Week 7 – Oct 29
Homework – Due Nov 5
1. 🎧 Solfège Practice: “Do Ti Do”
- Continue practicing “Do Ti Do” and start working on 3’s to strengthen pitch accuracy.
2. 🎶 Lean on Me – Assigned Parts
- Jelena: Practice Melody for the chorus, bridge, and assigned verses.
- Shannon: Practice Major 3rd harmony in the chorus, bridge, and assigned verses.
- Kelsey: Practice Perfect 5th harmony in the chorus, bridge, and assigned verses.
- Use the MIDI and vocal tracks for your specific parts, focusing on blending and timing.
Jelena
Shannon
Kelsey
3. 🎄 We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- Continue practicing the melody. Next session, we’ll begin harmonies.
4. 🎶 Dona Nobis Pacem
- Review the melody to stay familiar with the tune.
Vocal Vocabulary
- Harmony: Notes sung together to enrich the melody; often follows intervals like Major 3rd and Perfect 5th.
- Bridge: A contrasting section of a song, adding variety between verses and chorus.
- Perfect 5th: An interval five notes above the root note; creates a strong, open harmony.
- Verse: A song’s section, often with lyrics that tell the story.
- Melody: The main tune or theme of a song, typically sung as the primary part.