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Montagues and Capulets: Sing & Hand Sign

From Prodigies Music

Montagues and Capulets: Sing & Hand Sign
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Summary

A listen-and-sing lesson from Prodigies Music: kids meet Prokofiev's 'Montagues and Capulets' theme, sung with hand signs and sing it back with solfege hand signs. A friendly first taste of a classic piece. Free on the official Prodigies Music YouTube channel (1 min).

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All ages

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Teaching resources

Discussion questions

Discussion

Sing it through together, then talk about what you heard.

  1. Which solfege syllables did you sing the most -- Do, Re, Mi, or others?
  2. Where did the melody go up, and where did it come down?
  3. Was the beat fast or slow, and did it stay the same the whole time?
  4. Which hand sign was the trickiest to make, and how did you get it?

Quick work-a-long

Music words: solfege, Do, melody, hand sign, beat.

Try it: 1) Sing the melody again and add the solfege hand signs. 2) Change one note or make up your own ending, then sing it for a partner.