’ and 2 ‘l’ letters.

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IDEAS AND APPLICATIONS

IDEAS AND APPLICATIONS:

PITCH AND MELODIC FOCUS

  • Teacher or students can place any of the three pitch organizing tools, the Letter Names, Numerals, or Sol-fa Letters, on the staff to locate and limit the tone set of melody to be performed, or as the pitch parameter for improvisation and composition.
  • Place a letter, number, or sol-fa letter on the staff or on the Display Platform to represent a tone and then place the corresponding Resonator Bell on top of the symbol and strike.
  • Layer the note heads from the Standard Notation Set over the individual letters, numbers or sol-fa letters as they are first introduced in melody on staff.
  • Line up the keys of the Keyboard Window so they are layered over letters, numbers or sol-fa letters.
  • Place letters, numbers or sol-fa letters on staff or on plain Fabric Backing and indicate half-steps with slurs (slurs can be found in Notation Set 1 or Notation Set 2).

KODALY CONTEXT

  • Apply Single Line Staff to Fabric Backing so a range of a 3rd is created for reading ‘universal’ chants. Apply ‘do’ Clef, and Sol-fa Letters to staff and extend with Disc-Notes or Standard Notation. Apply Single Line Staff to backs of students’ Mini 18 Panel and to Fabric Backing of classroom Note Panel.
  • Display Kodaly Hand Signs on Bell Display Platform in the form of a tone ladder and align with Sol-fa Letters. Add steps to the Bell Display Platform. As students sing and play with increased range, they should begin to realize the relationship of the tones to the steps.
  • Sol-fa letters and Kodaly Hand Signs properly spaced on the Display Platform can also reinforce half and whole step relationships. As your students’ aural skills improve, transfer letters and signs to Single Line Staff or to regular staff.
  • Apply Stem Notation to Fabric Backing or to Display Platform. Place Sol-fa Letters under stems as an introduction to pitch notation.

COMPOSITION

  • Set rhythm and pitch parameters for composition with selections from Rhythm Cards, Sol-fa Letters, Numerals, and Disc-notes on staff.
  • Provide several choices of melodic motives to be developed into a melody with Disc-notes or Sol-fa Letters.

MUSIC WRITING AND DICTATION

  • Sing various forms of minor and chromatic scales drawn from performance practice. Sing the Chromatic Sol-fa Syllables to support inner hearing of raised and lowered tones. Notate on staff with Disc-notes, using standard notation and required accidentals.

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