My Country 'tis of Thee

Question 1

Listen to “My County ‘tis of Thee”

melody

Question 2

Listen to “My County ‘tis of Thee”

bass line

Question 3

Sing the melody on BUM

Question 4

Sing bass-line on BUM

Question 5

Sing melody with words

Question 6

Listen to the melody played by an instrument

Question 7

Play the melody and bass-line on your instrument

Question 8

Listen to the alto part

Question 9

Listen to the tenor part

Question 10

Sing and then play the alto part

Question 11

Sing and then play the tenor part

Question 12

Echo the rhythm patterns on BUM

Question 13

Echo the tonal patterns on BUM

Question 14

Echo the rhythm patterns with rhythm syllables

Question 15

Sing the tonal patterns with tonal syllables

Question 16

Play these rhythm patterns on one note (F-DO). Use your instrument.

Question 17

Play these rhythm patterns on one note (F-DO). Use your instrument.

If bored, use any notes.

Question 18

Play these tonal patterns on your instrument (F-DO).

Question 19

Play these tonal patterns your instrument (F-DO)

Question 20

Chant a different rhtyhm pattern with your voice. Use BUM.

Question 21

Chant a different rhythm pattern with your voice. Use rhythm syllables.

Question 22

After the pattern, sing the root. Then, name the function.

DO-tonic

LA-submediant

FA-ii6

SO-I 6/4

SI-Passing Diminished

SO- Cadential 6/4

Question 23

After the pattern, sing the root. Then, name the function. (see p. 28)

DO-tonic

LA-submediant

FA-ii6

SO-I 6/4

SI-Passing Diminished

SO- Cadential 6/4

Question 24

Improvise a different rhythm pattern on your instrument.

Question 25

Improvise a different rhtyhm pattern on your instrument.

Question 26

After the pattern, play the root on your instrument. If you know how, try playing the triad inversion as well. DO-tonic LA-submediant FA-ii6 SO-I 6/4 SI-Passing Diminished SO- Cadential 6/4

Question 27

After the pattern, play the root on your instrument. If you know how, try playing the triad inversion as well. DO-tonic LA-submediant FA-ii6 SO-I 6/4 SI-Passing Diminished SO- Cadential 6/4

Question 28

Chant the rhythm phrase, use BUM.

Question 29

Chant the rhythm phrase using rhythm syllables.

Question 30

After each tonal pattern, improvise a different pattern with the same function.

Question 31

After each tonal pattern, improvise a different pattern of the same function. Use tonal syllables.

Question 32

Play the rhythm phrase on your instrument

Question 33

Play the rhythm phrase on your instrument

Question 34

Improvise a different tonal pattern with the same function on your instrument.

Question 35

Improvise a different tonal pattern with the same function on your instrument.

Question 36

Improvise a different rhythm phrase with your voice.

Question 37

Improvise a different rhythm phrase with your voice.

Question 38

Sing the series of tonal patterns

Question 39

Sing the series of tonal patterns.

Question 40

Improvise a different rhythm phrase on your instrument

Question 41

Improvise a different rhythm phrase on your instrument

Question 42

Play the series of tonal patterns on your instrument

Question 43

Play the series of tonal patterns on your instrument

Question 44

Listen to the performer sing the antecedant phrase and improvise the consequent phrase

Question 45

After hearing the antecedent phrase, improvise the consequent phrase with your voice

Question 46

Sing the roots of the tonal pattern series

Question 47

After the series of tonal patterns, play the roots on your instrument

Question 48

After the series of tonal patterns, play the roots on your instrument

Question 49

Improvise the consequent phrase on your instrument

Question 50

Improvise both the antecedent phrase and the consequent phrase. Use your voice the first time and your instrument the second time.

Question 51

After each series of patterns, sing a different series of patterns using solfege.

Question 52

Improvise a new series of tonal patterns using your voice

Question 53

Listen to the performer improvise rhythm patterns to the bassline

Question 54

Improvise rhythm patterns to the bassline. First with your voice, and then on your instrument.

Question 55

Improvise a different series of patterns on your instrument

Question 56

Improvise a different series of patterns on your instrument