On January 7 2012, we created winter solfege blocks. This week, I wanted to use them in another activity. For this activity, you will need to paint and letter another block (I painted mine a bright winter blue). After the block is painted and dry, write a single letter (C, D, E, F and G) on each side. You may wish to seal this block with a clear varnish before using. Children will be using this block to roll and determine the "key" in which they create their melody.
Create a large piece of staff paper - large enough for the solfege blocks to either fit between lines of on a line. Have the children roll the white winter solfege dice to create a solfege melody. Then roll the "blue" die to determine the key or home tone. To make it easier, you may wish to use only d, r, m, s, and l solfege dice. Once the key or home tone has been rolled (the blue dice), children must place the solfege blocks on the staff paper and sing their melody. There are no specific rhythm patterns as children will simply be singing the solfege blocks on absolute pitch.
For an assessment, have the children write their "melody" on personal pages of staff paper that can be reviewed after class. Although they are simply copying the block patterns to paper, this will give you time to assess which children can associate the solfege pitch on the staff.
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