In part 1 of this series, I mentioned how the "Do-Re-Mi" song from "The Sound of Music" can help your child learn how to sing more effectively.
There are 2 ways to use this song.
The first way is called "Interval Training".
The "Do-Re-Mi" song fiddles around with what's called a "major scale".
There are lots of different types of scales in music, but as the saying goes - "This is a very good place to start.
".
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do represent all of the notes in a single octave, or iteration, of a major scale.
Without getting into the technicalities of what a major scale actually is, understand that the distance between each note is defined in music as an "interval" i.
e.
An interval is the distance between 2 notes - not only adjacent notes such as Do to Re, or Sol to La - but between ANY two notes.
Here's where interval training can be used.
Start your child out with the simple Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do going up - making sure that each note is sung accurately.
Start from a point where your child can sing each note comfortably.
After a certain comfort level in singing this scale is achieved, then have your child then go down the scale Do-Ti-La-So-Fa-Mi-Re-Do - again stressing the accuracy of each note.
Once your child is comfortable with this then go up and then down the scale in the same exercise.
Now, have your child sing the Do-Re-Mi song (Do, a dear, a female deer...
).
This is really good interval training as the notes in this song jump up and down quite a bit.
After that, if you happen to have "The Sound of Music", refer to the part where Maria sings "When you know the notes to sing, you can sing most anything.
".
This is REALLY good interval training as these notes really jump around.
This is the first step.
Getting the notes right, and being able to accurately jump around inside the "Do-Re-Mi...
" scale.
It's also a fun way to do it.
In part 3 of this series, I will talk about the second way to use "Do-Re-Mi" - to develop different ways, or styles to sing these notes.
There are 2 ways to use this song.
The first way is called "Interval Training".
The "Do-Re-Mi" song fiddles around with what's called a "major scale".
There are lots of different types of scales in music, but as the saying goes - "This is a very good place to start.
".
Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do represent all of the notes in a single octave, or iteration, of a major scale.
Without getting into the technicalities of what a major scale actually is, understand that the distance between each note is defined in music as an "interval" i.
e.
An interval is the distance between 2 notes - not only adjacent notes such as Do to Re, or Sol to La - but between ANY two notes.
Here's where interval training can be used.
Start your child out with the simple Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do going up - making sure that each note is sung accurately.
Start from a point where your child can sing each note comfortably.
After a certain comfort level in singing this scale is achieved, then have your child then go down the scale Do-Ti-La-So-Fa-Mi-Re-Do - again stressing the accuracy of each note.
Once your child is comfortable with this then go up and then down the scale in the same exercise.
Now, have your child sing the Do-Re-Mi song (Do, a dear, a female deer...
).
This is really good interval training as the notes in this song jump up and down quite a bit.
After that, if you happen to have "The Sound of Music", refer to the part where Maria sings "When you know the notes to sing, you can sing most anything.
".
This is REALLY good interval training as these notes really jump around.
This is the first step.
Getting the notes right, and being able to accurately jump around inside the "Do-Re-Mi...
" scale.
It's also a fun way to do it.
In part 3 of this series, I will talk about the second way to use "Do-Re-Mi" - to develop different ways, or styles to sing these notes.
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