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Meet Ti - Leading to Do

Introduction to Ti

Day 156of 180
Week 32of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Learn the solfege syllable 'ti'

2

Practice the hand sign for 'ti'

3

Understand how 'ti' resolves to 'do'

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 96:1

“Sing to Yahweh a new song! Sing to Yahweh, all the earth.”

— Psalm 96:1 (WEB)

Emphasizes joyful musical expression and learning new musical skills

📦 Materials Needed

  • BibleMouse hand signs poster
  • Piano or keyboard (optional)
  • Staff paper
  • Colored pencils
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Warm welcome and quick review of previous solfege notes

💭 Review Question: What solfege notes have we learned so far?
2Teaching (8 min)

Introducing the solfege syllable 'ti'

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Ti is the seventh note in the major scale
  • Ti wants to 'lead' back to do, creating musical tension
  • Hand sign for ti is pointing upward with index finger
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you hear how ti wants to go to do?
  • What makes ti sound different from other notes?
3Activity: Ti-Do Musical Journey (10 min)
vocal exercise

Practice singing and hand signing ti-do patterns

📝 Instructions:
  1. Sing scale up to ti
  2. Practice hand sign for ti
  3. Sing ti resolving to do
  4. Play musical games reinforcing ti-do relationship
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Focus on just singing ti-do

Challenge: Create short melodic patterns using ti-do

4Closing (3 min)

Recap ti's musical role and hand sign

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about ti today?
  • Show me the hand sign for ti!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll complete the full major scale

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Understanding scale relationships helps develop musical literacy

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Make it fun and playful
  • Use lots of positive encouragement
  • Don't worry about perfection
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find the hand sign or pitch resolution challenging

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm, attempt to sing and sign, basic understanding of ti's role

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Draw a picture of ti leading to do
  • Listen to classical music and try to hear ti-do relationships
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional solfege worksheets

Ready for Tomorrow?

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