Following on from Ep 43 – Melodic Dictation Pt 1…
While other students in the class are having further listenings to the dictation, those who have finished are encouraged to do an extension challenge.
These quick students memorise the dictation, performing the hand-signs quietly to themselves behind their book.
Extension Challenges are included in most pages in our Take Note Music Writing series. They are usually performance activities which are designed to reinforce the learning at the heart of the written task on each page. In the case of Student Books 4 & 5 however, there are staves provided for photocopying, in the Teacher Book, which the teachers are encouraged to use for the most advanced students who might quickly and independently be able to write out the melodic dictation into the staff. They are designed to be given out ahead of time so the students have them at the ready.
Hi colleagues, thanks for dropping in. I wanted to talk about extension activities in the melodic area. So in our book four and five teacher books, the melodic dictation activities are here. So meanwhile, what are the kids who have done it on the first or second listening doing? They are doing something to extend their understanding.
So, number one, they’re memorizing the pattern and performing it in hand signs, behind their book.
So, one hand and then hiding their hand signs behind the book so that no, they can’t be copied.
So, that’s the oral extension activity.
And then in the back of book four, we also have the written extension. So, they could write it out in notation.
And for those really advanced kids who need that sort of extra challenge, it’s brilliant because it’s all already there and you can photocopy it.
Happy teaching.
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