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3rd Edition FULL VOICE® WORKBOOK SERIES Level One iq e h jq Researched and Developed by Nikki Loney and Mim Adams www.thefullvoice.com jq iq E FULL © COPYRIGHT 2014 FULL VOICE MUSIC VOICE All Rights Reserved ISBN: 978-1-897539-13-2 music FVM-L1 eX jq q &h q Welcome to the 3rd Edition FULL VOICE Workbook Series These workbooks have been researched and developed for singers working with a vocal teacher in private or classroom lessons. Every FULL VOICE lesson has fun and educational activities that encourage vocal students to sing, listen, read and write music. These workbooks complement any lesson regardless of the teaching style or repertoire preferred by student or teacher. Introductory Level - For students ages 5-7 who are new to music lessons. Level One - For students who have completed the Introductory Level, or the starting level for students ages 7 and up who have introductory music lesson experience (private, classroom or choral). Also suitable for older students who are new to music lessons. Level Two - For students who have completed Level One, or students who are confident counting eighth notes and sight singing in C Major. Level Three - For students who have completed Level Two, or students who are confident counting dotted quarter notes, singing and identifying intervals and sight singing in C, F, and G Major. FULL VOICE Teacher Resource and Curriculum Guide (Available Online Only) This indispensable e-book makes teaching easier with: Ÿ an overview of the FULL VOICE Workbook Series; Ÿ recommendations for effective lesson pacing; Ÿ recommendations for structuring fun and educational vocal music lessons; Ÿ recommendations for teaching musical concepts to young vocal students; Ÿ additional reproducible lesson materials for your teaching studio. Download the FULL VOICE Teacher Resource & Curriculum Guide at www.thefullvoice.com Acknowledgements Thank you to all the students, teachers, and parents who have participated in the FULL VOICE test groups over the past ten years. We are truly grateful to all the print music specialists and music retailers that have supported the FULL VOICE Workbook Series since the first edition printing in 2004. Respect copyright Copyright 2014 Full Voice Music. FULL VOICE is a registered trademark in the United States. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. PLEASE DO NOT PHOTOCOPY. This prevents us from producing more awesome singing products for YOU! FULL FVM-IL ISBN 978-1-897539-12-5 FULL VOICE Workbook - Introductory Level VOICE FVM-L1 ISBN 978-1-897539-13-2 FULL VOICE Workbook - Level One FVM-L2 ISBN 978-1-897539-14-9 FULL VOICE Workbook - Level Two music FVM-L3 ISBN 978-1-897539-15-6 FULL VOICE Workbook - Level Three TABLE OF CONTENTS One Tonic Sol-fa Review .................................................................................................................................. 4 Two Tonic Sol-fa / Learning Notes Review ................................................................................................ 6 Three Tonic Sol-fa / Clapping and Counting / Music Staff and Treble Clef Review ......................... 8 Four Tonic Sol-fa / Treble Clef Review / Writing Stems Review ........................................................... 10 Five Tonic Sol-fa / Musical Alphabet Review / Note Names Review ................................................ 12 Review One ............................................................................................................................................... 14 Six Vowel Sounds / Line Notes Review / Space Notes Review ......................................................... 16 Seven Singing Legato / Note Naming Challenge / Song Introductions / Performance Assessment #1 ....................................................................... 18 Eight Tonic Sol-fa / Melodic Sing-Back / Bar Lines, Measures and Time Signatures Review ....... 20 Nine Exercises Moving in Steps / Intervals / Quarter Rests and Half Rests ...................................... 22 Ten Singing Skips and Triads / Intervals / Whole Rests ........................................................................ 24 Review Two ............................................................................................................................................... 26 Eleven Sight Singing / Interval Review ............................................................................................................ 28 Twelve Singing Staccato / Sight Singing / Intervals .................................................................................... 