I grew up in rural Southwest Virginia in a little community called Emory. I have always loved music and making things. I am a retired elementary music teacher and currently enjoy teaching private music lessons, leading community singing and creating interactive music exhibits in my music garden. I hope to share these creations with the larger community.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
sight singing in Bb major
Today's lesson gives you sight singing practice in Bb major. The melody is pretty easy. It uses a pentatonic scale (drm sl) with a high "do". The rhythms are a bit harder using eighth and sixteenth note patterns as well as syncopation. You can go back to lesson 118 for a review of the rhythms if you need to. Go to lesson 79 for an introduction to reading syncopated rhythms. Pause the video and try to figure it out on your own before watching. This is actually lesson 121 rather than 120 as it says on the video.