Summary
A quick solfege reading exercise from Prodigies Music: kids read and sing the pattern Do-Re-Mi-Fa in eighth notes, watching the colored notes and following the hand signs. An easy warm-up for a music block. Free on the official Prodigies Music YouTube channel (1 min).
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Sing it through together, then talk about what you heard.
- Which solfege syllables did you sing the most -- Do, Re, Mi, or others?
- Where did the melody go up, and where did it come down?
- Was the beat fast or slow, and did it stay the same the whole time?
- 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.