30 Thirteen Singing With Dynamics / Sight Singing / Piano Keyboard .......................................................... 32 Fourteen Technical Exercises / Intervals / Piano Keyboard Review /Beamed Eighth Notes ............... 34 Fifteen Technical Exercises / Interval Review / Clapping and Counting ............................................... 36 Review Three ............................................................................................................................................ 38 Sixteen Arpeggios / Semitones / Accidentals ................................................................................................. 40 Seventeen Technical Exercises / Clapping and Counting / Sight Singing / Accidentals Review ......... 42 Eighteen Singing With Dynamics: pp - ff / Intervals Review / Notes on the Music Staff and Piano Keyboard ................................................................................ 44 Nineteen Technical Exercises / Intervals / Rhythm Reading / Sight Singing ............................................ 46 Twenty Technical Exercises / Sight Singing / Interval Review / Music Theory Review .............................................................................................................................. 48 Level One Review ................................................................................................................................... 50 Additional Rhythm Reading Exercises ............................................................................................... 52 Additional Sight Singing Exercises ..................................................................................................... 53 Performance Assessment Form #2 and #3 ...................................................................................... 54 Mini Recital .................................................................................................................................................... 55 Repertoire List ........................................................................................................................................... 56 TONIC SOL-FA REVIEW Date: _______________________ Tonic sol-fa is a singing method that uses words and hand signs for every note in a scale. Tonic sol-fa is very easy to learn and the first step towards learning to sight sing. Tonic sol-fa DO can be a lot of fun! 1. — Sing and sign the tonic sol-fa scale. DO’ a) Sing and sign repeating notes. TI Repeating notes remain on the DO DO DO same pitch. LA b) Sing and sign ascending. SO Ascending means that the pitch MI moves higher. FA RE DO MI c) Sing and sign descending. Descending RE means that the MI pitch moves lower. RE DO DO 2. OListen carefully as your teacher plays or hums melodies that repeat, ascend or descend. o I can identify repeating, ascending and descending notes. 4 FULL VOICE WORKBOOK - LEVEL ONE TONIC SOL-FA REVIEW ! ! 1. Write the correct tonic sol-fa syllable below each hand sign. a) __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ b) __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ ! 2. Fill in the missing tonic sol-fa syllables. a) DO’ FA b) SO FA ü LESSON REVIEW: TONIC SOL-FA SCALE o 1. Practice singing and signing the tonic sol-fa scale ascending. o 2. Practice singing and signing the tonic sol-fa scale descending. o 3. Sing the tonic sol-fa scale ascending and descending from memory. (5 marks) 5 www.thefullvoice.com 5 TONIC SOL-FA Date: _______________________ 1. — Review the tonic sol-fa scale with your teacher. ü DO’ 2. Check when completed. o I can sing and sign the scale ascending. o TI I can sing and sign the scale descending. o I can sing the scale ascending and descending in one breath. LA 3. — Sing the following tonic sol-fa patterns without signing. SO MI a) DO DO DO RE FA MI FA SO b) DO RE MI MI c) DO RE DO RE ! RE 4. Write your own tonic sol-fa melody. 5. — Sing your melody. DO ¯ LEARNING NOTES REVIEW Music is written using symbols called notes. Each note is played or sung using counts or beats. Like the ticking of a clock, the beats or counting of music is always steady. 1. ü Check when completed. o I can clap a steady beat with my teacher. o I can clap a steady beat by myself. 6 FULL VOICE WORKBOOK - LEVEL ONE LEARNING NOTES REVIEW ! I 1. Clap and count quarter notes. quarter note 2. —! Sing quarter notes using DO, RE, or MI. 3. Practice drawing quarter notes. q q1 A quarter note is held for one beat or count. q I 4. Clap and count half notes. half note 5. —! Sing half notes using DO, RE, or MI. 6. Practice drawing half notes. h h1 2 A half note is held for two beats or counts. h I 7. Clap and count whole notes. 8. — Sing whole notes using DO, RE, or MI. whole