Weekly Solfege - Learn to Sight Read Your Favorite Songs (Lots of Disney Music!)

Completed by 207 learners

Ages 5-10

Live Group Class

In this weekly course, kids will learn a song, and sing part of it in solfege while learning to read notes and sight sing

Tori Lavan

Average rating:

4.9

Number of reviews:

(78 reviews)

Live video meetings

1x per week

1-8 learners per class

45 min

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What's included

1 live meeting

45 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

WHAT IS SOLFEGE?

Solfege is a practice of using the syllables: do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti do! To practice sight singing and developing the musical ear. 

In this class we will learn to read notes with fun visuals and games, and note reading exercises as well as learning new songs and familir favorites (with some solfege thrown in!)

One thing my classes enjoy are singing familiar songs as normal and either replacing the song or sections of the song with solfege. It's a challenge but it's exciting to learn! 

Sometimes we focus on specific composers, play some of their music, and the kids get to discuss whether or not they like the music and how it makes them feel. 

My music classes are extremely interactive as music is best learned through activity. I play lots of games, challenge the students to sing, let them draw notes, write their own music, and always have a slide show up for learning with visuals that they will enjoy. 

I always orient my lessons based on the knowledge of the kids who are taking the lesson, so feel free to sign up your learner of any musical level. I am happy to teach beginners, and if they do already know how to read notes, I make sure to challenge them. 

(example of how the class may build)
Week one: What is solfege? We will also pick some songs to learn. Introduce all the games.
Week two: mastering so-mi (minor 3rd)
Week three: la-so-mi 
Week four: pentatonic scale

Learning Goals

They will learn how to read notes and be able to sing the notes that they read (sight singing).

Other Details

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Tori Lavan

Joined August, 2021

4.9

78reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

Ready to learn to write some music? All of us have music inside, and I will teach you how to let it out! Let's learn to read notes, write for different instruments, identify different musical styles, learn software (Sibelius, Logic Pro, Garage Band), and enjoy creating!

I've always been a musician and decided to further my education at Azusa Pacific Univeristy in Southern California and the University of Bristol in the U.K. I learned so many great musical skills from wonderful teachers, and I can't wait to share the knowledge to young learners. 

Music is a vast world and I believe in taking all of the elements and combining them together. The magic in it is that all of the elements are both challenging and fun! The rewards in growing your musical skills show up in such gratifying ways, and all of us, no matter the age or skill level, are on the journey together. 

A bit about me: I love traveling! I'm a big reader (my favorite books are by Jane Austen and the Harry Potter and Confessions of a Shopaholic series). I enjoy going on walks and spending time with my family. 

I'm Tori! A composer from California. 

- I worked for my BM in composition from Azusa Pacific University and learned many, many musical skills!

- At Azusa Pacific I wrote my first opera

- I worked for my masters across the pond at the University of Bristol in England (and wrote my second opera)

- Went on to London, a city I loved, and enjoyed that city and other European cities

- Always worked with kids as my mom was a preschool teacher (we even ran a preschool from home for a bit!)

- Currently I freelance as a composer and write all differnet styles - pop to classical! 

- I love animals, watching movies, reading, singing, piano, and travelling. 

- My approach to learning is to make it attainable, easy to remember, fun, and really communicating the value of the information because otherwise, what is the point of learning a certain topic?