Beginning Voice Class (7-10)

We will learn with exercises, songs, and games.
Students will be introduced to basic singing technique including correct posture, belly breathing, and supported long tones.
Students will learn how to match pitches, sing high/low and up/down tones.
Students will learn to keep a steady beat in 4/4 and 3/4 time signatures with chanting and clapping. 
Students will learn how to prepare a song for performance with others. (story, words, melody, actions)
Students will learn to sing a major scale ascending and descending.
Students will learn to read quarter notes half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, and eighth notes

Week 1: 
Practice posture and breathing.
Learn a welcome song.
Week 2:
Identify and clap out quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, and dotted half notes. Copy Cat rhythm game.
Learn the pitches and hand signs for Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So
Week 3:
Learn the names of the lines and spaces of the treble clef staff.
Learn the pitches and hand signs for La-Ti-Do'
Week 4:
Learn a second song as a group. Continue learning the lines and spaces of the treble clef staff.
Week 5:
Review songs and vocal exercises. Sing vowel sounds and connected notes.
Week 6:
Practice writing notes on the staff.
Learn a third song as a group.
Week 7:
Sing major scale ascending and descending in one breath.
Week 8:
Practice diphthongs ( joining two vowels together in a way that is pleasing to the ear)
Week 9:
Practice making crisp consonants.
Week 10:
Sing our songs for our families and each other.