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Aural Skill

Simple meter

Requisite Knowledge
1.Basic understandings of tempo, meter, and durational signs.

Lesson Objectives
1. Recognize the types and basic concepts of simple meter.

2. Learn to read rhythmic syllables.

2. Be able to apply rhythmic syllables (1&2&3) to play rhythmic patterns.

3. Develop the ability of rhythmic dictation.

Learning outcome
Students will be able to recognize the types of simple meter in musical pieces. Also, they

will develop the ability to perform simple meter through rhythmic syllables.

Lesson plan
(Approximate duration)
2 minutes Explain the basic components of meter
• Types of simple meter
• Simple meter vs. Compound meter

2 minutes Play simple exercises through clapping


• Demonstrate how to play a rhythmic pattern through clapping.
• Ask students to repeat the patterns.
3minutes Solmization
• Introduce rhythmic syllables- 1&2&3.
• Demonstrate a short example through 1&2&3
• Stop and call the individual to play the patterns, making sure that all
students understand the solmization system.

• Students need to realize the rhythmic syllables of the designated


example.
• Stop and call the individual to play the patterns, making sure that all
students know how to realize rhythmic syllables.

3minutes Call and echo


• Demonstrate the process of how call-and-echo works.
• The instructor will play a simple rhythmic pattern and guide the students
to respond with rhythmic syllables.
• Make sure that all students know how to execute the exercise.
• The instructor will play successive rhythmic patterns slowly and the
students need to respond with rhythmic syllables.
Aural Skill
Handout

I. Simple meter practices

2.

II. Solfege Practices- 1&2&3


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2.
III. Echo and Response

The instructor will play rhythmic patterns successively and you will need to respond with
rhythmic syllables.

IV. Dictation (write down the rhythm patterns you hear)

1.

2.
Simple Meter
Aural skill assignment

I. Write at least 6 different time signatures of simple meter.

II. Improvise rhythmic patterns that match the designated time signatures.
Note that the grouping of notes affects the metric accents. Also, you shall
include quarter notes and eighth notes in each example.

1.

2.

III. Apply rhythmic syllables (1&2&3) to read the rhythmic pattern

IV. Dictation: Write out the rhythmic pattern you hear from the examples
on Blackboard.
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2.
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Durational signs: whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth....
Rest:

Meter: the pattern of beats. Groups of two, three, and four...

How to decide the pattern of the rhythm?- metric accent


Explain the relationships of downbeats
Strong-weak
Strong-weak-weak
Strong-weak- less strong- weak

Simple meter: Beats generally divided into two equal parts.


Duple meter: 2/2, 2/4, 2/8
Triple meter: 3/2, ¾, 3/8
Quadruple meter: 4/2, 4/4, 4/8
Restate the definition of meter

*clapping exercises- simple pattern

Introduce rhythmic syllable: 1&2&3...


(what are the advantages of rhythmic syllables in comparison to clapping?)

*clapping exercises- simple pattern 2/4 (emphasize downbeats)


*clapping exercises- simple pattern 3/4 (emphasize downbeats)
*clapping exercises- simple pattern 4/4 (emphasize downbeats)
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Introduce rhythmic syllable: Takadimi.

*Use rhythmic syllables play a simple pattern.


*Use rhythmic syllables play a more difficult pattern.
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Group game

-play the pattern together


-separated into two groups and each of group asignated to a rhythmic pattern

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